Category Archives: Cariboo Region

South Cariboo SAR commend youth snowmobiler after rescue
100 MILE HOUSE - Search and Rescue are commending a teen snowmobiler who they say got separated from his group Saturday afternoon."This young man made our task a little less difficult by staying in pl...
Jan 17, 2021

COVID-19 exposures recorded at rural schools in Horsefly, Alkali Lake
HORSEFLY AND ALKALI LAKE, B.C. - There are a pair of newly-reported COVID-19 exposures at schools in the Cariboo.A COVID-19-positive individual was present at Horsefly Elementary School in Horsefly th...
Jan 15, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake.In a news release, IH says there is no evidence of patient exposure, but four staff...
Jan 13, 2021

Female pedestrian struck and killed on Barkerville Highway
QUESNEL - Tragedy on the Barkerville Highway last night.The Quesnel RCMP say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a privately owned sand truck on the highway near Drummond Road. A 34-year-old woman w...
Jan 13, 2021

Can you identify this 100 Mile House fuel thief?
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House would like the public to take a look at some grainy surveillance photos in hopes they can help identify a fuel thief.According to local RCMP, the ...
Jan 12, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared for community of Canim Lake
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the South Cariboo community of Canim Lake. It comes after the chief and council of the First Nations community put it on cur...
Jan 11, 2021

Skyline Alternate, Marie Sharpe schools in Williams Lake see COVID-19 exposures
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Two Williams Lake schools have been placed on the Interior Health COVID-19 exposure list.According to Interior Health, both Skyline Alternate School and Marie Sharpe Elementary s...
Jan 11, 2021

First Nation issues lockdown due to COVID-19 cases in its community
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation located in the Cariboo has issued a lockdown due to concerns over the number of cases of COVID-19 in its community.The lockdown was issued by the chief and council of...
Jan 09, 2021

COVID-19 exposure reported at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - One of the first COVID-19 school exposures of the new year has taken place in 100 Mile House.Peter Skene Ogden Secondary has sent a letter home to parents saying a member of the...
Jan 09, 2021

Skier in the Cariboo ticketed for refusing mask-wearing instructions
LAC LA HACHE, B.C. - You might think a ski hill would be an easy place to wear a mask, but one woman at the Mount Timothy Ski Resort near Lac la Hache found it a step too far.On Dec. 28, 100 Mile Hous...
Jan 09, 2021