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...

Update (April 23rd): RCMP confirmed that the missing 47 year old was located safe and sound. They thank the media and public for their assistance. Original (April 22nd): Williams Lake RCMP is requesting the public's help in locating a missing 47-year old male. Police said Jackie Ray Siemens was last seen at the Tim...

The Burgess Creek Wildfire, approximately 20 kilometres East of Alexandria, 45 kilometres Southeast of Quesnel and 50 Kilometres North of Williams Lake, remains at roughly 1,600 hectares in size. Fire Information Officer at the Cariboo Fire Centre, Madison Dahl said the fire didn't see a lot of growth yesterday (Sunday). Dahl...

An Evacuation Alert was issued for six parcels in the Burgess Creek Area between Williams Lake and Quesnel. The Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre issued it last night (Sunday) at 7:45. The Evacuation Alert covers 3,283 hectares because of the potential danger to life and health caused by wildfire. The CRD...