Williams Lake

Carl Schooner Jr. with his late grandmother Winnie Schooner. (Photo submitted)

1 year later, B.C. family carrying the burden of the son who did not come home

$10,000 reward offered in case of Carl Schooner Jr., last seen in Williams Lake on Dec. 3, 2022

Carl Schooner Jr. with his late grandmother Winnie Schooner. (Photo submitted)
Always with a smile on his face, Miles St. Amand has been working at the gas station, now called Best Buy Propane, for 32 years. (Kim Kimberlin photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Service with a smile: 32 years of pumping propane on the Cariboo Highway

Miles St. Amand, from Best Buy Propane, is just about one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet

Always with a smile on his face, Miles St. Amand has been working at the gas station, now called Best Buy Propane, for 32 years. (Kim Kimberlin photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
A young Bryan Reid Sr. building a Pioneer log home. (Photo submitted)

B.C.’s original Timber King reflects on 50 years of log homes

Williams Lake’s Pioneer Log Homes founder Bryan Reid Sr. said he did not regret one second

A young Bryan Reid Sr. building a Pioneer log home. (Photo submitted)
Anne Butters has found her stride as a fire fighter and strongwoman competitor. (Joel Kingston photo)

Former Williams Lake resident wins at Canadian Strongman championship

Third time’s a charm for Anne Butters

Anne Butters has found her stride as a fire fighter and strongwoman competitor. (Joel Kingston photo)
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers executive director Linda Annis poses for a Halloween-themed photo for the organization’s annual “least-wanted” trick-or-treaters list Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2023). (Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers)

5 men with ties to B.C. make Crime Stoppers ‘least-wanted’ Halloween list

Men are wanted for first-degree murder, kidnapping, extortion, among other charges

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers executive director Linda Annis poses for a Halloween-themed photo for the organization’s annual “least-wanted” trick-or-treaters list Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2023). (Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers)
A sign posted at Cariboo Memorial Hospital on Monday, Oct. 2, indicated the emergency room was closed. (Photo submitted)

Controversial ER closure sign in Williams Lake rooted in nursing shortage: Union

Latest Statistics Canada data shows B.C. has 5,850 nursing vacancies

A sign posted at Cariboo Memorial Hospital on Monday, Oct. 2, indicated the emergency room was closed. (Photo submitted)
Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

‘Disturbing’ sign at Williams Lake ER sparks debate in legislature, investigation

Premier David Eby says ER never closed as IH investigates sources of unauthorized closure notice

Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Kenza Lahlou and her husband Alae Zrira are Moroccan immigrants living in Williams Lake who are trying to raise money to rebuild a hospital or school in one of the small villages damaged by the earthquake in Morocco on Sept. 8. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Moroccan earthquake kills 7 family members of Williams Lake woman

‘The whole building they were staying in collapsed and we lost them all’: Kenza Lahlou

Kenza Lahlou and her husband Alae Zrira are Moroccan immigrants living in Williams Lake who are trying to raise money to rebuild a hospital or school in one of the small villages damaged by the earthquake in Morocco on Sept. 8. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars meets with Canucks players and staff Saturday, Sept. 30 ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. (Photo Submitted)

‘Dream come true’: Williams Lake First Nation chief to dance at Canucks game

Chief Willie Sellars and William Lulua part of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremonies

Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars meets with Canucks players and staff Saturday, Sept. 30 ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. (Photo Submitted)
The city of Williams Lake released a map of the area that is under an evacuation order and alert. (City map)

Williams Lake declares state of local emergency due to land slippage

Evacuation order issued for 4 Terra Ridge units, remaining 76 homes placed on alert

The city of Williams Lake released a map of the area that is under an evacuation order and alert. (City map)
Elliott George Dester. (Photo submitted)

UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP locate Elliott Dester

Dester had been reported missing

Elliott George Dester. (Photo submitted)
Jaxon Billyboy, seen here at his Grade 12 graduation June 2023, was one of four firefighters killed in a highway crash near Cache Creek. (Photo submitted)

B.C. wildfire fighter killed in crash remembered as loving and resilient

Jaxon Billyboy-Bowe, from the Tsilhqot’in Nation, was 19 years old

Jaxon Billyboy, seen here at his Grade 12 graduation June 2023, was one of four firefighters killed in a highway crash near Cache Creek. (Photo submitted)
RCMP in Williams Lake continue to guard the scene Sunday of a property where a man died in the early morning hours Saturday (Sept. 16). (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake RCMP investigating suspicious death of man

Residents said they heard four gun shots in the Glendale area early Saturday morning

RCMP in Williams Lake continue to guard the scene Sunday of a property where a man died in the early morning hours Saturday (Sept. 16). (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, Gary Anandasangaree, delivers an apology on behalf of Canada to Williams Lake First Nation Sunday, Sept. 10 while WLFN Coun. Chris Wycotte and Chief Willie Sellars look on. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake First Nation receives federal apology for lost lands

Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, Gary Anandasangaree, delivers apology

Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, Gary Anandasangaree, delivers an apology on behalf of Canada to Williams Lake First Nation Sunday, Sept. 10 while WLFN Coun. Chris Wycotte and Chief Willie Sellars look on. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Bert a racing pigeon from Nanaimo ended up near Williams Lake in August. (BCSPCA Williams Lake photo)

Nanaimo racing pigeon ends up 743 km off course near Williams Lake

Bert was released on Aug. 17 from home

Bert a racing pigeon from Nanaimo ended up near Williams Lake in August. (BCSPCA Williams Lake photo)
The site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School as seen in March 2022. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

VIDEO: Williams Lake First Nation purchases St. Joseph’s Mission school site

The site will now be permanently protected for historical and investigative purposes

The site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School as seen in March 2022. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Courthouse. (Monica Lamb-Yorski file photo)

Williams Lake RCMP officer facing assault charges tied to 2020 police chase

A man was seriously injured after he fled from police on a motorbike on May 31, 2020

Williams Lake Courthouse. (Monica Lamb-Yorski file photo)
Scott Rees, a blind man, left prepares to depart for his successful swim across Georgia Strait on Sunday, July 22 to raise money for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. (Photo submitted)

Blind B.C. man successfully swims Strait of Georgia for charity

Scott Rees finished the swim in just under 11 hours to raise money for guide dogs

Scott Rees, a blind man, left prepares to depart for his successful swim across Georgia Strait on Sunday, July 22 to raise money for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. (Photo submitted)
Residents are experiencing poor air quality as the wildfire activity increases in the region. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

As wildfire season worsens in B.C.’s north, residents urged to prepare

Have an evacuation plan in place

Residents are experiencing poor air quality as the wildfire activity increases in the region. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Scott Rees, 29, with his guide dog Kaleb, plans to swim across the Georgia Strait on July 22 to raise money for Canadian Dogs for the Blind. (Photo submitted)

Blind B.C. man plans to swim Georgia Strait for charity

On July 22 Scott Rees, who grew up in Williams Lake, will depart from near Sechelt to swim 30 km

Scott Rees, 29, with his guide dog Kaleb, plans to swim across the Georgia Strait on July 22 to raise money for Canadian Dogs for the Blind. (Photo submitted)