Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Car crash claims a life near Quesnel
QUESNEL - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash near Ten Mile Lake just north of Quesnel.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says the crash occurred last Sunday night on a private property ...
May 21, 2020
RCMP are asking for dashcam footage in continued search of missing man
QUESNEL- The search for 61-year-old, Andrew Charles Ward continues,with RCMP seeking dashcam footage from the public.Ward was last seen on May 9 at around 8:30 p.m. on Pinnacles Sub Road near Quesnel....
May 15, 2020
Tsilhqot’in Nation celebrates Supreme Court dismissal of New Prosperity mine proposal
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a death blow to the proposed New Prosperity mine in the Chilcotin south of Alexis Creek.According to a news release from the Tsilhqot'in...
May 14, 2020
Quesnel-Hydraulic Road closed until further notice
QUESNEL- According to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure the Quesnel-Hydraulic Road will remain closed to all traffic at kilometre 20.3, due to ongoing slide activity, until further not...
May 14, 2020
RCMP request public's help in locating missing man
QUESNEL- RCMP are requesting the public's help in finding a man reported missing yesterday (May 12).Quesnel RCMP say that Andrew Charles Ward was last seen on May 9 at around 8:30 p.m., on Pinnacles S...
May 13, 2020
100 Mile House mayor confident tree-planters will follow strict pandemic-related rules
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Millions of trees are planted in the B.C. Interior every year, but the business model has never been built to be pandemic-friendly.Private companies contracted by the B.C. Minis...
May 13, 2020
100 Mile House RCMP look for information into masked skulkers
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are looking for some suspicious, masked people.According to an RCMP news release, the pair were caught on a trail camera in the Deka Lake area on May 6.At...
May 11, 2020
Human remains discovered west of Quesnel
QUESNEL - The BC RCMP North District Major Crime Unit, Quesnel RCMP, and the BC Coroners Service is investigating after human remains were discovered in a rural area of Quesnel on May 6.At approximate...
May 09, 2020
Evacuation order and alert issued in Quesnel area
QUESNEL - Flooding in the north Cariboo has prompted the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) to issue an evacuation order and alert.The order affects one property in the Maple Drive area south of Quesnel ...
May 08, 2020
Shooting of bear in 100 Mile House triggers Conservation Officer service probe
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The B.C. Conservation Officer service is looking into a dangerous incident on the weekend in 100 Mile House.In a Facebook post, the service says a bear was shot and killed Sunda...
May 07, 2020 Image Credit: Government of BC