MVI
Two-vehicle MVI on Highway 97 at Dragon Lake Road
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 at Dragon Lake Road Tuesday morning (April 16).Officers arrived on scene at 7:30 a.m. to find a collision involving a pickup truck and an SUV."The SUV was attempting to cross Highway 97 from Dragon Lake Road when it was struck by the pickup ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Impaired driving
Williams Lake Mounties remind residents to plan a safe ride home
WILLIAMS LAKE - A reminder from Mounties in Williams Lake to avoid the perils of impaired driving.Williams Lake RCMP has seen an increase in impaired drivers in and around the city. In fact over the past seven days they have conducted three investigations for impaired driving. These investigations will be submitted to ...
Apr 10, 2024
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'We deserve better': says Nazko Chief
QUESNEL - Chief Leah Stump of the Nazko First Nation was one of many present at Quesnel's council meeting Tuesday and told council how much the actions over the last two weeks have done for truth and reconciliation in the community."We deserve better than having to come here to prove that our people went to reside...
Apr 05, 2024
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Sports
Quesnel awarded KIJHL franchise
QUESNEL - The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced today that the North Okanagan Knights franchise has been sold and relocated to Quesnel, where they will be known as the River Rush.The sale and move was approved unanimously by the KIJHL's Board of Governors and will take effect immediately. With the a...
Apr 04, 2024
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'We can no longer work with this Mayor': Emotions run high at Quesnel council meeting
QUESNEL - Emotions were running high during Tuesday night's council meeting in Quesnel as Mayor Ron Paull resisted calls to step down as Mayor after revelations came to light that his wife was distributing a controversial book. More information was also brought forward on Tuesday, which further puts a strain on the rel...
Apr 03, 2024
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Mayor Ron Paull will not step down after heated council meeting in Quesnel
QUESNEL - It was a heated council meeting on Tuesday night in Quesnel as Mayor Ron Paull resisted calls to step down as Mayor.A march to support Truth and Reconciliation took place before the council meeting and concluded at Quesnel City Hall. An estimated 350-400 people were in attendance. The march was in response to...
Apr 03, 2024
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To deny residential school truths is a 'slap in the face': BCAFN Regional Chief Teegee
QUESNEL - It was just under a week ago that Quesnel City Council found out that the wife of Quesnel's mayor was distributing the book Grave Error: How the Media Misled Us (And the Truth About Residential Schools), a book which downplays the history of residential schools in Canada."Residential school denialism nee...
Mar 25, 2024
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'This is hate': Reaction in Quesnel to controversial book distribution by Mayor's wife
QUESNEL - There is controversy in the city of the Quesnel this week as it was discovered that the Mayor of Quesnel's wife was distributing a book that essentially questions the existence of residential schools and is now causing pain for residential school survivors, and anger among other civic leaders.Mayor Ron Paull'...
Mar 22, 2024
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Drug bust
Mounties seize drugs, cash and ammunition in Highway 97 bust
WILLIAMS LAKE - BC Highway Patrol has announced a sizeable drug bust just south of Williams Lake.Cpl. Melissa Jongema says the bust occurred after a BC Highway Patrol officer stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 97 in 141 Mile House. The driver was going 110 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone."The officer conducted a ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Civic politics
Wife of Quesnel mayor condemned by council for circulating controversial book on residential schools
QUESNEL - An emotional city council meeting in Quesnel Wednesday night. This after it was discovered that Mayor Ron Paull's wife Pat Morton has been circulating a book that implies cultural genocide did not occur at residential schools. Mayor Ron Paull says he's never even opened the book but has not condemned his wife...
Mar 21, 2024
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Fatal fire
Tanker truck fire in McLeese Lake claims one life
MCLEESE LAKE - One person is dead following a tanker truck fire on Tuesday on Gibraltor Mine Road in McLeese Lake.RCMP say the fire occurred early that morning, and that the vehicle involved was a single-tank truck hauling explosive material. RCMP, along with Gibraltar Fire, evacuated the area and set up containment un...
Mar 21, 2024
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Vehicle fire
RCMP respond to vehicle fire on Gibraltor Mines Road
MCLEESE LAKE - Williams Lake RCMP responded to a vehicle fire on Gibraltor Mine Road in McLeese Lake early Tuesday morning (March 19).According to police, the vehicle involved was a single-tank truck hauling explosive material. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. As a result, the Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) was...
Mar 19, 2024
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