Cariboo Region

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Ecosystem restoration burn planned for Churn Creek area

By Ashley Legassic

April 17, 2019 - 11:43am

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — The B.C. Wildfire Service and B.C. Parks are starting to perform a 100-hectare ecosystem restoration burn in the Dry Farm area of the Churn Creek Protected Area.

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Premier Horgan switches up caribou consultation

By Cheryl Jahn / CKPG News

April 15, 2019 - 4:12pm

PRINCE GEORGE — Premier John Horgan was in Dawson Creek today, doing damage control over the process for addressing the future of the Woodland Caribou.

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Mudslide west of Williams Lake cleared

By Dylana Milobar

April 13, 2019 - 10:52am

WILLIAMS LAKE, BC — A mudslide on Friday (April 12) which shut down the Rudy Johnson bridge west of Williams Lake has now been cleaned up, and the road is open again.

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Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb recovering from heart attack

By James Peters

April 12, 2019 - 9:25am

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The City of Williams Lake says Mayor Walt Cobb is resting and recovering after suffering a heart attack this week.

In a news release, the City says Cobb self-admitted to hospital early Wednesday morning (Apr. 10) because of concerns over his health.

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Category 3 fire ban to go in place for Cariboo Fire Centre

By Ashley Legassic

April 9, 2019 - 1:22pm

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Category 3 open fires will be banned throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre come next week.

In a news release, the provincial government says this is to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

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West Fraser Mills in Quesnel fined $637,000 for workplace injury

By Ashley Legassic

April 8, 2019 - 8:57am

QUESNEL, B.C. — A well-known lumber mill in the Cariboo region has been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars after a worker sustained serious injuries at the plant.

The incident happened at West Fraser Mills in Quesnel.