Category Archives: Cariboo Region

VERNON, B.C. - Citing weak market conditions, Tolko Industries announced this week that two of its B.C. lumber mills will be taking downtime this month and next.The two affected mills are both in the ...

CARIBOO REGION-Williams Lake is on the top 15 communities BC Hydro will be tackling to rid of wooden power poles as part of an ongoing maintenance program.Varying weather conditions, insects and wildl...

QUESNEL-RCMP in Quesnel are looking for witnesses in a motorized wheelchair accident that left a man injured. The accident occurred at some point between May 15 and 17. The 58 year old victim was ridi...

WILLIAMS LAKE-Frontline Officers located a 30-year-old male who had several unendorsed warrants in Williams Lake Saturday afternoon. When police approached the male, he fled and climbed onto the roof ...

QUESNEL - The opioid crisis is not just a Big City issue. In fact, the City of Quesnel has seen a spike in criminal activity, especially in the downtown. "Like most communities that are dealing with h...

VERNON, B.C. - Tolko is making cuts that will affect hundreds of jobs in the B.C. Interior.The Vernon-based company is permanently closing its Quest Wood sawmill in Quesnel on August 2, resulting in 1...

WILLIAMS LAKE - Over the next two months about 22 million trees will be planted in the area scorched by wildfire in the Cariboo region.Reforestation efforts will be concentrated to the areas where the...

PRINCE GEORGE - The 100 Mile RCMP are asking the public to look out for a missing man who may be in the Prince George area.Shawn Taylor is described as: white, 5'9, 119 pounds, with a slim build, brow...

WILLIAMS LAKE - Category 2 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre effective at noon on Friday, May 10.The BC Wildfire Service says the prohibition will stay in place until Se...

WILLIAMS LAKE -Mounties are seeking the public's help in locating 69-year-old Ronald White of Williams Lake.RCMP say Ronald was last heard from in Williams Lake via telephone on Tuesday (April 30). Ro...