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A bear cub named Rock came into the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter in the summer of 2020 after police found it in a cage in a home. He spent a year with the shelter before being release healthy. Justin Thibault has now been sentenced for unlawful possession of live wildlife in provincial court on March 3, 2023. (Photo from NLWS Facebook page)

Man fined $7,500 for keeping bear cub in a cage

Bear taken to Northern Lights Wildlife Society in 2020 and released into the wild the following year

A bear cub named Rock came into the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter in the summer of 2020 after police found it in a cage in a home. He spent a year with the shelter before being release healthy. Justin Thibault has now been sentenced for unlawful possession of live wildlife in provincial court on March 3, 2023. (Photo from NLWS Facebook page)
UNBC First Nations Studies student Sarah Dixon holds the plaque she received during National Forest Week this past fall. Dixon was raised at Alkali Lake and Williams Lake. (UNBC photo)

Cariboo-Chilcotin student wins forestry award

Sarah Dixon is focused on natural sustainability at UNBC

UNBC First Nations Studies student Sarah Dixon holds the plaque she received during National Forest Week this past fall. Dixon was raised at Alkali Lake and Williams Lake. (UNBC 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)
Cariboo cultural icon Joey Only knows the land and studies the weather, with his own brand of wit, intelligence and humour. (Photo submitted)

This week’s Quesnel WEATHER FORECAST by Joey Only

Outlaw weatherman gives real forecast with whimsical delivery

Cariboo cultural icon Joey Only knows the land and studies the weather, with his own brand of wit, intelligence and humour. (Photo submitted)
River Kings forward Colin Bell takes a shot on Kangaroos goaltender Ryan Manderson. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

Terrace River Kings kick off CIHL finals with 6 – 5 overtime win

Kangaroos will have home ice advantage at game 2 in Quesnel

River Kings forward Colin Bell takes a shot on Kangaroos goaltender Ryan Manderson. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
Cariboo cultural outlaw Joey Only is getting famous for his unique weather broadcasts. His “comedeorolgy” is going global, all from the mountains of Wells. (Photo submitted)

Comedeorology is showing off the Cariboo and Joey Only’s weathermind

Wells singer-songwriter is now a weather broadcaster storming up the charts

Cariboo cultural outlaw Joey Only is getting famous for his unique weather broadcasts. His “comedeorolgy” is going global, all from the mountains of Wells. (Photo submitted)
Investigators examine an SUV with bullet holes in its windshield and door in the parking lot of the Quesnel Seniors’ Centre following a police-involved shooting incident that happened Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 at about 3:30 a.m. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

RCMP cleared after shooting man 11 times in downtown Quesnel: police watchdog

Man grabbed, chambered, and discharged shotgun before RCMP fired

Investigators examine an SUV with bullet holes in its windshield and door in the parking lot of the Quesnel Seniors’ Centre following a police-involved shooting incident that happened Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 at about 3:30 a.m. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
The RCMP led off the parade to the cenotaph for Keremeos’ Remembrance Day ceremony in 2022. (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: How much do you know about the RCMP?

Canada’s national police force turns 150 years old in 2023

The RCMP led off the parade to the cenotaph for Keremeos’ Remembrance Day ceremony in 2022. (Black Press file photo)
Freida Whales, one of B.C.’s best known drag perfpormers, is coming to Quesnel for a Pride Day event. Anonymous flyers were distributed in protest of her appearance. (Photo contributed)

Anonymous hand out protests drag queen scheduled to perform at Quesnel Pride Day event

Freida Whales appearance protested anonymously

Freida Whales, one of B.C.’s best known drag perfpormers, is coming to Quesnel for a Pride Day event. Anonymous flyers were distributed in protest of her appearance. (Photo contributed)
Katy Jasper (No. 58, Williams Lake Ski Club), Roan Davison (60, Cariboo Ski Touring Club), Amelia Legut-Petersen (62, Caledonia Nordic Ski Club) and Max Kovach (59, CSTC) vie for places on the final bend in the U12-B final. (Laurie Bare, photo)

