Williams Lake Tribune

Down on the bottom land next to the river, one can see a small collection of buildings, not kept up or occupied for decades. These are what remain of the Pothole Ranch, once a thriving little Chilcotin homestead.

Another Saturday reflection view of Williams Lake.

His colleagues in the House of Commons agree with him, and on Friday, Dec. 11, Doherty’s motion to establish a universal 988 suicide prevention hotline passed unanimously in Parliament.

Rob Fleming said Tuesday that the government would look to keep schools and daycares open even if the province were to lock down the economy to stop community transmission. That doesn’t mean that we wouldn’t amend how we deliver education, he said in an interview.

The Nelson Police Department will conduct further investigation to determine if there is a nexus between the health crisis and the alleged assault, Weber wrote.

Lest we Forget We spied this at the cenotaph this afternoon - an individual touch from the 6th Williams Lake Guides.

Crews have brought in cubicles and 20 beds and Tamara Garreau, social programs supervisor for CFS, said staff is being hired so there will be two people working at the Longhouse 24/7.

Fire department attends Williams Lake Salvation Army after mixing of chemical cleaning products unleashes strong vapors

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The solemn occasion officially commemorates the end of the First World War in 1918 and honours the men and women who have served, and continue to serve, Canada. This year also marked the 75th year since the end of the Second World War.

In hosting the contest, the company said it wants to thank everyone for the overwhelming support the business has received.

Foul play is not suspected, and conduct of the file has been handed over to the BC Coroners Service, said Cpl. Madonna Saunderson, of North District RCMP media relations.

Yet the promised funds fall short of what groups had requested, and the government offered no new plans for eliminating the barriers and long waits that thousands of disabled veterans have been facing in trying to access federal benefits and services.

Every winter, I see them struggling, and they’re having colts at all different times of the year. I’ve seen them eating cardboard boxes. It’s the same thing every winter, which breaks my heart.

Brian Sawyer of The Guitar Seller on Borland Street said he wanted to thank the post office for delivering a unusually addressed letter to his store and the incident reminded him why he enjoys living in Williams Lake.

Williams Lake is my home and I never, ever found the need to go anywhere else, he said of why he has stayed. I like the community, I did business here and in the early days being involved with cubs, scouts and the chamber, I knew almost everyone in town.

We have seen a rising number of new cases of COVID-19 across the province and we need to slow this down, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a statement on the situation Nov. 18

The City of Williams Lake is reminding residents of its snow removal policies.

Remembrance Day Services in Williams Lake 2020

What does it look like where you are today? Share your fall photos with us.

The lit up trees on Oliver Street add some cheer on a rainy Tuesday night in Williams Lake.

Drugs found included 1,143 grams of cocaine, one litre of gamma-hydroxybutyrate also known as GHB and 2,931 grams of synthetic cannabis. Two vehicles were also seized.

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Watch for live coverage of Remembrance Day Services in Williams Lake getting underway soon

Casual Country 2020 explores traditional Indigenous medicine in the Cariboo Chilcotin

Have you been getting one-ring phone calls? The numbers on my screen have been 011-371-67-497-770, 37167497685, 37128368482 and 01137127042061.

It was very uncertain at the beginning of the season and in fact the chief forester even called for a halt to tree planting that was in progress in mid-April, but that pause gave us time to work with the broader sector as well as the provincial health officer to develop the order, which is really a series of measures to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

A scaled down Remembrance Day ceremony will take place Wednesday, Nov. 11 in Williams Lake and the public is being asked to view it from home via the Tribune’s Facebook or on Shaw Cable.

Have you checked out the latest exhibit at the Station House Gallery?

Remediation orders from the City of Williams Lake are requiring that all material, stockpiles, inventory and debris be removed from the edge of 11 properties on Frizzi Road.

Happy Friday evening.

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Of the 525 new cases, 325 are in the Fraser Health region, 159 in Vancouver Coastal, 27 in Interior Health and seven each in Northern Health and Vancouver Island. The number of people in hospital province-wide is up to 142, with 46 in intensive care, and three more people have died for a total of 284 since the pandemic began

COVID has not only resulted in the cancellation of a grand opening scheduled for May 1 but the need for a new space where a judge, 10 elders and the accused, joined with their legal representative, can safely sit around a table

The total number of cases in the region is now at 522. Currently, there are 34 cases and those individuals are now in isolation. One person is in the hospital.

Dr. Bonnie Henry says she appreciates all the notes and positive feedback she has received since saying on Tuesday that shes had security in her home after receiving abusive letters and calls to staff.

Advance polls are open until Wednesday, Oct. 21

Due to higher rates of COVID-19 being detected, Interior Health stated Tuesday (Nov. 10), it is concerned by the upward trend and frequency of new clusters in the region

Lumber prices across North America have nearly tripled since 2019. Based on a weekly price report by the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, the price of SPF (spruce, pine, fir) 24 lumber as of Sept. 18 is at $1,288 per thousand board feet, up from a 2019 average annual of $499.

Our plan had been simple: graze all the ground we didn’t hay too wet to hay in the late summer and early fall but it was now flooded with as much as three feet of water and therefore not suitable for grazing, writes David Zirnhelt in his weekly column.

