Category Archives: 2019
Some Cariboo babies still being born in Williams Lake despite obstetrical suspension
Interior Health says about six Cariboo area babies have been born in Kamloops since the suspension of obstetrical services in Williams Lake. However, four moms have delivered at Cariboo Memorial Hospi...
Mar 05, 2019
RCMP could suffer from Dawson Creek budget cuts
Dawson Creek City Council could be slashing RCMP funding, even while facing an increase in crime. According to Mayor Dale Bumstead, the city often operates on 21 or 22 officers, despite budgeting for ...
Mar 05, 2019
New Hazelton RCMP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm
A New Hazelton RCMP officer has been charged with assault causing bodily harm. The BC Prosecution Service says the charge against Constable Eric Andrew Unrau was laid in connection with an on-duty inc...
Mar 05, 2019
MP wants review of killer's transfer to medium-security facility
A Northern B.C. MP wants the federal government to review the transfer of a convicted serial killed from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility. Cody Legebokoff was sentenced to life ...
Mar 05, 2019
South Cariboo RCMP warning ski pilots not to use popular Watson Lake landing strip
South Cariboo RCMP are warning recreational vehicle users and pilots of a man-made hazard on a popular Watson Lake landing strip. Police were notified on Sunday of a snow berm built across the Lake, n...
Mar 05, 2019
Fraser Health issues urgent warning over fentanyl contamination in cocaine
Fraser Health has issued an urgent warning regarding possible fentanyl contamination in cocaine. According to the health authority, first responders attended at least 12 overdose calls in Surrey alone...
Mar 05, 2019
Charges laid following weekend Williams Lake shooting
Police have laid charges in relation to a Williams Lake shooting from Saturday. 28 year-old Randi Allison Saunders is facing two counts of discharging a firearms with the intent to wound. Saunders was...
Mar 05, 2019
Private-owned cannabis store moves closer to approval in Terrace; two close to fruition in Quesnel
Another recreational cannabis store in Terrace is inching closer to realization after passing their first provincial background check. Late last year, City Council approved an application for a retail...
Mar 05, 2019
AiMHi Prince George replacing large donation bins following two deaths in the province last year
With at least 2 deaths occurring in lockable donation bins in BC last year, one Prince George business is making a change. AiMHi Prince George Association for Community Living is replacing their 39 ou...
Mar 05, 2019
Fort St John RCMP searching for stolen vehicle
Police in Fort St John are on the lookout for a stolen vehicle. At roughly 8:30 Saturday morning, a resident started up their white 4-door Chevy Cavalier to warm up in the Totem Mall parking lot. When...
Mar 05, 2019