Category Archives: Cariboo Region

RCMP seek missing Williams Lake teen
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake would like your help finding a missing teenager.Stanley Young, 16, was last seen on Wednesday (March 29) at about 3:30 p.m. near the area of Oliver Street a...
Mar 30, 2023

B.C. Wildfire Service to conduct burn in Williams Lake's Boitanio Park, Stampede Park Grounds
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake residents can expect to see smoke and flames within city limits in the coming weeks.In conjunction with the City of Williams Lake and Williams Lake First Nation, th...
Mar 29, 2023

CRD names Murray Dale new CAO
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District has chosen its new Chief Administrative Officer.Murray Dale will move into the role as of May 15, 2023.Originally from the southern part of Vancouve...
Mar 20, 2023

Police renew call for information in 2019 100 Mile House homicide
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP are still looking to the public for help in solving a homicide that took place four years ago in 100 Mile House.In a news release, 100 Mile House RCMP say Danny McCollom wa...
Mar 10, 2023

Blackwater project passes final hurdle; to create hundreds of jobs
PRINCE GEORGE - It's the news Artemis Gold has been waiting for. The provincial government has approved a BC Mines Act permit for the company's Blackwater Mine, located 112 kilometres southwest of Van...
Mar 09, 2023

Police seize 480 grams of suspected fentanyl in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit seized 480 grams of suspected fentanyl in Williams Lake.In a news release, Williams Lake RCMP say officers found a vehicle at a locatio...
Mar 07, 2023

Tolko’s Soda Creek, Armstrong operations will rumble back to life Monday
VERNON, B.C. - Tolko says operations at its Soda Creek and Armstrong lumber mills will resume on Monday (Mar. 6).The Vernon-based forestry company first enacted downtime at all of its B.C. operations ...
Mar 03, 2023

Williams Lake nurse suspended for professional misconduct
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A nurse in Williams Lake has been suspended for inappropriate conduct in the workplace.In a notice published to its website Wednesday (Mar. 1), the B.C. College of Nurses and Mid...
Mar 01, 2023

Taseko Mines to increase its stake in the Gibraltar copper mine in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. says it has signed a deal to increase its stake in its Gibraltar copper mine in B.C. in an agreement worth at least $60 million. Under the terms of the deal, Taseko will ...
Feb 22, 2023

Coke and pot seized in two Highway 97 drug busts
A pair of drug busts along Highway 97 in the Cariboo last Thursday (Feb.16).BC Highway Patrol says the first occurred following a traffic stop on Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Williams Lake fo...
Feb 20, 2023