Category Archives: Cariboo Region

Victim of deadly Eureka Peak avalanche recovered, identified as volunteer firefighter
HORSEFLY, B.C. - The body of a snowmobiler has been recovered after the man was killed in an avalanche east of Horsefly this week.The slide came down on Eureka Peak on Monday (Mar. 29), killing a 37-y...
Mar 31, 2021

Sundhu to carry NDP banner in next federal election in Kamloops-Thompon-Cariboo riding
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP constituency association says it knows who its candidate will be in the next federal election.In a news release, the party says Bill Sundhu will be acclaim...
Mar 31, 2021

One dead in South Cariboo avalanche
HORSEFLY, B.C. - One person has died in an avalanche on Eureka Peak, east of Horsefly and west of Wells Gray Provincial Park.South Cariboo Search and Rescue (SCSAR) volunteers were notified of the sli...
Mar 30, 2021

One woman arrested, another seriously injured in Williams Lake stabbing
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake woman is recovering after a stabbing overnight. RCMP were called to a home on Atwood Place at about 3:30 Thursday morning (Mar. 25). There they found a 28-year-ol...
Mar 25, 2021

Quesnel man buys $100k winning Scratch & Win ticket
QUESNEL - A Quesnel man has $100,000 reasons to be happier today.This after the BC Lottery Corporation says he purchased a winning $100,000 Diamond 7's Scratch & Win ticket.Brian Chase bought it a...
Mar 24, 2021

RCMP seek witnesses following hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel
QUESNEL - A female pedestrian suffered serious injuries after a hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel.RCMP say it happened Friday morning between 10 and 10:26 a.m. on the corner of Reid Street and St. Laure...
Mar 22, 2021

Fatal UTV accident south of Kersley
QUESNEL - One person is dead after a UTV rollover incident south of Kersley.RCMP say that just after 5 p.m. yesterday (Mar.17), police arrived on scene to learn a UTV had rolled down a steep embankmen...
Mar 18, 2021

Quesnel receives grants to increase community safety.
QUESNEL - Residents of Quesnel who are at risk of harm or victimization will benefit from a $45,000 grant to create a community-based team of front-line workers to deliver better, faster access to ser...
Mar 12, 2021

Employee injured in knife attack
QUESNEL - An employee at a business in Quesnel suffered several lacerations while attempting to stop a shoplifter from stealing items from a store this week.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says the a...
Mar 12, 2021

Prince George company awarded contract to rebuild West Fraser Rd
QUESNEL -British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has awarded a contract to rebuild and realign the washed-out portion of West Fraser Road.The $37.7 million contracts will go t...
Mar 11, 2021