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

 

Locals and visitors agree, no Cariboo vacation would be complete without a day at Barkerville. Elladee Brown photo / Explore Cariboo

From history-rich walks to hand-crafted beers, it’s time to explore the Cariboo like a local

One of the best parts of travelling is discovering those special places…

  • Mar 13, 2023

 

Quesnel's Laura Balkwill (left) and Vancouver Island's Sophia Ledingham came 3rd and 2nd respectively in the Youth Women (16-18) Sprint division at the Biathlon BC Championships held in Prince George. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Quesnel biathletes shot through the weather

Biathlon BC championships had CSTC athletes on podium

 

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.

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)
Alexis Mackenzie is the QFPA Dance Performer of the Year for 2023. This local performer is awarded a trophy, scholarship, and professional photo shoot donated by Wild x Darling. (Photo by Clarke Action Photography)

Dancers stretch and leap to Quesnel podium

Quesnel Performing Arts Festival underway with dance elements

Alexis Mackenzie is the QFPA Dance Performer of the Year for 2023. This local performer is awarded a trophy, scholarship, and professional photo shoot donated by Wild x Darling. (Photo by Clarke Action Photography)
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

Trevor Pierce was an avid outdoor enthusiast and snowmobiler. (Photo submitted)
Barkerville boss Kate Cox won the 2023 Business Woman of the Year for the BC tourism industry at the BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference gala held in Prince George. (Photo submitted)

Barkerville boss leads tourism women

Kate Cox was award Business Woman of the Year for BC tourism sector

Barkerville boss Kate Cox won the 2023 Business Woman of the Year for the BC tourism industry at the BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference gala held in Prince George. (Photo submitted)
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)
RCMP retired Sgt. Stuart Murray stands on guard by the commemorative placard explaining the relationship between the Lhtako Dene Nation and City of Quesnel as co-hosts of the 2024 BC Winter Games. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Lhtako and Quesnel equal Games hosts

First Nation and municipality share the BCWG billing

RCMP retired Sgt. Stuart Murray stands on guard by the commemorative placard explaining the relationship between the Lhtako Dene Nation and City of Quesnel as co-hosts of the 2024 BC Winter Games. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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)