100 MILE HOUSE - 100 Mile House RCMP say officers attended two separate vehicle collisions on Tuesday (Sept. 29), with three people being hospitalized.RCMP officials said the detachment received a report of a cell phone crash notification along Watch Lake Road, south of 100 Mile House.Once on the scene, officers found ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A driver and a passenger had to be extricated from a vehicle after a collision on the Cariboo Highway south of Williams Lake. Williams Lake RCMP say officers responded to a head-on collision on Highway 97 at Mission Road at around 6:30 p.m. last Friday (Sept. 25) where two occupants were found tra...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - With the approach of winter, Williams Lake, Quesnel and 100 Mile House BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) members are reminding Cariboo residents to prepare for changing road conditions.BCHP said drivers can expect to see more enforcement along highways through October as part of the Drive Relative to Cond...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): The Category 2 and 3 fire ban will also be removed in the Kamloops Fire Centre at 12:00 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 2).EARLIER: Larger controlled fires may resume in the Cariboo region. Effective at 12:00 p.m. Friday (Oct. 2), the BC Wildfire Service says the temporary prohibition on ...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Village of Clinton has lifted the final evacuation alert linked to the Pear Lake fire, but it still warns of possible risks in the future. EOC Director Brian Doddridge said the alert covered around 60 to 70 properties on the northern end of the village. It had been in place since Aug. 15, the day Cl...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A man near 100 Mile House faces multiple charges and had his ATV impounded after reportedly driving under the influence and assaulting a police officer. On Sept. 18, 100 Mile House RCMP say they were told of a disturbance at a home on Mercer Road. While en route to the home, police say the man wa...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are looking for a suspect who stole fuel and three chainsaws from a large shop. 100 Mile House RCMP say they were told of a break-in to a business on the 8000-block of Webb Road Tuesday (Sept. 22) where a large amount of fuel was siphoned into a container into the back of t...

SUMMERLAND - Joel Patan says his "life is ashes" now, as he sifts the ruins of his home that was incinerated last month, along with most structures in the small community of Faulder outside Summerland, B.C. "It's just gut-wrenching," he said. Patan, wh...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 5:00 p.m.): Interior Health (IH) said it has secured adequate staffing coverage at the 100 Mile District General Hospital to prevent a 13-hour overnight emergency department closure.IH said emergency services will be available overnight Thursday (Sept. 17), and the previously announced cl...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Two people were arrested when RCMP and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit (CCRU) found illegal goods, including counterfeit currency, in a 100 Mile House property.On Friday, September 11, 100 Mile House RCMP and the CCRU launched a search of a home to follow up on information about counterfeit curr...

VANCOUVER - The mayor of 100 Mile House joined provincial, municipal and First Nations officials at the UBCM conference in Vancouver Tuesday (Sept. 15) in an effort to revive a rail line connecting Vancouver and Prince George. CN Rail announced the end of its lease on the former BC Rail line between Squamish and 100 Mi...

CLINTON, B.C. - This summer, the Pear Lake Wildfire was one of major note in British Columbia's 2026 wildfire season, testing the village of Clinton through weeks of evacuation, uncertainty and loss. On Saturday (Sept. 12), hundreds gathered to recognize those who defended the area, and support their neighbours still f...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - One patient was airlifted to hospital after a vehicle rolled down an embankment in the South Cariboo. Williams Lake RCMP say they received a report of the collision off Farwell Canyon Road near Riske Creek, approximately 50 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, shortly before 7:00 a.m. Friday (Se...

British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just three of about 100 blazes across the province are burning...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has rescinded its final evacuation alerts issued in response during the 2026 wildfire season. People in nearly 400 properties were given the all-clear Tuesday (Sept. 8) as cooler temperatures, longer nights and some rain has helped reduced the imminent danger pos...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Bookworms in the Williams Lake area in need of library services will get some reprieve amid the temporary closure of the city's branch. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says a pop-up library will open outside the Williams Lake branch doors on 180 3 Ave. N, offering a limited selection of books,...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded its final evacuation orders issued during the 2026 wildfire season. Effective 4:00 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 3), the TNRD downgraded an evacuation order for one property at 9180 West Pavilion Rd. to an evacuation alert. It was impacted by the French Bar Creek...

LILLOOET, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has given the 'all clear' to properties under its final evacuation alert in response to the French Bar Creek wildfire.The CRD said the EOC lifted the alert shortly before noon on Thursday (Sept. 3), as activity at the fire dies down....

CLINTON, B.C. - Evacuees who have returned home from weeks away due to the Pear Lake wildfire may go home to find rancid food and damaged fridges and freezers, but the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is helping with their disposal.The TNRD began accepting fridges and freezers at the Clinton Eco-Depot for free ...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of large blazes that forced hundreds of residents to evacuate from their homes are no longer classified as "wildfires of note." In an update Thursday (Sept. 3) morning, the BC Wildfire Service says the Ainslie Creek fire near Boston Bar is classified as being held, while the Pear Lake fire n...

KAMLOOPS - Additional evacuation orders and alerts issued related to the Big Bar Complex of wildfires in the South Cariboo have been rescinded. Effective 4:00 p.m. Monday (Aug. 31), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order for Blackdome Mine, 9320 Empire Valley Big Bar Rd. and 7633, 7...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has partially downgraded its evacuation response for three properties near the Pear Lake Wildfire.The TNRD said the evacuation order is being downgraded to an alert for one property to an evacuation alert, but it will remain in place for three properties in E...

CLINTON, B.C. - Llenllenéy'ten (High Bar First Nation) has partially lifted its evacuation orders and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded an evacuation order to an alert as the massive Pear Lake wildfire dies down. The TNRD said an evacuation order on about 69 properties has been downgrad...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has partially rescinded its evacuation alert in relation to the Bonanza Creek wildfire. Effective 10:00 a.m. Friday (Aug. 28), the CRD says properties in the west side of its Bonanza Creek Fire Area, which includes Big Creek Provincial Park, have been given the...

100 MILE HOUSE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will rescind the ban on off-road vehicles (ORV) in the Kamloops Fire Centre and 100 Mile House Forest District. The BCWS said the ban will lift at noon (PT) on Friday (Aug 28), after being put in place on Aug. 11 due to dry, hot conditions. The ban applied to any ORVs - s...

LYTTON, B.C. - A charge has been laid in relation to a fiery crash that killed two people on the Trans-Canada Highway near Spences Bridge last year. In an update Wednesday (Aug. 26), BC Highway Patrol says 44-year-old Joel Chenier of Williams Lake is charged with driving without due care and attention under the BC Mot...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has given the "all clear" for residents in multiple areas around the massive French Bar Creek wildfire. During the 9:00 a.m. hour Wednesday (Aug. 26), the CRD lifted the evacuation alert for French Bar Fire Areas 2, 3 and 5 near Dog Creek. "An ev...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Village of Clinton partially rescinded its evacuation alert in response to the massive nearby Pear Lake wildfire. Effective 4:00 p.m. Monday (Aug. 24), residents in nearly half the properties in Clinton have been given the "all clear" status. The village states that properties outlined in...