Category Archives: News
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
Proposed Forest Act amendments improve fairness and stress public interest
Newly proposed Forest Act amendments will support public interest and increase fairness for smaller and Indigenous communities. Under the amendments, announced this morning, forest companies will now ...
Apr 11, 2019
Wildfire and Indigenous firefighters to gain better access to injury and illness supports
Changes to the Workers Compensation Act will give wildfire and Indigenous firefighters and investigators easier access to injury and illness supports. Under the new changes, the definition of presumpt...
Apr 11, 2019
Travel costs lead to high spending by pair of northeastern BC MPs
Prince George area MPs are among the heaviest spenders in Parliament, at least for most of last fiscal year. Between April 1st of 2018 and December 31st, Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty spent mo...
Apr 11, 2019
Williams Lake residents likely to face 1% tax increase in 2019
It's looking more and more like Williams Lake residents will be facing a one percent tax increase in 2019. City Council gave first, second, and third readings to their Municipal Tax Bylaw during their...
Apr 11, 2019