Category Archives: Cariboo Region
New school COVID-19 exposures in Cariboo, Shuswap, Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Multiple schools in Kamloops and area were added to Interior Health's school exposure list over the weekend - some of which have been there before.COVID-19 exposures have been reported at S...
Jan 25, 2021
Police watchdog ends probe into death of Williams Lake man that followed judicial release
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says RCMP officers were not at fault for the death of a Williams Lake man earlier this month - in fact, they actively tried to...
Jan 25, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Williams Lake Seniors Village declared over
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - There is good news for residents of Williams Lake Seniors Village (WLSV). The COVID-19 outbreak at their facility has been declared over.Interior Health made the declaration Mond...
Jan 25, 2021
Northern Secwepemc communities working hard to slow COVID-19 outbreaks
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - For months, the Interior and Cariboo regions of the province were largely spared from the full force of the COVID-19, likely due to geography and limited travel.However, since Chris...
Jan 22, 2021
IH says Cariboo Memorial Hospital operating well despite COVID-19 outbreak
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hopsital in Williams Lake is up to 11 staff members. According to Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Albert de ...
Jan 20, 2021
RCMP investigates 100 Mile House church gathering weekly in defiance of pandemic restrictions
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP officers in 100 Mile House say they are keeping an eye on a church that has repeatedly held Sunday morning services in violation of provincial regulations prohibiting publi...
Jan 20, 2021
Power outage spoils COVID-19 vaccine meant for Anaham residents
ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. - A power outage has spoiled a quantity of COVID-19 vaccine doses meant for the Cariboo First Nations community of Anaham, about 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake. The revelation...
Jan 20, 2021
UPDATE: Four more school COVID-19 exposures found in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE: After this story was published, Interior Health added Nesika Elementary School to its exposure list. The exposure date is January 11. EARLIER: Interior Health has reporte...
Jan 20, 2021
COVID-19 rapid response team sent to Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C. Emergency Health Services has deployed a rapid response team to Williams Lake.It says the deployment is to help support the community and local paramedics.The team was sent ...
Jan 18, 2021
Lost Cariboo snowmobiler praised for ‘spot-on’ survival response
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A 17-year old snowmobiler in the South Cariboo is being commended by search and rescue crews who found him after he became separated from his group this weekend. Saturday night,...
Jan 18, 2021 Image Credit: Facebook / South Cariboo Search and Rescue
