Category Archives: Cariboo Region

Northern Health unveils Indigenous name for G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital ED/ICU addition
QUESNEL - Northern Health unveiled an Indigenous companion name for G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital's ED/ICU addition.The new addition will be known as:Dune SoonunakehududzukDeni Belh ?Ats'enanxThe Peopl...
Feb 17, 2023

Calgary-based firm picked to head up $366M Williams Lake hospital redevelopment
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health has chosen the contractor who will lead the $366-million redevelopment of Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake.In a news release issued Wednesday (Feb. 15),...
Feb 15, 2023

Weekend avalanche claims two lives south of Tatla Lake
PRINCE GEORGE - Two people are dead following an avalanche over the weekend.According to Avalanche Canada, the avalanche occurred Saturday (Feb.11) on an east-facing slope on Potato Peak, approximatel...
Feb 14, 2023

RCMP investigating fatal MVI south of 150 Mile House
150 MILE HOUSE - One person is dead and another seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash south of 150 Mile House Friday (Feb.10).BC Highway Patrol says at 12:35 p.m. that day they received a re...
Feb 13, 2023

Missing Surrey woman may be in Kamloops, Cariboo
SURREY - RCMP in Surrey say missing woman in that city has spent time in Kamloops and the Cariboo in the past.Kianna Kisyel, 26, was reported missing on Jan. 29. She was last seen four days earlier. R...
Feb 10, 2023

Quesnel RCMP cleared in fatal 2021 shooting
QUESNEL -The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) will not be recommending charges against the Quesnel RCMP in regards to a fatal shooting that occurred there on August 31, 2021. Quesnel RCMP say t...
Feb 10, 2023

Snow survey
PRINCE GEORGE - The February 1st BC River forecast centre snow survey is now complete. According to the latest bulletin, all snow measurements across the province are 21% below normal, a fraction lowe...
Feb 09, 2023

West Fraser Timber Co. to temporarily curtail operations at Quesnel mill
QUESNEL - West Fraser Timber Co. says it's curtailing operations at Cariboo Pulp & Paper in Quesnel, B.C., beginning in mid-April for one month and then for another month in the third quarter. The...
Feb 07, 2023

Behind the Headset 911 Police Dispatcher
PRINCE GEORGE - RCMP dispatchers are a vital link in an emergency. They are the first to collect information and can sometimes play life-saving roles. RCMP is looking to recruit people who can handle ...
Feb 06, 2023

Quesnel bank robbery suspect arrested
QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel have arrested a suspected bank robber.Quesnel RCMP say the man was arrested in relation to the bank robbery that occurred at the CIBC bank on February 1, 2023.On that day...
Feb 06, 2023