Tag Archives: Quesnel
New bus shelter at Quesnel hospital complete
Quesnel residents waiting to take the Northern Health Connections bus now have a place to keep out of the elements. A new bus shelter at GR Baker Memorial Hospital that will provide a more weather-pro...
Aug 28, 2019
Crash closes Highway 97 south of Quesnel
Highway 97 is closed in both directions between Williams Lake and Quesnel. Few details are available, but the transportation ministry says a multi-vehicle incident has shut down a five kilometre secti...
Aug 02, 2019
Regional Food Hub announced for Quesnel
The B.C. government has announced up to a half a million dollars to develop a regional food hub in the Cariboo. A food hub is a centralized shared-use processing facility for food and beverages. The i...
Jul 31, 2019
Province funding Cariboo wireless network upgrades
The B.C. government is funding the expansion of high-speed internet in the Cariboo. The Connecting British Columbia program is providing $298,406 to ABC Communications to help upgrade wireless upgrade...
Jul 23, 2019
New Junior Secondary School announced for Quesnel
Quesnel is getting a new Junior Secondary School. Education Minister Rob Fleming, along with District 28 Board Chair Gloria Jackson, and Mayor Bob Simpson made the announcement Friday afternoon. The p...
Jul 19, 2019
Quesnel RCMP led on spanning chase spurred by well-informed employee
A call from a well-informed resident sent RCMP on a grand chase across Quesnel on Wednesday. Initially, police received a call from an employee at a Malcolm Drive business notifying them of a man brea...
Jul 12, 2019
New supportive housing units on the way in Quesnel
Construction is set to begin on new 32-unit supportive housing project in Quesnel. Funded by the province and operated by the Quesnel Shelter and Support Society, the new units seek to help house and ...
Jul 11, 2019
Single vehicle collision near Quesnel claims one life
A single vehicle collision which occurred north of Quesnel early this morning has claimed one life. RCMP were called out to Highway 97 near Hush Lake at roughly 5:45 this morning for reports of the cr...
Jul 08, 2019
Quesnel Mayor says transition plan for forestry workers will have same access as previous closures
Forestry workers in Quesnel who suddenly find themselves without work will, despite rumours, have access to all the supports they have in the past, and then some. Those were the thoughts of Quesnel Ma...
Jul 03, 2019
FireSmart assistance program for northern communities extended by four months
Homeowners in six northern BC communities will be able to better prepare their properties for wildfires thanks to the extensions of a government-funded program. Sixteen individuals will work throughou...
Jun 26, 2019