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...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for multiple days this Easter long weekend.Interior Health has announced three upcoming closures at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital, which is currently closed as of publishing. These three closures will make...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Heading into the Easter long weekend, residents of the 100 Mile House area are being alerted to another emergency room closure.Interior Health says the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital will close at 7:00 a.m. Thursday (April 2) and is scheduled to reopen at 8:00 p.m.IH d...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - After averting its 12th temporary closure of 2026 late last week, the emergency department in 100 Mile House may not be as fortunate Monday (March 30) night. Interior Health says emergency services at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be unavailable from 7:00 p.m. Monday to 8:00 a.m. Tuesda...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is working with the City of Williams Lake to conduct five prescribed burns within city limits to reduce wildfire risks.The BCWS said burns could begin as early as this Sunday (March 29) and it could continue periodically until April 17, depending on weather condition...

WILLIAMS LAKE - A man was killed trying to assist a semi-truck driver who was trapped in his vehicle following a collision near Williams Lake.RCMP officials said two semi-trucks collided shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday (March 25) along Highway 20, about 25 kilometres west of Williams Lake.Emergency responders arr...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) board of governors approved two of three motions in front on them on Friday (March 27) surrounding the potential closure of the school's Williams Lake campus.The university has stated even if the campus is shuttered, it will not be leaving the region. However, concerns ha...

100 MILE HOUSE - (UPDATE 9:30 p.m.): Interior Health says the emergency department at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will no longer be closing on Friday (March 27) as planned.In an updated statement sent out just after 7:00 p.m. Thursday, the health authority said it has secured coverage to staff the emer...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The BC SPCA says it has seized 13 miniature dachshunds from an irresponsible breeder located between 100 Mile House and Clearwater on Thursday (March 19) of last week, and it will be recommending charges to Crown Counsel. The BC SPCA says the animals were seized following an investigation, which ...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's (TRU) Williams Lake campus is on the chopping block as the university continues to navigate what it calls a "period of unprecedented financial challenges." The university says it is still under "significant pressure" to reduce its costs primarily due to the Fe...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency department at 100 Mile House General Hospital will be closed again Wednesday (March 25), marking the sixth closure this month and eleventh so far in 2026. Interior Health says emergency services will be unavailable starting at 7:00 a.m., resuming at 8:00 p.m.No reason is listed for ...

100 MILE HOUSE - The 100 Mile House General Hospital's emergency department will be closed for the fifth time this month on Monday (March 23).Interior Health said the emergency department will be closed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and patients should to access urgent care at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake in ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the District of 100 Mile House are in the middle of the ninth emergency room closure of this year, and the fourth this month. The ER at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital was closed at 7:00 a.m. Friday (March 20) and it is only set to reopen at 8:00 p.m. People in the area ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for the ninth time this year, as Interior Health has announced another 13 hour closure this Friday (March 20). Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency room in the Mile House will reopen overnight Friday (March 13) but it will close again this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be closed for 13 hours between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Saturday (March 14). It is currently in the mi...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the seventh time in 2026 and fifth time within the last four weeks, emergency services will be unavailable in 100 Mile House. 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 Friday (March 13). Residents ...

UPDATE (March 13): WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 13-year-old boy who was reported missing on March 11, 2025, 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. - Police have a teenaged suspect in custody after an incident at a Williams Lake middle school on Thursday (March 12) morning.Williams Lake RCMP said officers responded to the Columneetza Junior Secondary School at about 11:15 a.m. when a 15-year-old boy injured a school employee.He was apprehended ...

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. - UPDATE (March 11): Williams Lake RCMP say the woman reported missing earlier this week has been located and is safe.

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...