Category Archives: Cariboo Region

100 Mile House-area residents frustrated by rash of mailbox break-ins
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents of 100 Mile House and the surrounding area are dealing with an epidemic of mail theft.According to 100 Mile RCMP, incidents have increased in the service area over the...
Feb 23, 2021

Knife wielding man arrested after armed robbery
QUESNEL - A Quesnel man is being held in custody after an armed robbery.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says it all started at 11:30 a.m. yesterday (Feb.18) when employees at Rona observed a man atte...
Feb 19, 2021

New day surgery services arrive at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The province says residents of the Cariboo-Chilcotin will now have access to expanded day surgery services at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake.In a news release, Health...
Feb 18, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake over
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) has deemed a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake officially over.The outbreak was declared on January 13. In just a few days, it ...
Feb 17, 2021

Fatal head-on crash south of Quesnel
QUESNEL - One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash just south of Quesnel on Highway 97 at around 9:10 this morning. RCMP say a southbound SUV lost control due to icy conditions and struck a no...
Feb 17, 2021

Man in custody following domestic disturbance and gun seizure
QUESNEL - A 31-year-old man from Surrey is in police custody following a domestic disturbance and firearm seizure near Quesnel.Sgt. Richard Weseen says it all started at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday...
Feb 14, 2021

Man charged with arson in Quesnel fire
QUESNEL - One person has been arrested after an occupied home was destroyed by fire in Quesnel.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says on Feb. 8, police assisted the Quesnel Fire Department with a struc...
Feb 13, 2021

IIO recommends no charges against Clinton RCMP officer after suspect suffered dog bite injuries
CLINTON, B.C. - A Clinton RCMP officer will not face charges after a suspect was injured during an arrest in February, 2020.Ronald MacDonald, Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations ...
Feb 12, 2021

Downtown stabbing sends one to hospital in Quesnel
QUESNEL - One person is in hospital following a stabbing in Quesnel.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says police responded to the incident yesterday (Feb.9) afternoon at approximately 3:40 p.m."Quesne...
Feb 10, 2021

‘Our real fight is against COVID-19’: Tŝilhqot’in Nation calls for unity following racism reports
TILHQOT'IN NATION - After "troubling reports of racism" toward its members, the Tilhqot'in Nation is calling for unity with its Cariboo-Chilcotin neighbours in light of increasing COVID-19 cases in th...
Feb 09, 2021