Category Archives: Cariboo Region

Mother dog and nine puppies left to die in landfill
WILLIAMS LAKE-The BC SPCA is asking for the publics help in finding the owner of an abandoned mother dog and her puppies.The estimated one year old dog was found by a good samaritan dumped in the Punt...
Jun 11, 2019

Police Recover stolen vehicle in Quesnel
QUESNEL- RCMP in Quesnel say they have retrieved a stolen vehicle after a complaint of an altercation outside an apartment.RCMP responded to the complaint Monday morning where a vehicle had been stole...
Jun 10, 2019

RCMP investigating homicide in Williams Lake area
WILLIAMS LAKE - Williams Lake RCMP have called in the North District Major Crime Unit to help investigate a homicide from last night (June 8).In a release today, RCMP says just after 6 p.m Saturday ev...
Jun 09, 2019

People’s Party taps Lac La Hache rancher to run in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The People's Party of Canada (PPC) has its Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidate in place for the October election.Lac La Hache rancher Ken Finlayson will carry the banner for Maxime Bernier'...
Jun 07, 2019 Ken Finlayson (r) with PPC Leader Maxime Bernier (Image Credit: Facebook / Ken Finlayson)

Tolko extends downtime for Armstrong, Soda Creek mills
VERNON, B.C. - The latest in a long chain of ominous news for the B.C. Interior forestry sector. Tolko says it is extending downtime at its Armstrong and Soda Creek mills.In a news release, Tolko Vice...
Jun 05, 2019

Two missing in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE -Update: The Williams Lake RCMP say the two missing persons have been located.Today, Insp. Scott Pelley with Williams Lake RCMP released the following statement:"Please note: The two mis...
Jun 04, 2019

Child injured in landfill altercation
QUESNEL - An assault investigation is underway in Quesnel following an altercation that took place over the weekend.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Chris Riddle says police responded to the alleged assault on Satur...
Jun 04, 2019

84-year-old man arrested in connection to armed robbery
HUNDRED MILE HOUSE-RCMP received a report of an armed robbery at a financial institution in 100 Mile House on Monday.An 84-year-old man was reported to have entered the business with a loaded rifle an...
Jun 04, 2019

Canfor closes Vavenby sawmill, lays off 178 workers
VAVENBY, B.C. - Canfor has announced the closure of its mill in Vavenby. Employees received the news Monday afternoon.United Steelworkers Local 1-417 President Marty Gibbons confirms that 178 people w...
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West Fraser announces temporary curtailments
VANCOUVER, B.C. - West Fraser has announced temporary one-week curtailments this month at five B.C. sawmills: Quesnel, Williams Lake, Smithers, Fraser Lake and Chetwynd.In a news release, the company ...
Jun 03, 2019