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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
There's a new creature in downtown Williams Lake weighing in at 500 pounds and made out of western red cedarThe beautiful brown bear sculpture was carved by Spirit Carver Dean. On Thursday, May 29, Dean and a crew were installing it between Sam's Restaurant and the Williams Lake and District Credit Union. "I went above and beyond, but to be able to do this for the city was so awesome," Dean said.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
Four Williams Lake mine workers have been honoured with Good Samaritan awards from BC Emergency Health Services for helping during a single vehicle crash on Highway 97 two years ago on May 25, 2023. Brian Getson, Jonathan Neufeld, Shawn Shaw and Rick Skerry gathered with family and coworkers to receive the awards at the BCEHS station in Williams Lake on Thursday, May 29.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
Brendan Cook was born with Caudal Regression Syndrome, a condition that affects the development of the lower spine. As a result, the 30-year-old has relied on getting around with a wheelchair for as long as he can remember. Raised in foster care from a young age, he said he was fortunate to have one foster dad his whole life who he is still close with.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
Jeff DiMarco enjoyed success at the Canadian National Judo Championships in Calgary on the May long weekend, bringing home a gold medal. He competed in the veterans category of athletes 50 years old plus and in the weight class of under 66 kg. “There were only three in my group so it was pretty small.”To qualify, you have to be old, he said chuckling. “There are not that many people competing in Canada in that age group to have to qualify.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
Crime trends in the region show a big increase in contraband cigarettes and an influx of date-rape drugs with a direct link to other crimes such as sexual assaults, RCMP Staff Sgt. Jay Grierson told the Cariboo Regional District board Friday, May 23. “In the North District, our property crimes are down but our violence offences are generally up,” Grierson said,. He said the date-rape drugs are readily available.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
The Williams Lake Accessability Advisory Committee kicked off National AccessAbility Awareness Week Sunday, May 25, hosting an event at the Boitanio Disc Golf Course. A free Playing in My Shoes disc golf clinic ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people to test their hand at a series of challenges, including:Each challenge invited participants to experience the sport from a new perspective - promoting disc golf diversity, accessibility and inclusivity for all ages and abilities.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
Once again the Lakers Car Club pulled off another great Show and Shine in Williams Lake. Even though it officially started at 10 a.m. by 8:30 a.m. the public had begun to filter through and by 11 a.m. the show was packed. Two blocks of Oliver Street and two blocks of First Avenue, plus Spirit Square were lined with vehicles of various vintages and capabilities and their owners eager to answer questions. Joe Geensen of Williams Lake bought his 1967 Acadian Sport Deluxe when he was 18.
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1 week ago | 
100milefreepress.net | Monica Lamb-Yorski
Ross Curry of Lac La Hache brought his 1943 Dodge 1/2 ton four-speed manual with a 1971 Boler trailer to the Lakers Car Club Spring Roundup Show and Shine in Williams Lake.
On Sunday, May 25, he was one of more than 200 vehicle owners on site in the city's downtown to show his vehicle and share information about it.
He purchased it two years ago and said when he took the panels off he found a paper, all folded gently in the board.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
Ross Curry of Lac La Hache brought his 1943 Dodge 1/2 ton four-speed manual with a 1971 Boler trailer to the Lakers Car Club Spring Roundup Show and Shine in Williams Lake. On Sunday, May 25, he was one of more than 200 vehicle owners on site in the city's downtown to show his vehicle and share information about it. He purchased it two years ago and said when he took the panels off he found a paper, all folded gently in the board.
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1 week ago | 
wltribune.com | Monica Lamb-Yorski
A budgie was sitting in some gravel outside Cariboo Memorial Hospital Monday morning, May 26. Scott McLaughlin was able to place it in a box with help from a passerby and is hoping to reunite it with its owner. If it's your budgie, it was taken to the Williams Lake Veterinary Hospital at 305 Broadway Avenue North.
