100 Mile House and area events June 17th – August 25th 2019

The 100 Mile & District Historical Society is hosting a Heritage market every Saturday from 10am – 2pm at the 108 Historical Site now until the end of September. This includes a farmers Market, Arts & Crafts, a canteen, gift store and much more! Buskers are welcome. Make a day of it and explore the [...]

West Fraser announced today a permanent closure of Chasm Sawmill and a shift reduction at 100 Mile House

Today, West Fraser announced its intention to permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third shift from its 100 Mile House lumber mill, both to occur during the third quarter of 2019.   “We sincerely regret the impact this decision will have on our employees, their families and the affected communities. We will [...]

100 Mile House Elementary School Teacher Retires after 39 years

Jim Price wanted to be a teacher right from the start. He worked at a mill to help put himself through school at Douglas Collage and SFU. He started his career at Boss Mountain at Hendrix Lake, BC east of 100 Mile House. Boss Mountain Elementary Junior Secondary was near the mine site where he [...]

District of 100 Mile House Rallies After Norbord Announcement

The Municipal District of 100 Mile House was shocked on Monday when announcement came that Norboard would be indefinitely curtailing the operations of their 100 Mile House OSB mill. The mill employs 160 people, most of whom live in the region and contribute to the economic and social fabric of the community. Norbord is one [...]

Williams Lake and surrounding events for June 14th to June 20th 2019

Friday June 14th Stampede Warm-up and after burn 5D Slots Race is taking place from Friday to Sunday.       Farmers Market from 9:00am - 2:00pm. Come on down to the Cariboo Memorial Complex and enjoy locally made products and produce.       Chuck's Car Show & 4 H Petting Zoo 10:00am - [...]

Quesnel and surrounding area events June 14th – June 28th 2019

Party On High Street Friday, June 14 The Occidental 7:00 pm Ft. Gamma Camera and No Big D       Kiss The Pig - Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Quesnel Friday, June 14 Spirit Square 4:00 pm Donation jars are still out around the community raising funds to see who is going to [...]

Barkerville Historic Town & Park Completes First Phase of Wildfire Mitigation Work

BARKERVILLE, B.C.: heralded as the largest living-history museum in western North America, Barkerville Historic Town & Park (BHT&P) was declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1924 and a Provincial Heritage Property in 1958. As with other resorts, heritage sites, and recreation or tourism destinations in B.C., the catastrophic wildfire seasons of 2017 and [...]

Cariboo Regional District Board on the Road in Quesnel Highlights – June 7, 2019

Board on the Road in Quesnel The June 6 and 7 Board meetings were held in Quesnel. Twice a year, the Regional District holds its Board meetings “on the road” in communities throughout the region.   On June 6, the Directors had a tour of West Fraser and C&C Wood Products ahead of their Committee [...]

100 Mile Fire Rescue welcomes 10 new recruits to their team

From left to right:  Rose Mills, Josh Llewellyn, Jason McDowell, Kaitlyn Drcar, Tanner Jonasson, Mark Marzan, Jessica Mobbs, Mark Quarton, Caleb Duits, Chris Roberts (missing)    100 Mile House Fire Rescue would like to congratulate our newest 2019 firefighters on successfully completing their recruit training program! The new recruits have trained in firefighter safety, ladders, fire behavior, emergency scene traffic control, live fire, and much more totaling over 90 hrs [...]

Williams Lake RCMP are looking for the public’s help in a robbery at the Comer Station Beer Store

At 2020 hours, June 7th, Williams Lake RCMP received a report of a robbery at the Comer Station Beer Store. Williams Lake RCMP members responded to the report at 3015 MacKenzie Ave., North learning that two suspects had been in the store stealing liquor and cash. They left the store running towards Edwards Drive. An [...]

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