Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Body recovered from Quesnel Lake
LIKELY, B.C. - Williams Lake Search and Rescue has recovered the body of a missing boater this morning.BC RCMP S/Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says just after 7 p.m. last night, frontline officers from the Wil...
Aug 14, 2020
Cariboo senior who suffers from dementia missing
FOREST GROVE, B.C. - RCMP in the Cariboo would like your help finding a missing senior.Barry Lannon, age 73, was last seen Wednesday at about 4:00 p.m.Lannon suffers from dementia and wandered away fr...
Aug 13, 2020
Housing study launched in the Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE - The City of Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) are launching a study to identify the types of homes needed most urgently in the Central Cariboo and Chilcotin.The stu...
Aug 12, 2020
Grant to reduce waste of wood and create jobs in Cariboo-Chilcotin
WILLIAMS LAKE - A joint venture company, owned by two First Nations, is receiving a $1 million dollar grant to decrease the amount of wood that goes to waste in the forest.The funding is being provide...
Aug 06, 2020
Financial relief on the way for flood victims
VICTORIA - Disaster assistance is now available for those impacted by flooding this spring and summer. Those living with the City of Kamloops or in Electoral Areas E, I and J of the Thompson-Nicola Re...
Aug 04, 2020
Williams Lake RCMP seek help in December robbery investigation
WILLIAMS LAKE - RCMP in Williams Lake are reaching out to the public for help in getting to the bottom of a robbery late last year. On December 11, 2019, RCMP received a report from the McLeese Lake G...
Aug 02, 2020
Public asked to help solve four-year old homicide investigation
100 MILE HOUSE - RCMP are appealing for the public's help in solving the four-year-old death of Gary Edwards in Deka Lake, 44 kilometres east of 100 Mile House.The body of Edwards was discovered July ...
Jul 30, 2020
Clinton woman wins $50K on Scratch & Win ticket
KAMLOOPS - A Clinton woman is $50,000 richer after scratching a Super Crossword Scratch & Win Ticket. Sharon Holland bought the ticket at Donex Pharmacy & Department Store in 100 Mile House."W...
Jul 30, 2020
No long-weekend fireworks in Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Fire Centre is banning fireworks and all fires, other than a campfire, heading into the BC Day long weekend. Effective Friday (July 31) at noon, category 2 and category 3 f...
Jul 29, 2020
Cariboo Regional District offices will reopen next week
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Some of the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) offices will be re-opening to the public next week after safety measures were placed to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19.The W...
Jul 24, 2020
