WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The manager of the Surplus Herby's location in Williams Lake says a fire that heavily damaged her store is just the latest in a series of nuisance fires across the community. Flames broke out in the loading dock at the rear of the Mackenzie Avenue building early Monday morning (March 9).Manager Sa...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Police in Williams Lake are asking for help locating a missing 25-year-old woman was last seen on Sunday (March 8). Police say Zoe Bedard was reported missing Monday and, in a statement, they say they are concerned for her health and well-being.Zoe is described as a white woman, standing five-foot...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for 13 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the emergency room at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday (March 7). People who need emergency care are ...

UPDATE (March 10): WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 67-year-old man who was reported missing on Feb. 27 2026, was found deceased.Police say the cause of his death is not considered suspicious.(Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's identity has b...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the third time in February and fifth time in 2026, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. Interior Health says emergency services at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be unavailable for 25 hours, starting at 7:00 a.m. Friday (Feb. 27) until 8:00 a...

ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. - The bodies of two South Cariboo snowmobilers have been recovered after they were found beneath the icy surface of a Chilcotin lake.According to Anahim Lake RCMP, the man and woman were reported missing last Friday (Feb. 20). The pair had not been seen for three days.As officers were en route to Char...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time this week and fourth time in 2026, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. 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. Friday (Feb. 20). Residents in 100 Mile...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for the tail end of the Family Day long weekend.Interior Health has announced a 13-hour closure which will be in effect from 7:00 p.m. on Monday (Feb. 16) until 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Patients are being redirected to...

FOREST GROVE, B.C. - It has been a little over one year since 51-year-old Jennifer Provencal was last seen in a small unincorporated community near 100 Mile House."There's no way she would have just walked away from her family and home," neighbour Lee Hunter said. "There's just no way. She was not that k...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - More than three years after his disappearance, Williams Lake RCMP are renewing their plea to the public for help in finding a missing man. In a news release issued Thursday (Jan. 29), police say Carl Schooner Jr. was 30 years old when he was reported missing on Dec. 4, 2022. At the time, RCMP say ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The sister of a woman who was last seen in a rural community near 100 Mile House a year ago is asking residents to shine a purple light on Sunday (Feb. 1) to mark the anniversary of her disappearance. Jennifer Provencal (Boulding), a 51-year-old mother and long-time resident of Forest Grove, was...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The province has included 100 Mile House in the latest set of B.C. communities receiving support to launch a Foundry centre for youth mental health and substance use services.On Tuesday (Jan. 27), Health Minister Josie Osborne announced five communities will share $1.7 million in funding to launc...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake would like your help tracking down a missing teenager.Jerrica Carter-Zimerlee, 17, was last seen by family on Saturday (Jan. 24) at about 4:00 p.m. She was reported missing on Monday.Description:Indigenous female5'7" tall137 lbsBrown wavy hairBrown eyesIn a news release,...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A member of the Esk'etemc, formerly Alkali Lake Indian Band, located south of Williams Lake has received a B.C. Reconciliation Award for 2025. The B.C. government credits Charlene Belleau (Eaglestar Woman), a residential school survivor, for devoting her career to advancing reconciliation and supp...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake and the surrounding area, along with drivers travelling on Highway 20, may notice smoke over the next few weeks. The BC Wildfire Service says a prescribed burn of up to 20 hectares within the Williams Lake Community Forest, nearly 10 kilometres west of Williams Lake on t...

First Nations in British Columbia's central Interior are sounding the alarm over landslide risk along the same stretch of the Chilcotin River where a massive slide blocked the waterway for several days in the summer of 2024. The Tsilhqot'in National Go...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - (UPDATE 11:45 a.m.): Police in Williams Lake say the 13-year-old who was reported missing on Saturday (Jan. 17) 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.)

LIKELY, B.C. - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in the Cariboo community of Likely, located about 100 kilometres from Williams Lake. Williams Lake RCMP say they were called to a home in the community northeast of Polley Lake on Wednesday (Jan. 14) evening where they found the body of an adult man. In a news re...

100 MILE HOUSE - Back in November, West Fraser announced the permanent closure of its operation in 100 Mile House, citing timber supply challenges and soft lumber markets. Every mill job in B.C. is said to directly spin off to support three additional workers. The 165 job losses in 100 Mile House, with the departure o...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Last year, the emergency department at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital was closed on 28 separate occasions, totalling nearly 16 full days of no emergency services in the community. Through the first week of 2026, the ER has already been shuttered twice due to physician shortages. Des...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time in 2026, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. In a news release, 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. Monday (Jan. 5). Residents in 100 Mile House a...

VANCOUVER - Emergency rooms around B.C. continue to be impacted by staffing shortages, with some facing ongoing closures, especially in rural communities.First responders say they are struggling to bridge the gap between the closures and patient needs."It's not a coincidence when you look at the closures and ambul...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 10:20 a.m.): Interior Health says the emergency room closure at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will end earlier that first anticipated. In an update just after 10:00 a.m., Interior Health said the emergency room in 100 Mile House will reopen at 8:00 p.m. Friday (Jan. 2) inst...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 6:00 p.m.): What was supposed to be a 13 hour closure of the emergency department in 100 Mile House has been extended by another 12 hours. Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will now be closed until 8:00 a.m. Sunday (Dec. 28) morning. The now 25 ho...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the fourth time in December, and the second time this week, the emergency department at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health says emergency services in 100 Mile House will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 24) to 8...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the third time in December, the emergency department at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health says emergency services in 100 Mile House will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday (Dec. 22). Residents in 100 Mile ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation (CCR) is celebrating the environmental and economic success to-date of its Palmer Project which is rehabilitating forests devastated by the 2017 wildfires."This work is imperative if we want to have healthy forests in the future," said Percy Guichon, the ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for 13 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday. People in need of emergency care are being directed to Cariboo Mem...