Ian James, director of community services with the City of Williams Lake, said following the joint recommendation of these organizations, the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex has implemented a policy effective Oct. 16 that will no longer allow spectators at its indoor ice arenas until further notice

Its a little bit of privacy, a little bit of lifestyle and a little bit the people, (because) when they do find out who I am and what I do, they dont treat me different than anyone else and thats what I like, said Kevin Peters, a stone carver living at Loon Lake.

Organized by Ella Kruss and Julia Zirnhelt, two teenagers that are also part of the local the Cariboo’s Third Planet Crusade, the event saw a group of about 20 people march from outside city hall, down past the Cariboo Regional District library, Cariboo Memorial Complex, provincial government building, court house and RCMP detachment before arriving back at city hall.

BCSPCA removed 97 animals: 43 puppies, 24 adult and senior dogs, 27 horses and three cats from a Princeton property on Sept. 22.

Concerns surrounding a scheduled exhibition game in Williams Lake this weekend involving the Prince George-based Northern Capitals and the Fraser Valley Rush of the BC Female Major Midget AAA League have prompted questions surrounding community safety

Probably about 60 per cent of our population live off-reserve, so we want to do as much we can to get accommodations to bring our people home," said Chief Joe Alphonse.

Due to the possibility of changing conditions, and the works that are currently underway in the river valley, the Emergency Operations Centre would like to remind the public that access to the river valley trail network is currently closed.

The Remembrance Day ceremony in Williams Lake will not be the usual large gathering due to COVID-19 restrictions

Cariboo Regional District directors Barb Bachmeier, Maureen LeBourdais and chair Margo Wagner weigh in on some of the CRD resolutions endorsed at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention this week, and some that were not endorsed.

Here’s a novel idea, government. Instead of spending money indiscriminately Willy Nilly, give us some personal protective equipment (PPE) so we can hug our loved ones something we know our mother is craving.

Trudeau is expected to have an announcement about his governments ongoing efforts to protect Canadians and combat the potentially deadly novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The new WLFN administration building is taking shape

By becoming sister communities with the Tilhqot’in Nation, we are formalizing an important relationship that we have been building over the past three years and more.

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RCMP say Parks Canada staff in a helicopter found the bodies just before dark on Tuesday night near Verdant Pass.

We will miss Aileen terribly, her tenacious attitude, dedication to the CDC and passion for making childrens lives better set the standards we follow today. Williams Lake and the Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre has lost a strong child advocate and community leader.

There have now been a total of 8,543 cases in B.C. since the novel coronavirus pandemic began.

After two separate single vehicle crashes into power poles in the last month, Westridge area residents are voicing concerns about speeding drivers

A home invasion at a rural property east of 100 Mile House is linked to a legal cannabis grow operation, said 100 Mile House RCMP.

We got so much good feedback. I feel like it was a huge blessing in disguise. We would never have known how people felt.

Taseko Gibraltar is recognized for its collaborative approaches, including the Fraser River Salmon Sampling Program, a partnership with Xatll First Nation and the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council

Staff Sgt. Del Byron said at 1:03 p.m. police were called in relation to the theft of a red 2014 Kia Rio with the license plate number JMO5OH

Individuals who may need a test should call their family physician, nurse practitioner or the closest Interior Health community testing and assessment centre.

Yes, you read that right and as Kraft Heinz Canada announced Tuesday: the seasonal Kraft Dinner aint no basic batch.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, our forests have been a place to escape from feeling cooped up.

Growing up in Middleton, N.S., he often travelled around the province with his father, who was a log buyer. I can remember as a kid watching these guys. At the time they didnt have those debarkers you see in mills now.

Canfor has sold 75 per cent of the land to Brian Fehr, founder and former chairman of The BID Group, a multinational corporation, and current chairman of the board for SmartLam North America, which produces mass timber products. The other 25 per cent is said to have been purchased by Simpcw First Nation.

No one was answering the phones in reception Wednesday evening but resort owner Kin Wa Chan, reached by phone in Vancouver, confirmed the health inspector ordered them to close.

Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, outgoing president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, was visibly frustrated as she introduced the executives now-annual resolution on cannabis revenue sharing.

City of Williams Lake Survey results show residents are generally supportive of the Williams Lake Lake First Nations cannabis manufacturing facility on Mackenzie Avenue South

First Nations chiefs, councillors, local politicians, guide outfitters, ranchers and the general public showed up for rally in Williams Lake Wednesday, Sept. 23 in support of halting the antlerless moose hunt

Were putting in water lines, septic lines and upgrading a lot of our infrastructure. Both of our magic carpet conveyors will be operational this winter and the lift huts for both of those lifts have been completely replaced so the employees will have a much more comfortable place to work in and makes the place look a heck of a lot better, Bramsleven said.

While the trees are there, they are not healthy enough or showing the kind of vigour that you need for a really healthy forest in the long-term, said Forest Practices Board executive director Kevin Kriese in reference to a special investigation into Interior Douglas-fir stands.

Rally in a williams Lake to protect cow moose and calves from being hunted

Rally in Williams Lake to protest the cow moose and calf hunt in B.C.

It is anticipated that First Nations chiefs, local hunters, guide outfitters, members of the agricultural community and civic representatives will gather at 11 a.m. outside the Williams Lake Tourism Discovery Centre at 1660 Broadway Avenue South on Wednesday, Sept. 23 (today).

Dawson Road Maintenance is scheduled to do some repairs to the Likely Bridge in Oct. 5 - 19