Williams Lake

• Evacuation order issued for new wildfire burning near Quesnel and Williams Lake

  A new out-of-control wildfire in British Columbia's Interior has sparked a mandatory evacuation order in an area approximately 600 kilometres north of Vancouver.

  Fire

  May 21
  
• 2 arrested after ‘violent’ stabbing at Williams Lake motel: RCMP

  Williams Lake RCMP officers responded to a call of the stabbing at a Williams Lake motel on Wednesday just before 5 p.m.

  Crime

  May 18
  
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• Stretch of Highway 20 reopens after earlier closure by wildfire

  Two wildfires: one near Williams Lake and another near Pemberton, popped up Wednesday as dry conditions in the Kamloops and Cariboo regions persit with 23 active wildfires in B.C.

  Canada

  Apr 26
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• Dust advisories issued for 10 communities in B.C. Interior

  The air quality advisories are expected to remain in effect until dust levels fall due to precipitation, dust-suppression measures or a change in traffic patterns.

  Weather

  Mar 23
• B.C. man dies from freak snowmobile accident, donated organs help 13 people

  “Trevor touched 13 different people when he left this world. And that is an amazing thing.”

  Canada

  Mar 15
• 2 lumber mills in B.C.’s Interior to resume operations

  The two Tolko lumber mills, located in Armstrong and near Williams Lake, B.C., underwent temporary curtailments earlier this year but will resume operations next week.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• First Nation says search finds 66 potential new burial sites at former B.C. residential school

  The Williams Lake First Nation said 66 "reflections," displaying characteristics indicative of potential human remains have been found on the grounds of the former school.

  Perspectives

  Jan 25
• Gang violence: Cariboo man deemed dangerous to community, B.C. RCMP warn

  Police say the man may be at risk of gang-related violence, which not only poses a risk to him but also to anyone who associates with him or anyone who is near him.

  Crime

  Jan 14
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• Family of missing Nuxalk and Heiltsuk man offers $10,000 reward for information

  'He’s a good-hearted, kind person, and it’s totally out of character for him to be out of contact with us for this long,' Carl Schooner Jr.'s father said on Thursday.

  Canada

  Jan 12
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• Blast of frigid air topples 15 B.C. temperature records

  The Puntzi Mountain Area set a new record when the mercury plunged to -46.9 C, breaking an old record of -43 C set in 2008.

  Weather

  Dec 21, 2022