100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency room at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed for 13 hours on Friday, marking the 18th ER closure this year.Interior Health said the 100 Mile House ER will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., but all other inpatient services will be available in the meantime.Those...

WILLIAMS LAKE - With ospreys returning to British Columbia for the spring and summer months, BC Hydro is working to help them find safer places to nest.BC Hydro said recent work in Williams Lake is part of an effort to make power infrastructure safer for the birds and the communities they live near."Two osprey nes...

WILLIAMS LAKE - It's a busy time for ospreys in British Columbia as they find a tall place to build their nests, but the provincial power utility says it can also be a dangerous period for them. BC Hydro says its crews have recently moved two osprey n...

CLINTON, B.C. - A South Cariboo First Nation is making an effort to ease fears being expressed online around a planned land purchase in Clinton.Kúkwpi7 and council for the High Bar First Nation - known as Llenllenéy'ten - have approved the purchase of a 53-hectare parcel of Crown land within the village o...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - 100 Mile House RCMP are investigating a vehicle fire that police have deemed suspicious.According to an RCMP statement, officers responded to a vehicle fire on the 500-block of Cedar Avenue some time between 9:30 and 9:55 p.m. on Sunday (May 24)."Evidence suggests that the vehicle was delibe...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Thompson Rivers University and the City of Williams Lake have signed a preliminary agreement that could ultimately secure the school's future in the Cariboo city. In a news release issued Wednesday (May 27), TRU president Airini says the two parties have signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU), two...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A task force has been formed to look into ways to improve emergency services at 100 Mile District General Hospital. Interior Health says the task force includes representatives from local government, Indigenous communities, the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District and the Division of Fami...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are searching for witnesses after an assault in Williams Lake last week. On May 18, Williams Lake RCMP say officers were called to Cariboo Memorial Hospital after a patient arrived with a minor laceration. It's believed the injury may have been the result of an assault. The reported assault i...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are seeking any witnesses to an assault that happened on Monday (May 18).Police officials said officers were called to the hospital after an individual went for treatment of a minor laceration.Investigators determined that the injury may have been the result of an assault.Willia...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency room at the 100 Mile District General Hospital is currently in the midst of a 13 hour closure.In a post on social media Interior Health said the ER will be closed between 6:00 p.m. on Sunday (May 17) and 7:00 a.m. on Monday morning. People in need of emergency care during this closu...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A man was arrested after reportedly getting in a vehicle collision with a stolen ATV in 100 Mile House. On May 2, 100 Mile House RCMP say they were told of a break-in to multiple structures on a property on Larson Road where two ATV's were known to be stolen. Later in the day, RCMP say officers r...

KAMLOOPS - A man charged in a 2021 shooting death in 100 Mile House will be out on bail until his trial later this year.One person was found dead of gunshot wounds in an industrial area of 100 Mile House on October 19, 2021. RCMP did not disclose anything about the victim's identity.Two years later, RCMP arrested 100 M...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has contained a pair of wildfires in the 100 Mile House area after they sparked on Wednesday.The 37.5-hectare Chasm Creek wildfire is now being held by BCWS firefighters, meaning officials do not expect it to grow past current containment lines.BCWS officials said 3...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has issued a boil water notice and water quality advisory for the Russet Bluff Water System near Williams Lake.The boil water notice was issued as the Russet Bluff Water System transitions to the lower well to meet seasonal demands.The CRD said the lower well dr...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has lifted the Evacuation Alert on eight properties near the Webster Creek wildfire, as the fire is being held at 66 hectares.The CRD issued the alert on Thursday, April 30 at 3:15 p.m. and it was lifted shortly after noon on Mon...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is urging residents to exercise caution with campfires and abide by open burning prohibitions as the region is expecting warm, dry conditions over the weeks ahead.The BCWS said early spring heat combined with the lingering impacts of last year's weather conditions are behin...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert Thursday (April 30) in response to a wildfire burning nearly 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake. The alert covers eight parcels over an area of just under 700 hectares near the 66-hectare Webster Creek wildfire. Residents in the ...

UPDATE (9:00 a.m.): The wildfire northwest of Williams Lake has grown to 66 hectares in size.EARLIER: WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A new wildfire has emerged nearly 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire southwest of Northern Ranches Road was discovered Wednesday (April 29). It's measu...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are alerting the public following the fraudulent purchase of an ATV. On Tuesday (April 28), 100 Mile House RCMP say they received a report of a seller who had posted an ATV for sale who met with a buyer who provided several thousand dollars in the form of $100 bills. In a n...

UPDATE (April 28): The BCWS says the wildfire in the Dog Creek Dome area is being held at 50 hectares, meaning it is projected to remain within the current perimeter, control line or boundary.EARLIER: 100 MILE HOUSE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is responding to a 50-hectare fire west of 100 Mile House in the Dog Cr...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - One person was arrested after a structure in the Deka Lake area was believed to be intentionally set on fire over the weekend. 100 Mile House RCMP say officers responded to the structure fire at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday (April 25). After investigators gathered physical evidence and spoke with r...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is implementing a ban on Category 2 and 3 fires in the Cariboo region, starting at 12:00 noon on Thursday (April 23).The ban will stay in place until Oct. 31 this year or until the BCWS rescinds the order.This applies to the entire Cariboo Fire Centre, including the ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The B.C. government is inviting residents of 100 Mile House and surrounding communities to provide input on the development of a Forest Landscape Plan (FLP).The provincial government said feedback will help inform future forest management decisions in the 100 Mile House area.The B.C. government i...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake Mustangs have been eliminated from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoffs. The Mustangs were swept in the Okanagan-Shuswap Conference Final in four games by the Princeton Posse after dropping game four at the Cariboo Memorial Rec Complex Tuesday (April 7...

108 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The 108 Mile Ranch is one of 12 finalists in a cross-Canada competition meant to help promote and restore heritage sites.Public voting opened Tuesday (April 7) for the Next Great Save, a contest put on by The National Trust for Canada. The grand prize winner will receive $50,000 from the charity,...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of projects intended to reduce wildfire risk in the Cariboo could begin as early as this week. The BC Wildfire Service says a 20-hectare prescribed burn near White Road south of Williams Lake could begin as early as Thursday (April 9) and continue periodically until April 24. In a news rele...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A petition started by Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson has already garnered more than 1,500 signatures since it launched Monday morning (April 6), calling for action following repeated closures of the emergency department in 100 Mile House. The emergency department is closed until 8:00 p.m. M...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. -The Williams Lake First Nation and Recreation Sites and Trails BC are collaborating with the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) on several separate controlled burning projects over the coming weeks.The Williams Lake First Nation is conducting a pair of ecosystem restoration burns, both of which could conti...