Cariboo

Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural Indoor Spring Classic Rodeo coming up April 14, 15 and 16. (Williams Lake Tribune file photo)

Expect tradition, modern twists at Indoor Spring Classic Rodeo in Williams Lake

Extra protocols will be in place to safeguard livestock, ticket sales online

 

Weighing five pounds, nine ounces, a baby boy was born in a minivan Feb. 28, en route to the hospital in Williams Lake. (Photo submitted)

Cariboo woman delivers baby in minivan en route to hospital

It was a third baby for Brittany Lee of Likely, B.C.

 

Trevor Pierce was an avid outdoor enthusiast and snowmobiler. (Photo submitted)

Deadly snowmobile accident inspires Williams Lake widow to call for better ramp safety

Shanelle Pierce said her husband was fatally injured loading his snowmobile

 

Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake city council asks Interior Health for truth, answers on doctors’ departures

Council also wants meetings with IH and B.C.’s health minister

Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Jessica James, who grew up in Nimpo Lake, B.C., is the star aviator in History’s reality show Lost Car Rescue, with Season 2 to be released this Spring. (Jeff Topham photo)

Nimpo Lake pilot happy to be right where she is, taking off in Season 2 of Lost Car Rescue

Female aviators might still be a rarity, but growing up in Nimpo Lake, it came naturally to James

Jessica James, who grew up in Nimpo Lake, B.C., is the star aviator in History’s reality show Lost Car Rescue, with Season 2 to be released this Spring. (Jeff Topham photo)
White-nose syndrome occurrence map – by year (2023). Downloaded 2023-02-07. (Photo: Available at https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/where-is-wns)

Public asked to watch for unusual activity as deadly disease threatens Cariboo bats

Researchers enlist the public’s help as White Nose Syndrome shows up in neighbouring regions

  • Mar 6, 2023
White-nose syndrome occurrence map – by year (2023). Downloaded 2023-02-07. (Photo: Available at https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/where-is-wns)
Tolko Industries Soda Creek Division in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Operations resume at Tolko lumber mills in Cariboo, North Okanagan

Lumber divisions at Soda Creek and Armstrong return to work March 6 after a two-month curtailment

Tolko Industries Soda Creek Division in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Youth play their fiddles during the recording of a song and music video project. (Shannon O’Donovan photo)

Cariboo youth, musicians, to release music video with positive message around climate change

Song, video, meant to inspire action, share experiences

Youth play their fiddles during the recording of a song and music video project. (Shannon O’Donovan photo)
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Highway 97 RCMP traffic stops lead to seizures of cannabis, cocaine

A driver was transporting in excess of 250 plants

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A section of the entranceway at Parkside Gallery collapsed after a driver hit one of the posts Sunday afternoon. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press).

Parkside Gallery in 100 Mile House closed after driver backs into entranceway post

Incident causes a section of the building’s overhang to collapse

A section of the entranceway at Parkside Gallery collapsed after a driver hit one of the posts Sunday afternoon. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press).
Central Cariboo Search and Rescue has issued a statement saying one of its volunteer members was killed in the avalanche on Feb. 11 in the Chilcotin. (Avalanche Canada website screen shot)

Chilcotin avalanche victim a member of Central Cariboo Search and Rescue

‘This member was a treasured part of our team,’ said CCSAR president

Central Cariboo Search and Rescue has issued a statement saying one of its volunteer members was killed in the avalanche on Feb. 11 in the Chilcotin. (Avalanche Canada website screen shot)
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RCMP continue to investigate circumstances surrounding fatal crash south of Williams Lake

Seven occupants were involved in the two-vehicle collision

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Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad from the Stswecem΄c Xgat΄tem First Nation lives in Williams Lake, B.C. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Editorial: A step in the right direction

B.C. will formally recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Feb 12, 2023
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad from the Stswecem΄c Xgat΄tem First Nation lives in Williams Lake, B.C. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The Iverson family is grieving the loss of their daughter, Kaylee, (pictured beside her mom Amanda), following a motor vehicle incident on Highway 97 Friday, Feb. 10 near 150 Mile House. Their son Konnor (pictured left, back row) was critically injured and flown to Royal Inland Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Kennedy Lisa Photography)
The Iverson family is grieving the loss of their daughter, Kaylee, (pictured beside her mom Amanda), following a motor vehicle incident on Highway 97 Friday, Feb. 10 near 150 Mile House. Their son Konnor (pictured left, back row) was critically injured and flown to Royal Inland Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Kennedy Lisa Photography)
The Indoor Spring Classic Rodeo will replace the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo. (Williams Lake Tribune file photo)

Hold onto your cowboy hat; Indoor Spring Classic Rodeo set for Williams Lake

Event to replace the former Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo

  • Feb 9, 2023
The Indoor Spring Classic Rodeo will replace the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo. (Williams Lake Tribune file photo)
Last winter Barkerville provided the backdrop for a Bollywood film. (Photo submitted)

Barkerville to host free B.C. Family Day event

Kick sled races will be held for all ages

  • Feb 8, 2023
Last winter Barkerville provided the backdrop for a Bollywood film. (Photo submitted)
Quesnel Lake is a major tributary of the Fraser River and one of the deepest fjord lakes in the world, and a fishing destination lake for many. (Angie Mindus file photo)

Mount Polley Mine effluent permit extended for discharge into Quesnel Lake

The mine is the site of the tailings dam breach in August of 2014

Quesnel Lake is a major tributary of the Fraser River and one of the deepest fjord lakes in the world, and a fishing destination lake for many. (Angie Mindus file photo)
Jason and Pharis Romero of Horsefly, B.C. have been nominated for a JUNO for Traditional Album of the Year. (Patrick King photo)
Jason and Pharis Romero of Horsefly, B.C. have been nominated for a JUNO for Traditional Album of the Year. (Patrick King photo)
A vehicle collision on Highway 97 about 23 kilometres south of Quesnel has traffic Friday evening, Dec. 30. Road conditions at the time were extremely icy. (Baldev Singh photo)

Good Samaritan hit trying to help motorist near Quesnel has died

The elderly man was struck trying to help others

A vehicle collision on Highway 97 about 23 kilometres south of Quesnel has traffic Friday evening, Dec. 30. Road conditions at the time were extremely icy. (Baldev Singh photo)
Log trucks are unloaded in the Tolko log yard Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Williams Lake. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Environment Canada warns cold weather on the way for B.C.’s Interior

Temperatures will plummet by the weekend

  • Jan 26, 2023
Log trucks are unloaded in the Tolko log yard Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Williams Lake. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)