Tag Archives: williams lake
Quesnel RCMP nab suspect car with spike belt
Quesnel RCMP used a spike belt to catch up with two suspects in a car Saturday. The vehicle had fled from Williams Lake Mounties Friday, but when police spotted it coming down Dragon Lake Hill the nex...
Aug 26, 2019
Williams Lake RCMP investigate homicide
Williams Lake RCMP are investigating a homicide. Police were called out at 12:47 Tuesday morning for a report of shots fired int he 1100 block of Mackenzie Avenue. Officers found an injured male in th...
Aug 06, 2019
Highway 97 crash kills one, seriously injures two
RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle crash in the Cariboo that killed one person and sent two people to hospital. Mounties were called out just before 1:00 p.m. Friday to a stretch of Highway 97 near ...
Aug 03, 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
CRD to hold hearing on cannabis production
The Cariboo Regional District wants to keep cannabis growing in heavy industrial zones. The CRD has allowed medical marijuana production in the zones since 2014, but with legalization, the district is...
Jul 30, 2019
Williams Lake issues Water Quality Advisory
The City of Williams Lake has issued a Water Quality Advisory about the levels of manganese in its drinking water. Officials say the drinking water hasn't changed, but the guidelines from the federal ...
Jul 29, 2019
Williams Lake RCMP recommend arson charges after Tuesday grass fire
Two Williams Lake men could be facing arson charges relating to a grass fire from Tuesday. Police were called out to the stampede grounds behind the Shoppers' Drug Mart for reports of the fire late in...
Jul 11, 2019
Application period for Williams Lake Grant-in-Aid program now open
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 intake of the Williams Lake Grant-in-Aid program. Each year, the City provides funding via the program to innitiatives led by non-profit organizations....
Jul 11, 2019
Flood warning issued for Chilcotin River area after days of extreme rainfall
Significant and persistent rainfall over the past 4 days has prompted a flood warning for the area arounf the Chilcotin River. According to the River Forecast Centre, who issued the warning yesterday,...
Jul 09, 2019
Taseko Mines to seek injunction to perform work in Tsilhqot'in territory
After a peaceful Tsilhqot'in protest prevented them from beginning work near Williams Lake last week, Taseko Mines is looking to the courts. Taseko had planned to move in equipment to perform explorat...
Jul 08, 2019