Cariboo Region

Contract awarded for Highway 97 safety improvements in Quesnel

QUESNEL -The contract for a project that will bring safety improvements for a section of Highway 97 at the south of Quesnel has been awarded.The contract will go to IDL Projects Inc. of Prince George ...

Aug 04, 2021

Evacuation alert partially lifted near Canim Lake wildfire

WILLIAMS LAKE - Two evacuation alerts due to the 3,026-hectare Canim Lake wildfire were lifted by the Cariboo Regional District on Tuesday (Aug. 3).Portions of the Canim Lake alert areas northeast of ...

Aug 03, 2021

Evacuation alert due to Flat Lake wildfire partially lifted

WILLIAMS LAKE - Two evacuation alerts due to the 52,800-hectare Flat Lake wildfire were lifted by the Cariboo Regional District on Tuesday (Aug. 3).Portions of the Green Lake and Horse Lake-Sheridan L...

Aug 03, 2021

TNRD gives all clear to more than 800 properties affected by Chasm and Flat Lake fires

KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert has been rescinded to all clear in the vicinity of 70 Mile House and Chasm.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) stated Monday (Aug. 2) evening that the Chasm wil...

Aug 02, 2021

Evacuation Alert issued northwest of 100 Mile House

WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for the 108 Mile Ranch West Area. The Alert stretches west from Highway 97 to the Chimney Lake Forest Service Road and is n...

Jul 31, 2021

Quesnel awarded as host city for 2024 BC Winter Games

QUESNEL - The City of Quesnel will be serving as the host city for the 2024 BC Winter Games.The announcement was made on Wednesday morning, alongside a number of other host city announcements surround...

Jul 28, 2021

One dead after truck drives into lake south of Clinton

CLINTON - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash about 10 kilometres south of Clinton on Sunday.North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says just after 9 p.m. that night a truck trave...

Jul 27, 2021

Evacuation alert lifted for Anahim Lake area

WILLIAMS LAKE - An evacuation alert was lifted by the Cariboo Regional District on Monday (July 26).The alert initially issued on July 12 affected the Anahim Lake area.Residents must be prepared if th...

Jul 26, 2021

Cyclist seriously injured after vehicle collision in Williams Lake

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are reminding cyclists to follow the rules of the road after one was seriously injured in a collision over the weekend.In a news release, North District RCMP s...

Jul 26, 2021

Cariboo Regional District rescinds two evacuation orders related to Canim Lake and Flat Lake wildfires

WILLIAMS LAKE - Two evacuation orders were rescinded by the Cariboo Regional District on Saturday (July 24).The first rescission affects a portion of the Flat Lake to Green Lake North order issued on ...

Jul 24, 2021