Northern Teck Cup races in Quesnel

Hallis Lake hosts the region’s top cross-country skiers

Katy Jasper (No. 58, Williams Lake Ski Club), Roan Davison (60, Cariboo Ski Touring Club), Amelia Legut-Petersen (62, Caledonia Nordic Ski Club) and Max Kovach (59, CSTC) vie for places on the final bend in the U12-B final. (Laurie Bare, photo)
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)
Quesnel’s Jamie Schpak, rink attendant in Prince George, was on scene to help save the life of a heart attack victim who collapsed after a hockey game. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Quesnel’s Jamie Schpak cool as ice while saving a life

Rink attendent on-hand to render critical assistance

Quesnel’s Jamie Schpak, rink attendant in Prince George, was on scene to help save the life of a heart attack victim who collapsed after a hockey game. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
Britynn "Hurricane" Carter is competing at the Canada Winter Games. (Photo submitted)

Quesnel athletes underway at Canada Winter Games

Carter and Dunn back in action today and tomorrow respectively

Britynn "Hurricane" Carter is competing at the Canada Winter Games. (Photo submitted)
Future CNC graduates like these are invited to the College of New Caledonia’s Quesnel campus for an open house on March 3, as are all who are interested in seeing what the local branch has to offer. (Rebecca Dyok photo — Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

The house of CNC is open in Quesnel

Local campus inviting in one and all for tours, demonstrations

Future CNC graduates like these are invited to the College of New Caledonia’s Quesnel campus for an open house on March 3, as are all who are interested in seeing what the local branch has to offer. (Rebecca Dyok photo — Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
The Quesnel Kangaroos won two in a row against the Nechako Northstars to take the second round of the Central Interior Hockey League 2022-23 playoffs and move on to the league finals. (Tracey Roberts photo)

Quesnel wins versus Nechako and moves on to CIHL finals

Roos relentless in playoffs

The Quesnel Kangaroos won two in a row against the Nechako Northstars to take the second round of the Central Interior Hockey League 2022-23 playoffs and move on to the league finals. (Tracey Roberts photo)
Crash on Highway 5 north of Kamloops. (Skilled Truckers/ Facebook)

3 people killed, others injured in major fiery crash on Highway 5

Two pickup trucks and one SUV involved in the collision

  • Mar 1, 2023
Crash on Highway 5 north of Kamloops. (Skilled Truckers/ Facebook)
Stop The Spray BC wants government policy to reflect hardwoods as a healthy part of a forest, to improve moose habitat, reduce fire risk, and foster economic uses for species like aspen, birch and cottonwood. (Stop The Spray BC photo)

Group calls for forest diversity policies around Quesnel

Forests without hardwoods bad for ecosystems, communities

Stop The Spray BC wants government policy to reflect hardwoods as a healthy part of a forest, to improve moose habitat, reduce fire risk, and foster economic uses for species like aspen, birch and cottonwood. (Stop The Spray BC photo)
Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy tables her first budget in the legislative assembly at legislature in Victoria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

What you need to know about the B.C. government’s 2023 budget

Big spending on health, community grants and ways to curb inflation

Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy tables her first budget in the legislative assembly at legislature in Victoria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Four Rivers Co-Op bought 10 Husky gas bars in northern B.C., including Quesnel.

Co-Op has a growth spurt, inluding Quesnel

This is one of 10 sites Co-Op purchased from Husky in northern BC

Four Rivers Co-Op bought 10 Husky gas bars in northern B.C., including Quesnel.
Cariboo cultural outlaw Joey Only is getting famous for his unique weather broadcasts. His “comedeorolgy” shows are going global, all from the mountains of Wells. (Photo submitted)

Outlaw Cariboo weather report by Joey Only (for Quesnel and region)

Cariboo cultural icon Joey Only colourfully forecasts the week’s weather

Cariboo cultural outlaw Joey Only is getting famous for his unique weather broadcasts. His “comedeorolgy” shows are going global, all from the mountains of Wells. (Photo submitted)