WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Cariboo region. Environment Canada states that 10-to-15 centimetres of snowfall is expected for the Cariboo, including Quesnel and Williams Lake, from Tuesday (Dec. 17) night until Wednesday morning. "The snow will begin overnight and will ease late Wed...

VANCOUVER - The Tsilhqot'in National Government in British Columbia says it has formed a "historic partnership" with the federal Fisheries Department to develop a permanent salmon conservation hatchery in its territory. It says the hatchery will be managed by the nation, which is host to three salmon-bearing ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of drug poisoning overdose alerts are in effect for the City of Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 3), Interior Health says two substances are being sold as down: a white powder substance containing a nitazene and no fentanyl and a green and yellow chunk substance that's ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says it will soon disband the information checkpoints that were put in place the inform residents about ongoing dangers linked to a July 31 landslide on the Chilcotin River."Community information officers from Tl'esqox and Yuneŝit'in have been stationed in...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Cariboo region for the remainder of the week. Starting Wednesday (Nov. 27) and lasting through to Friday, Environment Canada says snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 centimetres is expected. The weather agency credits a low-pressure system over the Gulf of Alaska t...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The driver of the school bus that careened down an embankment near Lac La Hache over the summer will not be criminally charged. In a news release issued Friday (Nov. 20), BC Highway Patrol says investigators met with victims and families of the bus crash off Highway 97 near Butler Road on June 21...

WELLS, B.C. - A new underground gold mine in the Cariboo is one step closer to coming to fruition. The B.C. government announced Thursday (Nov. 21) that a provincial statutory decision-maker granted Barkerville Gold Mines, owned by Osisko Development Corporation, an operating permit for its Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells. ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Police will provide an update into the investigation of a school bus crash that injured 30 people and led to the death of a pedestrian in Lac La Hache this summer. BC Highway Patrol states it will hold a media availability regarding the crash at the 100 Mile House RCMP detachment Friday (Nov. 22)...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A former Kamloops man imprisoned after he admitted to killing his pregnant girlfriend has been granted day parole for six months.Trent Larsen was arrested in September 2019 - nearly 20 years after killing 27-year-old Angel Fehr.The woman had threatened to report Larsen's involvement in a marijuan...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Areas of north of Kamloops are now subject to a snowfall warning. Environment Canada says the Cariboo and North Columbia regions - including Williams Lake, Quesnel and Blue River - are expected to receive 10 to 20 centimetres of the white stuff this weekend. The forecaster says snow expected to be...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health has issued an alert for Williams Lake-area residents who use drugs.The health authority says the alert was prompted by an uptick in overdoses from drug poisoning in the area in recent days. Some of those overdoses have proven fatal.The alert will remain in effect for one week, unti...

UPDATE: WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 55-year-old man who was reported missing on Wednesday, Nov. 6, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's identity has been removed from the article.)

CLINTON, B.C. - A wind warning is in effect for the Cariboo Monday (Nov. 4). The warning from Environment Canada covers the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Lakes District, Stuart Nechako and Highway 97 from Clinton to 100 Mile House. It's due to a strong Pacific frontal system that will push into B.C.'s interior stating Monday mor...

MERRITT AND WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service is notifying residents of Merritt and Williams Lake that it will carry out fuel burning near those cities starting Friday (Nov. 1).The project in the Nicola Valley will take place along Lindley Creek Road, 3.5 kilometres west of Merritt.Crews will begin burnin...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital will close at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 29).Interior Health says the department will reopen Wednesday morning at 7:00.The closure is blamed on limited nurse availability.Local residents in need of emergency medical care are advised to c...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in the 100 Mile House area hope the public can help them track down a stolen boat and trailer.In a news release issued Monday (Oct. 28), police say the heist was reported Sunday from the area of Fallsway Road in Horse Lake. However, police say the theft could have happened any time in the pa...

70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Volunteers with the BC SPCA are giving thanks after 10 cats were rescued near 70 Mile House on Thanksgiving weekend.In a post to its website, the agency says the cats were found abandoned at the side of the road."While driving through 70 Mile House on her way home to Vancouver, a woman observ...

CLINTON, B.C. - RCMP in Clinton say a single-vehicle crash in the Big Bar area last week was fatal.According to a news release issued over the weekend, an officer was called out at about 4:00 p.m. last Tuesday (Oct. 15) to a location off High Bar Road, two kilometres east of the west junction with Big Bar Road.Once on ...

CLINTON, B.C. - Residents in Clinton and area, along with drivers travelling along Highway 97 south, may notice some smoke over the next month. The BC Wildfire Service says crews will carry out a prescribed burn on 344 hectares of open range near Wildhorse Creek. The burn is located nearly 60 kilometres west of Highway...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Category 2 open burning will be allowed within the Cariboo Fire Centre as of noon Friday (Sept. 27). The B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 1 campfires will also be allowed within the Tsilhqot'in Declared Title Area. The campfire ban had been lifted for the remainder of the fire centre earlier in...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are asking for the public's help once again in finding a wanted man they believe may be in the Merritt area. RCMP say 23-year-old Sem Weiss is wanted for a home invasion and stabbing out of Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (Sept. 24), police add he is also want...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time in as many days, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health states the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital is unavailabe from 7:00 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 31) to 8:00 a.m. Sunday due to "lim...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a pair of wanted men. In separate news releases issued Friday (Aug. 30), RCMP say they're looking for 35-year-old Travis William Storoschuk and 23-year-old Sem Weiss. Storoschuk is wanted for three counts of breach of undertaking. He's...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in the Cariboo Fire Centre will be able to roast marshmallows and smoke weenies over a campfire before summer ends. Effective 12:00 p.m. noon Friday (Aug. 23), the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the Category 1 campfire prohibition will be rescinded throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre, ex...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC Highway Patrol were busy from August 15 to 18 with focused traffic enforcement on Highway 97 from 83 Mile to Hixon.Over the four days, officers issued 151 tickets for a number of violations including distracted driving, defective vehicles, vehicle restraints and 106 speeding tickets.Officers im...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - B.C. Highway Patrol (BCHP) is appealing to the public for help solving a cold case hit-and-run that took the life of a South Cariboo resident.The incident took place in the wee hours of Saturday, April 19, 2003 - the Saturday of Easter long weekend.At about 3:42 a.m., a truck driver came across a...

UPDATE: WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 43-year-old man reported missing on Aug. 19 has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's identity has been removed from the article.)

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake would like the public's help finding a wanted man.Braedon Laceese, 20, is wanted on an outstanding warrant for assault.Description:Indigenous5'11" tall181 lbsBlack, shoulder-length hairBrown eyesAnyone who knows where Braedon Laceese may be is asked not to approach him, ...