Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Watchdog recommends charges against Williams Lake RCMP officer stemming from 2020 pursuit
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against a Williams Lake RCMP officer for their actions in trying to track down an intoxicated man last May. According to a report f...
Apr 09, 2021
100 Mile House high school teacher arrested, charged with child exploitation
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A teacher a Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School in 100 Mile House has been arrested and charged with child exploitation. According to RCMP, 108 Mile House resident Vincent Collin...
Apr 09, 2021
Quesnel Junior School set to be complete March, 2022
QUESNEL, B.C. - This project has had its fair share of ups and downs, but the new Quesnel Junior School (QJS) will be complete in March 2022."We're at month six of the project, and we're finishing up ...
Apr 08, 2021
B.C. government selects main contractor for Cariboo Memorial Hospital renovations
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake and the Cariboo-Chilcotin are closer to having access to an updated hospital.Graham Design Builders LP was selected as the senior member for the Caribo...
Apr 07, 2021
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
