Cariboo

Gibraltar Mine unionized workers are on the picket line north of Williams Lake as of June 1. (Facebook photo)

Gibraltar Mine operations near Williams Lake suspended due to strike

Present collective agreement expired May 31, picket line went up just after midnight

 

Some residents in the Cariboo woke up to snow Wednesday, May 29. (Tanya Mack photo)

15 cm of snow falls in parts of Cariboo

Tanya Mack said she wished she waited until June to hang her flower baskets

 

Quesnel mayor Ron Paull (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Quesnel censures mayor in wake of residential school book controversy

Council disciplined the mayor for jeopardizing their relationship with Indigenous communities

Quesnel mayor Ron Paull (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
Wyn Parry died on February 19, 2024, four days after he was released from Cariboo Memorial Hospital. Family is speaking out about the care he received in his final stay at the facility. (Photo submitted)

Family calls for better care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital

The wife and daughter of a man who spent three weeks in hospital say they worry for others

Wyn Parry died on February 19, 2024, four days after he was released from Cariboo Memorial Hospital. Family is speaking out about the care he received in his final stay at the facility. (Photo submitted)
In the treeplanting world, out in the sometimes lonely and sometimes dangerous wilderness, a dog is a beloved companion. Block Dog is the latest film by former treeplanter Everett Bumstead, and looks at the replanting industry through the eyes of some dogs in the Cariboo forest. (Photo from Here Boy Films)

Barking up the right tree: B.C. treeplanting life focus of new dog-umentary

Block Dog picked up by CBC Gem because of its intrinsically Canadian story

In the treeplanting world, out in the sometimes lonely and sometimes dangerous wilderness, a dog is a beloved companion. Block Dog is the latest film by former treeplanter Everett Bumstead, and looks at the replanting industry through the eyes of some dogs in the Cariboo forest. (Photo from Here Boy Films)
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to multiple wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre Saturday, April 20. The largest fire is the Burgess Creek Wildfire (C20117), located 45 kilometres south of Quesnel and is approximately 1,600 hectares in size. (BC Wildfire Service photo)

UPDATE: Wildfire between Williams Lake, Quesnel grows to 1,600 hectares

An evacuation alert was issued Sunday night for six parcels

The BC Wildfire Service is responding to multiple wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre Saturday, April 20. The largest fire is the Burgess Creek Wildfire (C20117), located 45 kilometres south of Quesnel and is approximately 1,600 hectares in size. (BC Wildfire Service photo)
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Crash of truck hauling explosive materials claims life of driver in B.C. Interior

Single-vehicle incident shuts down most traffic to Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake

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Speed skating is underway at the 2024 Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games in Prince George Feb. 24. (Angie Mindus photo/Black Press Media)

PHOTOS: Speed skating competition part of Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games

The competition is underway in Prince George

Speed skating is underway at the 2024 Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games in Prince George Feb. 24. (Angie Mindus photo/Black Press Media)
The runs are bare and the parking lot is empty at Troll Ski Resort on Feb. 2, 2024, less than three weeks before the Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games are scheduled to begin, with no significant snowfall in the forecast. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Black Press Media)

Cariboo’s BC Winter Games dreams melting due to no snow

Some snow sports organizations have pulled out due to lack of snow

The runs are bare and the parking lot is empty at Troll Ski Resort on Feb. 2, 2024, less than three weeks before the Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games are scheduled to begin, with no significant snowfall in the forecast. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Black Press Media)
?Esdilagh Chief Troy Baptiste and filmmaker Julian Noisecat from Canim Lake, at the site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School in August 2021. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

B.C. residential school film, ‘Sugarcane’, premieres at Sundance festival

Documentary follows members of Williams Lake First Nation and neighbouring communities

?Esdilagh Chief Troy Baptiste and filmmaker Julian Noisecat from Canim Lake, at the site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School in August 2021. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Jennifer Toland of Eliguk Lake Lodge in the Chilcotin captured the cold perfectly in this photo taken during a similar cold snap in years’ past, like the cold weather the region is experiencing Jan. 12, 2024, where Puntzi Mountain in the coldest spot in B.C. (Jennifer Toland photo)

-46.9C at Puntzi Mountain the B.C. low, as extreme cold grips Chilcotin

Feels like -55C, some buses cancelled due to extreme weather in region

Jennifer Toland of Eliguk Lake Lodge in the Chilcotin captured the cold perfectly in this photo taken during a similar cold snap in years’ past, like the cold weather the region is experiencing Jan. 12, 2024, where Puntzi Mountain in the coldest spot in B.C. (Jennifer Toland photo)
Ice is forming over Williams Lake Jan. 11. (Angie Mindus photo)

Cariboo residents wake up to -48C windchill

Warming centre open in Williams Lake, as bitter cold expected to last until the weekend

Ice is forming over Williams Lake Jan. 11. (Angie Mindus photo)
A family of badgers, which are listed as endangered in B.C. are curious of onlooker Ivan Hardwick, who spent a lot of time and patience capturing this image near Horsefly. (Ivan Harwick photo)

Endangered Cariboo badgers at roadkill risk on B.C.’s Highway 97

Over the past 20 years well over 200 badgers have died as Cariboo roadkill

A family of badgers, which are listed as endangered in B.C. are curious of onlooker Ivan Hardwick, who spent a lot of time and patience capturing this image near Horsefly. (Ivan Harwick photo)
South Langley resident Patty Kiloh admired the scenery in the B.C. Cariboo region while taking part in the Xeni Gwet’in Youth Wagon Trip late last month. Submitted photo

Desire for light footprint feeds adventure tourism in Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

Back country tourism in the heart of B.C. needs front-country support and understanding: operator

South Langley resident Patty Kiloh admired the scenery in the B.C. Cariboo region while taking part in the Xeni Gwet’in Youth Wagon Trip late last month. Submitted photo
RCMP Cruiser. (File photo)

Cariboo-area man dead after Highway 97 crash near 100 Mile House

The incident shut down Highway 97 for several hours Tuesday night

RCMP Cruiser. (File photo)
Residents at the junction at Quesnel Lake were questioning the appearance of foam along the beaches this past summer. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Quesnel Lake scrutiny continues years after B.C.’s Mount Polley mine breach

Nearly a decade later, scientists monitor effects of 18 million cubic metres of copper mine sediment

Residents at the junction at Quesnel Lake were questioning the appearance of foam along the beaches this past summer. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Cariboo Gold Project regional map

Reigniting B.C.’s Barkerville gold rush still requires some digging

Massive building prime point of contention with new Wells mine near Quesnel

Cariboo Gold Project regional map
Overview of the village of Wells. (Image by Friends of Responsible Economic Development in Wells)

B.C. gives green light for Cariboo Gold mine near historic gold rush town

Cariboo Gold is a proposed underground gold mine in Wells owned by Osisko Development Corp

Overview of the village of Wells. (Image by Friends of Responsible Economic Development in Wells)
This trail camera shows the success of the lure scents for drawing bears into the counting zone. (Photo submitted)

Researchers hunt for bear minimums, bear maximums in B.C. wilderness

Cariboo region First Nations doing counting bears in anticipation of feeding future policy decisions

This trail camera shows the success of the lure scents for drawing bears into the counting zone. (Photo submitted)