Category Archives: Cariboo Region

BREAKING: School bus crashes off Highway 97 near Lac La Hache; no word on injuries
LAC LA HACHE, B.C. -Update: According to Global News all students and staff were accounted for and being checked by paramedics following Friday's school bus crash."Early reports from medical personnel...
Jun 21, 2024

Strike at Gibraltar Mine ends following ratification of new contract
WILLIAMS LAKE - The strike at Gibraltar Mine has ended. This after members of Unifor Local 3018 ratified a three-year collective agreement Tuesday night (June 18) following a tentative deal reached wi...
Jun 19, 2024

New nursing lab expansion opens at Quesnel CNC campus
QUESNEL - After four months of renovations, The College of New Caledonia (CNC) opened their expanded nursing lab at their Quesnel campus on Monday. Last year, CNC received $989,865 in capital support ...
Jun 18, 2024

Fish not getting through crossing at Michelle Creek, posing problems for ecosystems
NAZKO FIRST NATION - The Nazko First Nation is hoping for a solution at the Michelle Creek fish crossing, west of Quesnel. Fish are not getting through the crossing and into Stump Lake. We spoke with ...
Jun 05, 2024

Quesnel Mayor files petition with BC Supreme Court to have sanctions dropped
QUESNEL - Quesnel Mayor Ron Paull has filed a petition with the BC Supreme Court to have sanctions against him dropped.On April 30th, Quesnel city council voted unanimously to censure Mayor Ron Paull,...
Jun 04, 2024

Two men arrested in separate drug busts
QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel arrested two men in a pair of recent drug busts.The first bust occurred on May 30 after the Quesnel RCMP Crime Reduction Unit executed two search warrants on a residence ...
Jun 04, 2024

Two men arrested, hundreds of grams of drugs seized after two searches in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Two men were arrested in Quesnel over a two-day stretch after police seized cash, drugs and illegal cigarettes. On Thursday (May 30), Quesnel RCMP executed two search warrants at home ...
Jun 02, 2024

Workers at Cariboo’s Gibraltar Mine in strike position as of Friday
McLEESE LAKE, B.C. - The union representing workers at the Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake has given mine owner Taseko Mines 72-hour strike notice.In a news release, Unifor Local 3018 says strike act...
May 28, 2024

Barkerville to kick off its main season on June 1st
BARKERVILLE - Barkerville's main season kicks off on June 1. Visitors can look forward to the return of live programming, open shops and restaurants along with a brand new show at Theatre Royal. Guest...
May 24, 2024

Man arrested following gun complaint at Quesnel high school
QUESNEL - A frightening incident at Correlieu Secondary School in Quesnel Friday morning (May 17).Police say a 43-year -old local man was arrested after they received a report of a man walking toward ...
May 17, 2024