Local News
Simpcw First Nation self-declares valley north of Clearwater an Indigenous protected area
Only 2 small areas of the biodiversity rich area are currently protected by BC Parks
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Prescribed burns planned along Highway 20 in April
Crews will be targeting high risk areas between Lee’s Corner lookout and Chilanko Forks
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B.C. reduces district costs by over $36 million for Cariboo Memorial Hospital upgrade
The CRD is responsible for 30 per cent of the total project costs up to $109.96 million
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Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient Cariboo landslides, at cost of about $1B
UBC professor concerned money being spent on rebuilding roads could be wasted
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B.C.’s largest prison in Oliver is only at 20% capacity
167 prisoners out of a capacity of 800 are currently at the Okanagan Correctional Centre
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Williams Lake city council directs staff to remove homeless camp along Scout Island trail
Concerns have been raised by the public to Coun. Scott Nelson regarding fires at the camp
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Rick Hansen to return to Williams Lake as Stampede Parade marshal
Hansen will return to the lakecity near the 50th anniversary of his spinal cord injury
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Clearwater meeting highlights community’s ‘visceral’ fears of Highway 5 road safety
Local representatives concerned highway patrol may centralize in Kamloops
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Home hit by bullets in drive-by shooting near Clearwater; police investigating
No injuries reported as a result of the incident, police still on scene
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Most drivers in B.C. should keep winter tires on vehicles until April 30
Spring is here, but Road Safety at Work’s Shift Into Winter campaign warns that it is not yet time to take winter tires off your vehicles.
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