100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Interior Health has announced a pair of upcoming emergency room closures in the community of 100 Mile House this weekend and into next week. The ER in at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed for 21 hours starting 11:00 p.m. Saturday (July 4) to 8:00 p.m. Sunday (July 5). It will also...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP are searching for two suspects involved in a pair of robberies at the same business in 100 Mile House. According to 100 Mile House RCMP, a man and a woman were seen entering a store on McDermid Road on June 19 where video surveillance caught the man stealing multiple power tools, among other...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP officers will be cycling along local streets this summer as its bike patrol program is returning to the community.Police officials said the funding supported the purchase of two new police e-bikes, with the necessary accessories and equipment thanks to funding from the Community...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency room at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed for 13 hours on Sunday (June 28), marking the 21st ER closure this year.Interior Health said services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, but all other inpatient service will be available in the meantime.Thos...

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100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for a three hour period this Sunday (June 21) morning.Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., making this the shortest of the 20 closures so f...

WILLIAMS LAKE B.C. - Residents, businesses and community members can have their say on public safety in Williams Lake through a Community Safety Information Gathering Session next month (July).The meeting stems from a conversation on public safety during a regular council meeting on May 26.According to the city, the pu...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP are receiving reports of counterfeit bills in circulation in the 100 Mile area. On Friday, June 12, 100 Mile House RCMP say they were told of a man attempting to pay for items using a counterfeit $100 bill at a business on Horse Lake Road. Police say when the man was confronted about the bil...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are investigating a pair of suspicious fires in the city over the last week. At around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday (June 13), RCMP say officers responded to the 900-block of Mackenze Avenue South where a Ford E350 van was found with significant fire damage. According to police, the Wi...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - After discussion about the viability of closing the community's jail, Williams Lake council members have opted to call on senior levels of government to provide more resources to deal with prolific and repeat offenders.The decision comes after Councillor Scott Nelson proposed a motion to close the...

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...