News Releases

Board Highlights - July 5, 2024

MOTI provides an update on the Cariboo Road Recovery Projects

Greg Bruce, Director, Cariboo Road Recovery Projects, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, joined the meeting to provide a progress update on the project. Changing weather patterns have hit the Cariboo particularly hard in recent years, contributing to hundreds of landslides and road washouts in 2020 and 2021. The Cariboo Road Recovery Projects are restoring access where feasible. The program is designing and building...

CRD Watering Restrictions in Effect

Please do your part to conserve water

Water systems operated by the Cariboo Regional District are experiencing higher-than-normal demand. This, along with the hot dry weather conditions means currently in many systems we are nearing capacity. Overuse could potentially mean we will run out of water. Low water reserves can also negatively impact the system’s water quality and the ability of emergency personnel to fight structure fires or wildfires. The CRD Environmental Services department asks for...

Benjamin Water System Boil Water Notice rescinded

The Cariboo Regional District is advising all residents that the Boil Water Notice Issued on June 27th for the Benjamin Water System has now been rescinded effective immediately.

All residents may now resume normal water use. Northern Health gave the go ahead this afternoon to lift the advisory, as the two required consecutive test results came back all clear.  The CRD would like to thank affected residents for their patience during this advisory.

For more information about boil water advisories...

Career Opportunity - Satellite Office Clerk II - North Cariboo Casual

Competition Number: 24-19
Job Type: Casual, On-Call
Closing Date: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The Cariboo Regional District invites qualified applicants to apply for the casual on-call position of Satellite Office Clerk II in our North Cariboo office in Quesnel.

SUMMARY: The successful candidate will have a diploma from a recognized technical institute in business administration or office administration and a minimum of 5 years’ job-related work experience or a...

CRD and BCGEU ratify new collective agreement

July 4, 2024
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Cariboo Regional District and BCGEU ratify new three-year collective agreement

Williams Lake, BC – The Cariboo Regional District and the BC General and Service Employees’ Union have ratified a new collective agreement, which will see a 12.5% wage increase over a three-year term. BCGEU staff ratified the agreement on Wednesday, July 3. This puts an end to the strike by BCGEU members, which lasted for over seven weeks.

The 12.5% wage increase will occur as follows:

• 5% as of November...