WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake are being told to expect an increased police presence in the downtown core throughout the holiday season and into the new year. Williams Lake RCMP say they've received funding to provide consistent, enhanced, proactive and highly visibly police presence to prevent and su...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A freezing rain warning is in effect for the 100 Mile region. Starting Wednesday (Dec. 3) night and continuing until Thursday morning, Environment Canada says periods of snow mixed with freezing rain are expected for the Chilcotin and 100 Mile regions and Highway 97 from Clinton to Lac La Hache. ...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 11:20 a.m.): The B.C. interior is getting a winter welcome to start December. Environment Canada has expanded a yellow level snowfall warning that was in effect from the South Cariboo to include the North and South Thompson, the Shuswap and the North Okanagan. A special weather statement is also in e...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says nine people have been taken to hospital after a transport bus crashed near its Gibraltar Mine northeast of Williams Lake Friday (Nov. 28).In a statement, Taseko says the bus left the roadway at on Gibraltar Mine Road at about 7:00 a.m., less than one kilometre from the mine gate....

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The pellet plant in Williams Lake is set to close by the end of this year, according to a news release issued by Drax, the energy company that operates the facility. In a statement distributed on Wednesday (Nov. 26), Drax says the curtailment and closures of neighbouring sawmills, and losing the b...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed for most of Wednesday (Nov. 26). Interior Health says emergency services at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday. Patients in need of emergency care are being rerout...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says a contract worker has been killed in an accident at the Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake, northeast of Williams Lake.In a statement, the company says the accident happened in an active mining area around 5:00 p.m. Friday (Nov. 21) night. While it has not said what happened, the c...

PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the Prince George area as well as the Cariboo-Chilcotin, as it warns of strong winds that may cause damage.The weather agency says wind gusts of up to 90 km/h are possible Sunday (Nov. 9) afternoon until later this evening across Prince George, the Caribo...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The mayor of 100 Mile House says the community is profoundly disappointed by West Fraser's decision to permanently cease operations at the local sawmill by the end of this calendar year. Maureen Pinkney says the closure and the loss of 165 jobs will lead to difficult times for forestry workers an...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tŝilhqot'in National Government (TNG) is calling on governments to set the facts straight around Aboriginal title and to stop what it calls fear-mongering."It's been working well, it's been happening for 11 years...I don't know why B.C. is not coming forward and sharing those facts"...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are looking for two suspects who impersonated police officers. At around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 31, RCMP say they received a report from a person walking through Blackstock Road in 100 Mile House where a dark grey SUV stopped near them. Two men reportedly exited the vehicle and ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - West Fraser Timber has announced the permanent closure of its mill in 100 Mile House, a catastrophic blow to the community's economy.In a news release posted to its website Thursday (Nov. 6), the company says the closure will take effect by the end of the calendar year "following an orderly ...

CLINTON, B.C. - A moose calf received a helping hoof after getting trapped behind a fence near Clinton. On Oct. 27, officers with Clinton RCMP and the BC Conservation Officer Service gently guided the moose toward the opening of the fence. Eventually, the moose was on the loose and presumably returned to see his best f...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A notable, lengthy prescribed burn mission will be taking place in the 100 Mile House wildfire zone over the next two months. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting the 100 Mile House Natural Resource District in carrying out five wildfire rehabilitation projects in areas from previous wild...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A cultural burn within Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) territory will be visible throughout the weekend. With help from the BC Wildfire Service, WLFN says a cultural burn of up to 20 hectares in two locations south of Highway 97 will start as early as Thursday (Oct. 30) and continue periodically...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Strong wind gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected throughout the Cariboo Thursday (Oct. 23). Environment Canada issued a wind warning for a large portion of Central B.C., including the 100 Mile and Cariboo regions. It's due to a vigorous frontal system. The weather agency says while gusty winds are ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A man was arrested after a large amount of suspected stolen property, including guns from recent property crimes in 100 Mile House and Williams Lake, was recovered. 100 Mile House RCMP say they and Williams Lake Police Dog Service assisted the Cariboo Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit with enforceme...

QUESNEL, B.C. - Residents in Quesnel and throughout the Cariboo are mourning the passing of Mary Sjostrom.At the time of her death, Sjostrom was the Electoral Area A director in the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) and a former mayor and city councillor in Quesnel.A statement from the CRD notes that she was known for he...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House will be without its emergency room for the bulk of the day Sunday (Oct. 19).Interior Health says the ER at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday.No reason is provided for the closure.Residents in the area who need emerg...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is carrying out another prescribed burn in partnership with Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN). An eight-hectare burn near Brunson Lake, nearly seven kilometres south of WLFN, is expected to begin as early as Tuesday (Oct. 21). The wildfire service says the burn may continue...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (Oct. 17): Williams Lake RCMP say Storoschuk has been located. EARLIER: Williams Lake RCMP are searching for an assault suspect. RCMP say Travis Storoschuk is wanted on an outstanding unendorsed warrant. He's been charged with assault by suffocating or strangling, break and enter, forcible ...

ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is preparing for a pair of prescribed burns west of Williams Lake.The burns could begin as soon as Tuesday (Oct. 14) near the community of Yunisit'in and southwest of Alexis Creek, in the Siwash area.BCWS plans to burn a total of 220 hectares, split into to treatment ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Mion Kinugasa of Williams Lake has committed to play university soccer at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George.The 2007-born midfielder/winger is pursuing a Bachelor's Degree Of Health Sciences (Bio-Med) at UNBC. He has been training as a red-shirt with the Timberwolves since ear...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency coverage for the majority of the first day of the Thanksgiving long weekend.Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed for 13 hours between 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 11). "...

FOREST GROVE, B.C. - Eight months after Jennifer Provencal vanished from her rural home in the South Cariboo under suspicious circumstances, her husband denies he had anything to do with his wife's disappearance. Just off Highway 97 near 100 Mile House, Forest Grove is home to some 338 residents. Jennifer Provencal, a ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog says understaffing of the Williams Lake RCMP detachment and the inaction of a civilian jail guard each played a part in the death of a young Indigenous man in RCMP cells. The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) released its report into the 2022 death of Surrance My...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (Oct. 17): Williams Lake RCMP say Travis Storoschuk has been located. EARLIER: Police in Williams Lake are asking for help in locating a man who is wanted on a slew of charges. Early Wednesday (Oct. 8) morning, police say they responded to a complaint of a break, enter and assault, though t...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Another patrol led to another drug seizure in Williams Lake. RCMP in Williams Lake say officers carried out a traffic stop on Oliver Street on Monday (Oct. 6) at around 11:30 a.m. where the driver, who was known to police, was on condition not to possess weapons. In a news release issued Wednesday...