Category Archives: Cariboo Region

30th Annual Rodeo event cancelled in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC - The Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo Association (WLIRA) has announced the cancellation of the 30th annual spring rodeo."Following the guidelines of health authorities, and out of concer...
Mar 15, 2020 Photo courtesy of Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo Assoc.

No significant changes in the Prince George unemployment rate
PRINCE GEORGE-No significant changes on the Prince George jobs front last month. The numbers out of Stats Can this morning show the unemployment rate at 7.6 per cent last month ,compared to 6.4 per ce...
Mar 06, 2020

Closure of Hwy.97 and Juniper Rd. for road safety improvements
QUESNEL-A closure of the intersection of Highway 97 and Juniper Rd. will be done later this year.In a release from the Ministry of Transportation Infrastructure, the government says that travellers wi...
Mar 05, 2020

Hwy.97 south of Williams Lake re-opened
150 MILE HOUSE- UPDATE: Highway 97 at Enterprise Rd. has been re-opened in both directions.EARLIER: If you're travelling south a bit of a heads up, as DriveBC says part of Hwy. 97 is closed in both di...
Mar 03, 2020

Remains of missing Quesnel man found
QUESNEL- The remains of a 25-year-old missing Quesnel man have been found.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Wessen said in a release that a man hiking on the shore of the Fraser River called police to report ...
Mar 03, 2020

RCMP recover 60K in stolen property following police chase
QUESNEL - A 100 Mile House man is facing multiple charges after police recovered $60,000 in stolen property from him last week.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says it all started last Tuesday (Feb.25...
Mar 02, 2020

Cariboo man arrested following standoff with police
WILLIAMS LAKE - A 26-year-old Williams Lake man was arrested yesterday morning (Feb.17) following a standoff with police.North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says it all started just prior to m...
Feb 18, 2020

Trucker seriously injured after run over by own vehicle
QUESNEL - A truck driver was seriously injured this week when his transport truck ran him over when he was attempting to get his disabled truck off Highway 97.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says it ...
Feb 07, 2020

Province commits to West Fraser Road rebuild
QUESNEL -The provincial government says plans are moving ahead to rebuild and realign West Fraser Road.The road was damaged by flooding in April 2018 when high water levels from the spring freshet cau...
Feb 05, 2020 Photo courtesy BC Government

Anahim Lake man charged with attempted murder after weekend incident
ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. - An attempted murder charge has been laid against an Anahim Lake man after a weekend incident in that Chilcotin community.According to an RCMP news release, officers were called Sat...
Feb 05, 2020