Tag: Conservation

Costly Momma Bear Sign stolen outside of Barkerville

Community Teryn Midzain -
The Momma Bear sign located just outside of Barkerville was stolen over the weekend. The sign, while estimated to only be a few hundred dollars, is costly to the operations of the non-profit society.

Williams Lake First Nations condemns illegal elk harvesting, implenting new measures to find poachers

Fish & Wildlife Teryn Midzain -
The Williams Lake First Nation has received reports of illegal TcetÅ› (elk) harvesting done in the Horsefly Area, and its Traditional Territory. The First Nation has set up a new program to study the elk, as well as catch poachers.

Conservation Officer Offers Tips For Bear Encounters

100 Mile House Alex Martin -
With the massive increase in bear activity across the Cariboo region, how to actually handle an encounter is becoming...

Removing Attractants Key to Avoiding Grizzly Encounters with Bears

100 Mile House Alex Martin -
Cariboo residents concerned with the seeming increase in bear sightings in and around homes have options available to them. Conservation...

Federal Funding Announced for Conservation, Youth Employment in South Cariboo

News Alex Martin -
Conservation Another new federal spending project was announced earlier this week by MP Cathy McLeod The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo representative says the 120,000 dollars...

Investigation Launched into Dead Eagles Discovered in 70 Mile House

News Alex Martin -
There’s serious trouble in the South Cariboo after 15 or 16 eagles were found in various stages of decomposition in...

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Advocates urge next B.C. government to address water scarcity as El Niño forecast adds to drought concerns

Environment
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.

Advocates urge next B.C. government to address water scarcity as El Niño forecast adds to drought concerns

Environment
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.

Two vehicle crash leaves one person trapped inside

RCMP
A head-on collision in the South Cariboo required an occupant to be extracted, and another sent to hospital.

B.C. loses more than 20,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate stays steady

Economy
British Columbia lost more than 20,000 jobs in September, sparking a political clash over the province’s economic direction.

The unemployment rate takes a plunge in the Cariboo region

Economy
There was a hefty drop in the Cariboo region's year over year unemployment rate last month.
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