Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Cariboo Regional District warns residents of dangers of extreme heat
WILLIAMS LAKE - Summer is a time to enjoy the sunshine and the outdoors but rising temperatures could make it difficult for many residents of the Cariboo Regional District (CRD). Officials are warning...
Jun 25, 2021
Search suspended for missing Quesnel man
QUESNEL, B.C. - The search for a missing 69-year old Quesnel man has been suspended.Quesnel RCMP received word that the man had gone missing last Thursday (June 17).His wife last saw Norman Lawrence e...
Jun 24, 2021
Missing 60-year-old kayaker in Wells presumed drowned
WELLS, B.C. -A 60-year-old Alberta man is presumed drowned after failing to arrive at the Isaac Falls portage site.RCMP believe the man may have drowned after going over the Isaac Falls.Wells RCMP wer...
Jun 24, 2021
Fraser River Slide
KAMLOOPS - A federal fisheries official says he's confident that improvements at a rock slide north of Lillooet will allow more salmon to reach their spawning grounds this year. Michael Crowe says the...
Jun 24, 2021
Category Two open burning prohibition coming for Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Effective at noon on Friday (June 25), Category Two open burning, as well as other equipment and activities, will be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre's jurisdiction ...
Jun 23, 2021
RCMP investigate suspicious death in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in Quesnel.Quesnel Mounties were called to the 200 block of Front Street at 2:48 a.m.today (June 23) for a report of shots fired."Once on scen...
Jun 23, 2021
'It gives a breath of fresh air in the community': Stuxwtews/Bonaparte First Nation bring spirits home
KAMLOOPS - Following the discovery of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, there was a silence amongst the elders in Stuxwtews/Bonaparte First Nation. Angie Thorne, a social ...
Jun 22, 2021
Search and rescue teams seek missing Quesnel senior
QUESNEL, B.C. - The search is on for a missing 70-year-old Quesnel man.Norman Lawrence of Quesnel hasn't been seen since last Thursday says his friend, Michel Zuber."He was out looking for some trails...
Jun 22, 2021
Quesnel residents vote ‘No’ in pool referendum
QUESNEL, B.C. - Quesnel voters have rejected a plan to borrow $20 million for a pool upgrade project.The project was brought forward by the North Cariboo Joint Advisory Committee, consisting of repres...
Jun 21, 2021
IIO clears RCMP after man dies in Williams Lake shelter shortly after release from custody
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog says it will not recommend charges against RCMP in the case of a Cariboo man who died by suicide shortly after being released from custody.Independent Inve...
Jun 21, 2021
