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Cariboo region added 2,306 new residents over the past year

The Cariboo region added over 2 thousand residents in 2024.

That’s according to BC Check-Up Live.

Between July 1 2023 and July 1 2024, the Cariboo gained 2,306 residents from international migration and 681 from other regions about the Province while natural growth and inter-provincial migration were both negative.

BC Check-Up Live reported that the populations of Quesnel and Williams Lake increased by 0.6 per cent and 0.1 per cent respectively.

Home sale activity remained resilient.

The average sale price increased by 1.1 per cent and 2.9 per cent in Williams Lake and Quesnel respectively.

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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