Category Archives: Cariboo Region

Driver of transport truck involved in fatal crash near Hixon arrested for impaired driving
QUESNEL, B.C. -Update: RCMP is seeking witnesses following a fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 just south of Hixon Thursday morning (July 24). RCMP say the head-on collision occurred at 12:30 a.m....
Jul 24, 2025

Pacific Coastal Airlines to launch non-stop flight between Quesnel and Vancouver
QUESNEL - Pacific Coastal Airlines is launching non-stop service between Quesnel and Vancouver beginning in October.Flights between Vancouver International Airport's South Terminal (YVR) and Quesnel A...
Jul 23, 2025

Weekend crashes claim four lives
PRINCE GEORGE - Four people were killed in three highway crashes over the weekend in our region.North District RCMP say the first fatal crash occurred on Friday, July 11 due to a two-vehicle head-on-c...
Jul 14, 2025

Quesnel RCMP investigating fatal SUV rollover
QUESNEL, B.C. - Police are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Quesnel.They say an RCMP officer who was patrolling on Blackwater Road near Mitchell...
Jul 05, 2025

Highway 97 reopens after mill fire in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Highway 97 south of Prince George has reopened after a fire at the East Fraser Fibre mill in Quesnel Saturday (June 21) night.DriveBC first reported of the blaze around 8:30 p.m. Satur...
Jun 22, 2025

Clare speaks on election reform committee
QUESNEL - If you have an interest in strengthening our democracy, here's a chance to have your say. The Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform is accepting written submissions about demo...
Jun 18, 2025

Canada’s biggest off-grid solar project in Anahim Lake breaks ground
ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. - The Ulkatcho Energy Corporation (UEC) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, June 11 as construction begins on the Anahim Lake Solar Project. The Ulkatcho First Nation will...
Jun 14, 2025

Multiple firearms seized in Quesnel
QUESNEL - It was a busy morning for Quesnel RCMP.Friday morning (June 6) at approximately 7:30 a.m., Mounties, with the assistance of North District Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant ...
Jun 06, 2025

Candidates announced for Cariboo Chilcotin School District byelection
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 ...
May 17, 2025

Williams Lake First Nation, Knucwentwecw Society break ground on new child and family services building
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, ...
May 11, 2025