Category Archives: Cariboo Region

Evacuation alert issued for fire northwest of Quesnel
QUESNEL - The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for 160 parcels of land in the Teepee Lake area northwest of Quesnel.This alert covers 63,022 hectares. This area is adjacent to ...
Jul 11, 2023

RCMP officer won’t face charges despite possible responsibility for Clinton-area crash: police watchdog
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says even though an off-duty RCMP officer may have been at fault for a serious collision near Clinton last winter, he won't be charged.The collision happened on Febru...
Jul 06, 2023

Two killed in weekend crashes in Quesnel
QUESNEL - It was a tragic weekend in Quesnel with a pair of fatal crashes.The first occurred on July 1 at approximately 6:45 a.m. when Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a 52-year-old deceased man ...
Jul 04, 2023

Pig rescued from rest stop near Hixon
PRINCE GEORGE - As travellers were driving by a rest stop near Hixon, they noticed an unusual guest that had it taken up roots there. A domestic pig.Petunia was certainly "conspiguous" and had been no...
Jun 28, 2023

Massive Canada to open $75M prefab housing plant in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The provincial government is kicking in $10 million to help start up a mass-timber production facility in Williams Lake.In a news release, Premier David Eby says the $75-million ...
Jun 17, 2023

Two-vehicle MVI claims a life south of Quesnel
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: BC Highway Patrol say the crash occurred at 1:40 p.m. near Lansdowne Road and involved a commercial Ford F-150 pickup truck and a Dodge Ram pickup truck that had been hauling a...
Jun 15, 2023

Highway 97 closed south of Quesnel
QUESNEL - Highway 97 south of Quesnel is closed in both directions due to a vehicle incident.The highway is closed between Alexandria Ferry South Road and Moffat Lake Road for 1.2 kilometers.An assess...
Jun 14, 2023

Quesnel - CRD voters turn down pool referendum by large margin
QUESNEL - Voters in Quesnel and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) have voted down a referendum that would have led to upgrades at the Quesnel and District Arts and Recreation Centre. The CRD had pro...
Jun 11, 2023

RCMP renew call for information into Quesnel man missing since 2016
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are renewing a plea for information into the case of a man who has been missing for nearly seven years.Bryan Twan was last seen on June 6, 2016 near West Park Mall in Q...
May 30, 2023

Conservation officers investigate killing of grizzly bear near Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating the killing of a grizzly bear near Quesnel.In a post to social media, the service says officers were notified of the shooting nor...
May 24, 2023