News Releases

Integrated Library System impacted by data breach

May 3, 2024
24-09

Integrated Library System impacted by data breach

Williams Lake, BC – The Cariboo Regional District has been informed that the integrated library system (Sitka) of the Cariboo Regional District Library Network was recently impacted by a data breach.

On April 25, 2024, our ILS (integrated library system) provider, the BC Libraries Cooperative, (the Co-op) notified us that they had experienced a security incident. The data breach impacted users of several library networks which use...

CRD Board Chair's statement on Mayor Ron Paull's censure

The Regional District’s Board Chair, Margo Wagner, has issued the following statement regarding the City of Quesnel’s Mayor being censured by Council:

“We are aware that Quesnel’s City Council has censured Mayor Ron Paull, and revoked his appointment to the CRD’s Board of Directors as a result. We will welcome the new municipal representative to the Board once they have been selected by Quesnel’s City Council. Our Board as a whole remains committed to the principles of reconciliation and...

Barlow Creek voters select ten year borrowing option for new fire tender

April 27, 2024
24-07

Barlow Creek voters select ten-year borrowing option for new fire tender

Quesnel, BC – Voters in the Barlow Creek Fire Protection Service Area have voted to borrow funding for a new fire tender over ten-years. With 102 total ballots cast, 75 votes were cast in favour of the proposed extended borrowing term, while 27 were opposed to the proposed borrowing extension.

With this result, the Cariboo Regional District can proceed to borrow up to $650,000 over a ten-year term for a new...

Horse Lake Water Service Disruption & Boil Water Notice

Horse Lake Water System Service Disruption & Boil Water Notice

Issued on April 25, 2024

Starting on Wednesday, May 1, the Cariboo Regional District will be carrying out repairs to the Horse Lake Water System, causing temporary service disruptions. Repairs to a damaged blowoff along a section of Mullign Drive east of Granberg will be performed. Water supply to these properties will be turned off while the repair is completed, from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on May 1.

A Boil Water Notice...

Bouchie Lake residents to have their say on sewer system study

April 24, 2024
24-06

Bouchie Lake residents to have their say on sewer system study

Quesnel, BC – The Cariboo Regional District is hosting a public meeting on April 30 between 4:00 p.m. and 7p.m. with Bouchie Lake residents about a proposed concept for a community sewer system. A survey and backgrounder have been distributed to residents of the proposed service area to enable the regional district to work directly with affected residents to better understand their concerns and aspirations concerning...