Monica Lamb-Yorski

2 weeks ago | wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski

The Wiliams Lake Fire Department was called to a structure fire just after midnight Saturday, June 8, behind the Hamilton Hotel. Assistant Fire Chief Cory Boyd said they were paged at 12:11 a.m."Initially when we came there a large part of the structure was already full involved," he told the Tribune Sunday morning. "We were able immediately to make sure the Hamilton Hotel was OK an they were evacuated."It took crews an hour to about an hour-and-a-half to get the fire knocked down, he said.

2 weeks ago | wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski

On Saturday, May 31, with rain making its presence felt, some members of our community gathered to honour the life of Cheryl Folden who died last year because of her addictions. After her death, retired teacher Stuart Westie was compelled to do something to keep her memory alive. Westie met Folden and eventually invited her into his home so she’d have a place to stay because at that point she was un-housed.

3 weeks ago | wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski

The Wild West Riders have been practising twice a week in preparation for the upcoming Williams Lake Stampede. They meet Monday and Thursday evenings at the Stampede Grounds and are inviting people to come and watch them on Thursday, Sept. 19. Practices go from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."We want to get friends, family and the public out to get some clapping and noise. Some of these horses have never even had the experience of being in the arena with a crowd," said coach Nicole Roberts.

3 weeks ago | wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski

The 40th Annual Big Lake Fishing Derby took place the first weekend in June. Organizers said despite the heavy rain on Saturday, the weekend delivered a lot of fun and prizes. Marianne Woods with the Big Lake Community Association shared the weekend's results with the Tribune, saying they had 200 participants. The derby was made possible by many volunteers and generous sponsors.

3 weeks ago | wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski

Esk'etemc elder David Belleau was one of the students celebrating at the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Williams Lake Campus commencement on Friday, May 30, 2025. The 82-year-old received a certificate in the Faculty of Arts general studies and said in the fall he will receive his diploma in Kamloops during TRU's convocation there. This latest success is the culmination of years working in healing and wellness beginning in 1976.