Category Archives: News
Connectivity helps keep people safe on Haida Gwaii
According to Chris Ashurst, president of the Masset Marine Rescue Society upgrades to local internet networks and cellular service have made a big difference in the work they do. Masset Marine Rescue ...
Oct 02, 2019
Prince George break and enter
In the afternoon of Tuesday October 1st the Prince George RCMP received a report of a residential break and enter at a home on Summit Street, near the intersection of Ospika and Rainbow Drive. Sometim...
Oct 02, 2019
Resolutions made by the CRD
The Cariboo Regional District Board of Directors had a productive week attending the Union of B.C. Municipalities. Meetings, debates and professional development sessions all took place. The board sub...
Oct 01, 2019
Winter tire regulations take effect October 1st
With winter just around the corner the Government of B.C. is reminding drivers it's time to put on winter tires. Effective October 1st drivers travelling on most provincial highways are required to ha...
Oct 01, 2019
Robotics a big game changer for power utilities
According to GlobalData power utilities are using more robotics to handle the inspection of risky, time-consuming and hard to reach assets. They are also being utilized to maintain and improve their o...
Sep 30, 2019
Orange shirt day
September 30th every year is orange shirt day, the day to raise awareness of the terrible effects of the residential school systems and the resulted intergenerational trauma. Orange shirt day was firs...
Sep 30, 2019
NDP release new climate plan
The NDP have pledged bold new action to defend our environment. They have introduced a climate plan that will fight the climate crisis. The NDP have plans to reject Justin Trudeau's plan to increase o...
Sep 27, 2019
Open burning ban lifted in Williams Lake
All open fires will now be allowed in the Cariboo Fire Centre. Effective as of noon today, category 3 fires will once again be allowed. The Cariboo Fire Centre is allowing category 3 fires again due t...
Sep 27, 2019
Chasm man charged with murder in 19-year-old missing person case
A 52-year-old Chasm man has been arrested and formally charged in the death of a Kamloops mother who disappeared 19 years ago. Trent Larson is charged with second-degree murder for the May, 2000 death...
Sep 27, 2019
Northern B.C. students nab forestry scholarships
The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) has announced this years recipients of COFI's Forestry Scholarships during the celebration of National Forest Week. COFI established its forestry scholarship...
Sep 27, 2019