Quesnel City Council unanimously gave the first three readings to the five year financial  plan and the tax rate bylaw at Tuesday night's meeting. Kari Bolton, the Director of Finance, broke down what that meant to the average homeowner and to business owners. "The average resident in Quesnel, valued at $354,656,...

100 Mile House RCMP and BC Highway Patrol responded to two vehicle incidents involving alcohol. The first was back on April 16th, where BCHP observed a vehicle travelling 150 kilometres and hour in a 110 zone during a patrol on Highway 97 near Yale Road. Sergeant Brian Lamb says an open...

A Smoky Skies Bulletin was issued for the Quesnel area at around 10-30 this (Tuesday) morning. It was issued by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in collaboration with Northern Health. The Ministry says the area is expected to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next 24 to...

One of two people charged in connection with an armed robbery investigation in Quesnel has pleaded guilty to two lesser charges. 31-year old Deserae Hiebert pled guilty to one count each of disguising your face with intent to commit an offence and theft of a motor vehicle. She was given a...

The Burgess Creek Wildfire between Williams Lake and Quesnel remains at roughly 1600 hectares in size. Fire Information Officer at the Cariboo Fire Centre, Madison Dahl said it showed minimal growth over the past 48 hours due in large part to crews on the ground and the decrease in wind...

Planning will begin soon on a new Quesnel and Area Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The current plan was published in 2018 and will be completed by the end of this year. Through the plan, the city says it has managed 485 hectares of fuel management activities on Crown land and assisted...