WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health has opted to extend an overdose alert put in place last month for Williams Lake.The alert was distributed on May 23, with health officials saying an increase in drug overdose events and overdose deaths had been recorded.IH initially intended to remove the alert after one week. Wedn...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP are issuing another appeal for tips into a missing 100 Mile House woman. Jennifer Provencal, 51, was reported missing on April 21, but she was last seen on February 5. Description: White 5'7" tall 170 lbs Brown hair Brown eyes RCMP say they are are concerned for Jennifer's well-being. I...

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says an investigation is underway to find the person who illegally shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs. Conservation officers say the incident took place between May 24 and 25 near the community of Big Lake, northeast of Willia...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A city in B.C.'s Central Interior is taking the unprecedented step of considering a local state of emergency due to public safety and crime concerns.Williams Lake, which has a population of just over 11,000 people, has been struggling to deal with rising crime and helping those in the community wi...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of men were arrested after a reported break-in to a business in Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (May 27), Williams Lake RCMP say 26-year-old Jacob Funk and 28-year-old Sekani Poole have been charged with break and enter with intent, with Funk facing an added charge of disgui...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man has been charged in the death of a seven-week-old infant near Williams Lake. Williams Lake RCMP say the BC Prosecution Service approved second degree murder charges against Russel Solomon on Friday (May 23). The charge stems from Dec. 8, 2023, when Williams Lake RCMP responded to a local hos...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - People in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for 13 hours Saturday (May 24) evening.Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed between 6:00 p.m. Saturday and 7:00 a.m. Sunday (May 25). People in need of emergency care are bein...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Details are few, but Interior Health has issued an overdose alert for the city of Williams Lake. The alert was published Friday afternoon (May 23) and will remain in effect for one week. IH says there has been "an increase in drug overdose events and overdose deaths" in the community. Pe...

After administrative mishaps forced a cancellation the first time, a School District 27's (SD 27) board of education trustee byelection is again underway.With general voting set to take place on June 7, three of the four original candidates who put their names forward will again have their names on the ballot.These are...

For decades, a natural gas pipeline has cut through the territories of dozens of First Nations in BC - moving billions of dollars' worth of gas with zero ownership and little return to the communities.Now, 36 First Nations have bought in."For decades, the nations have watched resources leave their communities with...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Cariboo residents are being informed of a 10-month wildfire risk reduction project about to start near Williams Lake this week. The project is being coordinated by the Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District alongside Alkali Lake Resource Management and will take place more than 26 hectares in...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) has broken ground at the site of a new Indigenous-led child and family services building within the Coyote Rock subdivision.In a statement, it says the 11,000-square-foot, net-zero facility represents a $15 million investment in the local economy, which will p...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation near Williams Lake has reached a landmark deal with the federal government to take over providing child and family services to its community. The Tŝilhqot'in National Government signed an agreement with the B.C. and federal governments where it outlines processes and responsibiliti...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The first round of burning prohibitions will be coming to the Cariboo Fire Centre. As of 12:00 p.m. Wednesday (May 7), the BC Wildfire Service says Category 2 and 3 open fires will be prohibited across the entire Cariboo Fire Centre. Last year, Category 2 open fires were given an earlier prohibiti...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Firefighters have spent Monday afternoon (May 5) trying to extinguish a blaze in a log yard just outside of Williams Lake.The blaze broke out during the noon hour at Pioneer Log Homes on the Williams Lake First Nation reserve just east of the city.On social media, Williams Lake Councillor Scott Ne...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - 100 Mile House RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a 51-year-old woman who's been missing for nearly three months. RCMP say Jennifer Provencal was reported missing on Monday (April 21) after last being seen on Feb. 5, 2025. Provencal is described as standing 5'7" and weighing 17...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are investigating an assault in Boitanio Park over the weekend. Police say the altercation reportedly occurred between two men from Williams Lake - a 60-year-old and a 37-year-old - where the older man suffered minor injuries. In a news release issued Wednesday (April 23) aftern...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Smoke is expected to be visible from the City of Williams Lake Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) and along Highway 97 over the next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it will support WLFN with a 100-hectare cultural burn. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 22), the wildfire service says the b...

UPDATE (April 28) WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The 37-year-old man reported missing on April 21, 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.)

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Hundreds of people are without power between Sheridan Lake and 100 Mile House Thursday afternoon (April 10). BC Hydro says the outage, affecting 1,253 customers, was reported at 2:40 p.m. The utility says the situation was caused by a tree coming down over hydro lines. As of 3:00 p.m. Thursday, a...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for much of the day Thursday (April 10).Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed for 13 hours - from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. today.This is the sixth ER closure of the year in...

UPDATE (9:30 a.m.): Four more prescribed burns covering a combined 18 hectares will take place within the City of Williams Lake.The city and Williams Lake First Nation, with support from the BC Wildfire Service, will begin the four ignitions on Saturday, if conditions are safe. The prescribed burns will continue until ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Parents, grandparents and community members throughout the Cariboo-Chilcotin region are calling for an investigation into bullying, discrimination, harassment and racial violence in schools within School District 27 (SD27). Representatives from Esk'etemc First Nation and the Concerned Parents and ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents of the 100 Mile House area in need of emergency medical care will need to look elsewhere Saturday night (March 29). Interior Health says the emergency department at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be closed as of 7:00 p.m. Saturday. It is set to reopen at 7:00 a.m. on Sund...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Smoke may be visible in Williams Lake over the next two weeks. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting the City of Williams Lake and Williams Lake First Nation with carrying out a 20-hectare prescribed burn northeast of the Westridge Subdivision, between Country Club Boulevard and Westridge S...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A large number of drugs, illicit cigarettes, and ammunition were seized from a home in Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 18), Williams Lake RCMP say they obtained a search warrant for a home on Lakeside Drive where they found and seized more than 100 grams of suspected cocaine...

LILLOOET, B.C. - The emergency department in Lillooet will temporarily close for another two-day stretch. Interior Health says emergency services at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be temporarily unavailable from 7:00 a.m. Wednesday (March 19) to 8:00 a.m. Friday (March 21). It comes following another 49-hour ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency departments in 100 Mile House and Lillooet will be temporarily closed for most of Monday (March 17). Interior Health says the ER at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be temporarily unavailable from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, while the closure at the ER at the Lillooet Hosp...