Category Archives: Cariboo Region

More evacuation alerts, order lifted due to favourable weather
WILLIAMS LAKE - Cool and weather have prompted the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako to lift the evacuation order and alert for the Grizzly Lake wildfire.The order and alert covered the area south ...
Jul 23, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations resume in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - While 100 Mile House remains on evacuation alert due to the nearby Flat Lake wildfire, Interior Health (IH) is renewing its effort to get the community vaccinated against COVID-...
Jul 19, 2021

Limited visibility on Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Clinton, future closures possible
100 MILE HOUSE - A travel advisory is in effect for both directions on Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Clinton.Drive B.C. stated there's limited visibility with smoke due to a wildfire and futur...
Jul 18, 2021

Evacuation alert expanded for Horse Lake - Sheridan Lake area
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District issued an evacuation alert expansion on Saturday (July 17) for 49 parcels in the Horse Lake - Sheridan Lake Area, covering 5,652 hectares.The first alert ...
Jul 17, 2021

Highway 97 reopens but 100 Mile House Evacuation Alert remains in place
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Flat Lake wildfire has grown to 8,725 hectares and is continuing to move east towards Highway 97 in the Cariboo.Despite the growth, officials have reopened the main highway through...
Jul 15, 2021

District of 100 Mile House on evacuation alert
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House is now under evacuation alert due to the encroaching Flat Lake wildfire.Mayor Mitch Campsall announced the alert late Wednesday morning (July 14)....
Jul 14, 2021

More than 1,500 properties evacuated in South Cariboo near Flat Lake, Canim Lake fires
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District is announcing a pair of large evacuations of properties in the path of South Cariboo fires.The largest relates to the Flat Lake wildfire southwest ...
Jul 14, 2021

100 Mile House RCMP seek missing woman
100 MILE HOUSE - Police in 100 Mile House are seeking the public's help in locating a woman not seen since Sunday (July 11).S/Sgt. Svend Nielsen says the RCMP were notified that Danessa Lynn Dunphy wa...
Jul 14, 2021

Williams Lake First Nation stages blessing ceremony as preparations for Cariboo Memorial Hospital redevelopment continue
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The impending construction work to renovate and expand Cariboo Memorial Hospital were welcomed this week by a smudging ceremony held by Williams Lake Fire Nations (WLFN).Approxim...
Jul 14, 2021

Wildfire causes Highway 97 closure in South Cariboo
70 MILE HOUSE - Motorists beware: a wildfire has closed Highway 97 in both directions near 70 Mile House.According to Drive BC, the highway is closed between North Bonaparte Road and 94 Mile for 32.3 ...
Jul 14, 2021