Our provincial tourism industry is going to be hit very hard this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. With flights cancelled, borders closed and travel restrictions in place, we will miss out on tourism revenue here in the South Cariboo. The messaging from Public Health Officials has shifted from ‘stay home’ to ‘stay safe’. So [...]
Join us for a Tailgate Talks! An information session for local business owners "tailgate" style. Set up like a drive-in-theatre, bring your lawn chair and come out for an evening of socially distanced networking, and information sharing. The Williams Lake Hiring Initiative will be providing copies of the newly released Williams Lake Hiring Guide - [...]
Tracy Haddow the Executive Director for 100 Mile District Palliative Society is very pleased on how the community has stepped up to support Hospice Awareness Month. Many local Restaurants have offered up meals with a portion each sell being donated to Hospice. Some of the businesses that supported 100 Mile Hospice during May “Hospice Awareness [...]
On May 21st 2020 at 5:01 PM, 100 Mile House RCMP attended to a residence in the Sheridan Lake BC area for a report of a stolen boat. The boat had been taken at some point from the dock on this date. The boat is described as a 12 foot Princecraft Aluminum boat with captain's [...]
Lac La Hache Fire Chief Terry Murphy was pleasantly surprised when he stopped in at the Lac La Hache Food Mart to pay the fuel bill for the fire trucks. Owner Ann Lehto handed the Chief the bill with a big $0 amount on it. Ann wanted to make a donation to the LLHVFD for [...]
The BC Provincial Crown Counsel Special Prosecutions Office confirmed that they have charged twenty six year old Jayson Gilbert with second degree murder in relation to the death of Richard Duncan from Williams Lake. On August 6th, 2019 Williams Lake RCMP were called to a residence on Mackenzie Avenue for a shots fired complaint. Mr Duncan was [...]
Williams Lake City Hall will re-open today for limited operations, including tax services and building permits and licenses only. The re-opening includes regular business hours and is primarily for those unable to pay property taxes online. Those who must come into City Hall are asked to continue to follow the directives of the Provincial Health [...]
Recovery from this pandemic will be slow, it will be steady. It is clear that physical distancing, hand washing, and limited travel will be with us for some time. Dr. Teresa Tam says “over the spring and summer we’ll need to maintain strict adherence to the public health basics we’ve been practicing these past months. [...]
The City of Williams Lake is pleased to announce the hiring of Ross Coupé as the City’s Corporate Officer. Ross was born and raised in Williams Lake and returns to the city after spending the past 10 years with the Corporate Services department of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in Fort Nelson. Ross has a [...]
A recently completed study of the labour market in the Cariboo Chilcotin region identifies skilled workers as a critical missing piece of the regional economy. A partnership between the Cariboo Regional District, the municipalities of Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Wells, and member communities of Northern Secwepemc, Tŝilhqot’in and Southern Carrier/Dakelh First Nations, [...]
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