Cariboo Region

Cariboo Fire Centre to ban Category 3 fires next week

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Fire Centre is preparing to prohibit open burning, starting next week.In a news release, the B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 3 open burning will be prohibited thr...

Apr 28, 2023

Woman killed in single vehicle rollover in Williams Lake

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A 50-year-old woman died in Williams Lake Sunday (April 23) after a single vehicle rollover.In a news release issued Thursday, Williams Lake RCMP say they responded to Frizzi Roa...

Apr 27, 2023

RCMP raid Williams Lake motel, seize drugs and weapons

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake carried out a series of raids Tuesday (April 25) in an effort to crack down on drug trafficking in the Cariboo city.In a news release, RCMP say the raids we...

Apr 26, 2023

11,000 hectares secured for Caribou habitat and restoration protected in BC's Central Interior

PRINCE GEORGE - A groundbreaking plan developed in collaboration with the federal and provincial governments, the Lhoosk'uz Den Nation, the Ulkatcho First Nation and Artemis Gold Inc. (TSX-V: ARTG) ("...

Apr 20, 2023

Tolko Soda Creek mill permanently drops from two shifts to one, cutting 65 jobs

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - There is devastating news for employees at the Tolko Soda Creek sawmill in Williams Lake.Tolko has announced the mill will be permanently reduced from two shifts to one. The comp...

Apr 17, 2023

Prohibited driver facing several charges after fleeing from police

QUESNEL - A 25-year-old man well known to police in Quesnel is facing several charges after fleeing from police last night (April 13).Quesnel RCMP say it all started at approximately 10 p.m. when Moun...

Apr 14, 2023

New emergency department, ICU open at GR Baker Memorial Hospital

QUESNEL - A big boost for healthcare in Quesnel.This as a new emergency department and ICU opens today at GR Baker Memorial Hospital.The new addition was built on the territory of the Lhtako Dene Nati...

Apr 14, 2023

Fuel spill leads to serious health concerns for residents south of Quesnel

QUESNEL - A major fuel spill is causing major concerns for residents just south of Quesnel city limits.According to the Lhtako Dene Nation 110,000 litres of fuel may have spilled underground from the ...

Apr 12, 2023

Lhtako Dene Nation discover underground fuel leak

LHTAKO DENE - The Lhtako Dene Nation has discovered an underground fuel leak at Lhtako Gas & Convenience.The band says the leak occurred during an installation of new fuel storage tanks in Decembe...

Apr 10, 2023

Police watchdog clears Williams Lake officers after 2022 death in Boitanio Park

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared a pair of police officers after a man's death in Boitanio Park last summer.In a news release, the Independent Investigations of B.C. (IIO) says...

Apr 04, 2023