Posted on June 27, 2024 02:48 PM
June 26, 2024
24-21
Williams Lake, BC – Voters in the Forest Grove fire protection service area are being given a choice over how long funding will be borrowed to purchase a new fire tender for their fire department. The Regional District will be borrowing up to $600,000 to make this purchase, and is asking voters in the service area for approval to extend the borrowing over a ten-year period. An interactive map is available on the regional...
Posted on June 21, 2024 04:24 PM
The Cariboo Regional District has RESCINDED the Boil Water Notice for the Alexis Creek Water System. Residents can now resume normal water use.
The Cariboo Regional District's water systems are tested regularly to ensure they meet public health regulations. The Cariboo Regional District has been authorized by the Drinking Water Officer to remove the boil water notice after providing two successive samples showing no coliform bacteria in the samples. If you have further questions, please call the...
Posted on June 21, 2024 04:16 PM
June 21, 2024
24-20
Williams Lake, BC – Talks broke down today with the BC General Employees’ Union, which has now set its members up for a seventh week of strike action. Although both parties were ready to agree on wages, BCGEU walked away from the table over specific terms they demanded from the settlement agreement.
“I cannot express enough how truly hopeful I was for a resolution today and how...
Posted on June 20, 2024 03:46 PM
June 20, 2024
24-18
Williams Lake, BC – The Cariboo Regional District is celebrating commitments made by the Province of B.C. and Government of Canada for internet upgrades in rural areas of the Cariboo. The June 13 announcement confirmed a significant commitment to connect over 2,000 rural households in the regional district through a $37 million investment. This funding will support the expansion of...
Posted on June 13, 2024 01:12 PM
June 13, 2024
24-18
108 Mile House, BC – The Cariboo Regional District is celebrating the completion of critical upgrades that have been completed at the South Cariboo Regional Airport. Members of the South Cariboo Airport Commission, including Electoral Area Directors Al Richmond (Area G), Margo Wagner (Area H), Eric de Vries (Area L), District of 100 Mile House Mayor Maureen Pinkney, and Member-at-Large Larry Davis were on hand to...