Category Archives: 2019
Telkwa pulls back on proposed 5 percent water and sewer rate hike
Telkwa residents may not be facing as large of a tax hike as initially pitched afterall. Thanks to a 3.6 million dollar infrastructure grant from the province, the Village will be cutting th proposed ...
Apr 12, 2019
Federal Government launches Indigenous Homes Innovation Innitiative
Applications are now being accepted for the Federal Government's Indigenous Homes Innovation Innitiative. Up to 24 projects will receive as much as 350 thousand dollars in funding during the accelerat...
Apr 12, 2019
Bulkley Valley Aquatic Centre shuts down Sunday swimming due to low staffing
Low staffing levels have forced the Bulkley Valley Aquatic Centre to shutdown Sunday operations beginning this weekend. According to facility management, a lack of lifeguards is a primary factor in th...
Apr 12, 2019
Williams Lake Mayor recovering after successful surgery following heart attack
Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb is recovering in a Kelowna hospital after successful surgery relating to a Wednesday heart attack. Mayor Cobb admitted himself in to Cariboo Memorial on Wednesday morning...
Apr 12, 2019
Province reaffirms commitment to early child care with new investments
Nearly 4 million dollars in additional investments announced today continue to show the province's commitment to improving child care. Adding to the more than 2 million dollars in early childhood educ...
Apr 12, 2019
Prince George RCMP continue search for shooting suspects
Prince George RCMP spent 5 hours clearing out a multi-tennant building on Tuesday as they continue to search for two shooting suspects. At roughly 10:00 in the morning, police arrived at the residence...
Apr 12, 2019
Quesnel RCMP investigating serious assault
Quesnel RCMP are investigating an assault that happened early Friday morning. Police were called out to the 500 block of Callanan Street around 4:00 a.m. where they found a man suffering severe injuri...
Apr 12, 2019
Fort St. James RCMP looking for missing man
Fort St. James RCMP are asking for help finding a missing man. Investigators say 27 year-old Jarett Randy Sutherland was last heard from Friday April 5 when he spoke to his mother. He was reported mis...
Apr 11, 2019
Williams Lake nurses training to bring full maternity services back to Cariboo Memorial
A group of nurses from Williams Lake are doing their part to restore regular maternity services at Cariboo Memorial Hospital. Five nurses from the city are currently in Kamloops for the second part of...
Apr 11, 2019
CN track in Williams Lake damaged overnight
Rail traffic will not be interrupted after a secondary track in Williams Lake suffered damage overnight. CN workers roped off the Frizzi Road track for what's being called significant damage. While th...
Apr 11, 2019