Category Archives: 2019
Province makes changes to Supreme Court rules for second time this year
For the second time this year, the province is making changes to the way the BC Supreme Court handles motor vehicle action cases. On February 11th, changes were made to reduce expert evidence and opin...
Mar 25, 2019
Homes evacuated in Quesnel during police negotiations on Saturday
RCMP in Quesnel are revealing very little regarding an incident which saw a number of homes evacuated this weekend. Police were intitially called to the 200 block of Ritchie Street at roughly 3:30 Sat...
Mar 25, 2019
Province makes largest one-time investment in Search and Rescue in province's history
Ground Search and Rescue teams across BC will be receiving 18.6 million dollars in additional provincial funding. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth called the one-time payment a top-up of fundi...
Mar 25, 2019
Quesnel developing new volunteer recognition program
Volunteers from all walks of life are set to be honoured in Quensel as the city hashes out a new volunteer recognition program. After 37 years, City Council disbanded the Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of ...
Mar 25, 2019
Prescribed burns taking place near Williams Lake over next month
Six weeks of fuel management burning around Williams Lake is beginning today. Residents of Williams Lake and the surrounding communities way be able to see smoke while the burning is underway. BC Wild...
Mar 25, 2019
Body discovered near Terrace courthouse
RCMP in Terrace have launched an investigation after discovering a deceased body near the courthouse. At roughly 3:30 this afternoon, police received a report of a male body found on the trails near O...
Mar 22, 2019
CRD finalizes 2019 budget
With consultations now complete, the Cariboo Regional District has locked in their 2019 budget and 5 year financial plan. For 2019, the District's total operating budget will be 52.9 million dollars, ...
Mar 22, 2019
Williams Lake RCMP rescue baby accidentally locked in car
Williams Lake RCMP came to the rescue of a baby who had become locked in a car yesterday afternoon. At roughly 3:30, police were called out to Kiwanis park by the child's mother. According to the moth...
Mar 22, 2019
Second confirmed case of measles this month detected in 100 Mile House
Interior Health has confirmed a second case of measles in 100 Mile House in less than a month. Both cases are said to be connected and linked with outbreaks from outside of the province, rather than r...
Mar 22, 2019
Tŝilhqot’in rally outside B.C. Court of Appeal
Tilhqot'in Nation members and their supporters rallied outside the B.C. Court of Appeal this morning. Inside the courthouse, the Tilhqot'in are seeking an injunction against a drilling permit issued t...
Mar 22, 2019