Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Plans rolling ahead for Quesnel highway interconnector
QUESNEL, B.C. - It may seem distant, now local officials say now is the time for the mega project which involves re-routing Highway 97 around downtown Quesnel.The accepted route would take heavy truck...
Apr 06, 2021
Gun and drugs seized near Lone Butte in vehicle stop
100 MILE HOUSE - A 44-year-old man from Bridge Lake was arrested along Highway 24 near Lone Butte after alleged drug trafficking and improperly holding a semi automatic rifle.100 Mile House RCMP and B...
Apr 06, 2021
Victim of deadly Eureka Peak avalanche recovered, identified as volunteer firefighter
HORSEFLY, B.C. - The body of a snowmobiler has been recovered after the man was killed in an avalanche east of Horsefly this week.The slide came down on Eureka Peak on Monday (Mar. 29), killing a 37-y...
Mar 31, 2021
Airports in Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake chosen for provincial pandemic relief funds
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced how pandemic relief funding for regional airports and inter-city bus companies will be doled out.The funding, totalling $16.5 million for airports an...
Mar 31, 2021
One dead in South Cariboo avalanche
HORSEFLY, B.C. - One person has died in an avalanche on Eureka Peak, east of Horsefly and west of Wells Gray Provincial Park.South Cariboo Search and Rescue (SCSAR) volunteers were notified of the sli...
Mar 30, 2021
100 Mile House RCMP issue warning after 96-year-old grandmother scammed out of $6,000
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are warning of scam attempts, after a 96-year-old grandmother lost $6,000 in a recent fraud. Police say on Tuesday (Mar. 23) they received a report of a f...
Mar 25, 2021
One woman arrested, another seriously injured in Williams Lake stabbing
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake woman is recovering after a stabbing overnight.RCMP were called to a home on Atwood Place at about 3:30 Thursday morning (Mar. 25). There they found a 28-year-old...
Mar 25, 2021
City of Williams Lake makes sand, sandbags available in preparation for seasonal runoff
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake is not taking any chances with the spring freshet. In a note to its website, the City says sand for sandbagging has already been delivered to two locati...
Mar 24, 2021
Quesnel man buys $100k winning Scratch & Win ticket
QUESNEL, B.C. - A Quesnel man has 100,000 reasons to be happier today.This after the BC Lottery Corporation says he purchased a winning $100,000 Diamond 7's Scratch & Win ticket.Brian Chase bought...
Mar 24, 2021
RCMP seek witnesses following hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - A female pedestrian suffered serious injuries after a hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel.RCMP say it happened Friday morning between 10 and 10:26 a.m. on the corner of Reid Street and St....
Mar 22, 2021
