'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
QUESNEL, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety. It says in a statement that Monday's spill from the WestPine Medium-Density Fibreboard plant into a gravel pit has been assessed and no w...
Apr 18, 2024
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Attempted Vehicle Theft
RCMP searching for two suspects in attempted vehicle theft in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in an attempted vehicle theft in Williams Lake.In a news release issued Thursday (April 4), Williams Lake RCMP say officers were called to the 1100-block of South Lakeside Drive at around 10:00 p.m. Monday (April 1) where two suspec...
Apr 05, 2024
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Quesnel River Rush
North Okanagan Knights sold and moving to Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Armstrong's junior hockey club is moving to B.C.'s Cariboo region.The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that the North Okanagan Knights franchise has been sold and relocated to Quesnel, where they will be known as the River Rush.The sale and move was approved unanimously by ...
Apr 04, 2024
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Temporary Closure
Emergency department in 100 Mile House temporarily closed due to 'limited nursing availability'
UPDATE (8:00 a.m.): Interior Health told CFJC Today additional staff were able to take on the shifts, and the closure is no longer in effect.EARLIER: 100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Emergency services will be unavailable in 100 Mile House for most of the day. In a notice Thursday (March 28) morning, Interior Health says the eme...
Mar 28, 2024
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Prescribed Burn
Prescribed burn expected to start in Williams Lake Community Forest over the weekend
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A prescribed burn within the Williams Lake Community Forest is expected to begin over the long weekend. Starting Saturday (March 30) and continuing periodically until April 4, the BC Wildfire Service says 40 hectares in total will be burned in the forest nearly 10 kilometres west of Williams Lake ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Toxic Drug Alert
Toxic drug alert issued in Williams Lake following multiple overdoses and deaths
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A toxic drug poisonings alert is in effect for Williams Lake throughout the rest of the week. In a news release issued Monday (March 25), Interior Health states there have been multiple overdoses, including fatalities, in Williams Lake related to down or fentanyl use. To prevent overdose, Interior...
Mar 26, 2024
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Youth Fatality
Child dies after UTV goes through ice at Cariboo lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A child died after going through the ice at a lake in the Cariboo over the weekend. Williams Lake RCMP say officers were called to Tyee Lake at 5:19 p.m. Saturday (March 23) where a UTV travelling on the lake reportedly went through the ice. Police say a young child died following the incident. &q...
Mar 26, 2024
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Welcome Back, Mustangs
Junior hockey returns to Williams Lake: KIJHL team sold, relocated and rebranded as Mustangs
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Hockey fans in Williams Lake get to saddle up and support a new local junior hockey team. In a news release issued Friday (March 22), the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced the Summerland Steam Junior A Hockey Club has been sold, relocated to Williams Lake, and rebranded...
Mar 22, 2024
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Drug Bust
Hundreds of grams of illicit drugs seized in traffic stop near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - More than 600 grams of suspected illicit fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and crack were seized near Williams Lake earlier this month. In a news release issued Thursday (March 21), BC Highway Patrol says an officer stopped a vehicle speeding on Highway 97 in 141 Mile House then arrested the driv...
Mar 22, 2024
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Gibraltar Mines Incident
One man dead following truck fire near Gibraltar Mine
McLEESE LAKE, B.C. - One man is dead following a vehicle fire north of McLeese Lake in the Cariboo Tuesday (March 19) morning. Willams Lake RCMP responded to a single-vehicle accident on Gibraltar Mine Road at around 4:00 a.m. Tuesday where a tanker truck carrying high grade explosives had gone off the road and was eng...
Mar 21, 2024
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