4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (160+ words) Published 9:37 am Wednesday, July 15, 2026 By Williams Lake Tribune Staff Columneetza Junior Secondary has added its stamp of completion to a small bridge at one of the hiking trails in Williams Lake in an area known as the Dairy Fields. Before…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (164+ words) Published 11:57 pm Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Northern Development has announced a $6.9 million forestry grant to support employees with training, recruitment and retainment. The Canada-B.C. Workforce Tariff Response Forestry Grant Forestry Training Fund will help workers across with: “A maximum of $1 million is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (697+ words) Published 6:16 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 A decision on closing the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campus in Williams Lake has been postponed until December following a Board of Governors meeting on Friday, June 19. Before accepting TRU president and vice-chancellor Dr. Airini’s recommendation…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (452+ words) Published 11:45 am Saturday, June 13, 2026 Lake City Secondary School held its 2026 graduation ceremony at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex on Friday, June 12. (Rebecca Dyok/Williams Lake Tribune) “Today is history in the making,” Indian Residential School survivor Phyllis Webstad said June…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (559+ words) Published 11:15 am Thursday, June 4, 2026 More than 400 students from across School District 23 participated in the Relay for Life at Okanagan Mission Secondary Wednesday, June 3 (Brayden Ursel / Black Press) Okanagan Mission Secondary (OKM) students have made history by hosting the largest fundraiser…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1337+ words) Published 5:30 am Thursday, June 4, 2026 Lake City Secondary students Anaiya Hink and Landen Williams were crowned this year’s School District 27 Indigenous Role Models in a celebration ceremony on Thursday, May 28. (Rebecca Dyok/Williams Lake Tribune) 2025 Indigenous Role Models Michaellaine Evans and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (669+ words) Published 5:30 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Chancellor DeDe DeRose provides a welcome at the Williams Lake TRU Campus commencement ceremony on Friday, May 29.(Rebecca Dyok/Williams Lake Tribune) The TRU gymnasium in Williams Lake was filled on Friday, May 29, with graduates who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (781+ words) Published 2:30 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2026 UBC audiology student Susanna Firley was at Lake City Secondary on Thursday, May 28 helping showcase health careers with the Healthcare Travelling Roadshow. (Rebecca Dyok/Williams Lake Tribune) The Healthcare Travelling Roadshow made a return to Cariboo…...

2+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (328+ words) Published 1:33 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 The Williams Lake Fire Department said they’re proud of the work the 2025 recruits put in to reach the milestone of officially earning their Live Fire Interior Attack certification. (Williams Lake Fire Department/Facebook) Four firefighters recruited…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (881+ words) Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Instructors and Grade 7 students are unlikely to forget a one day event at the Williams Lake TRU campus earlier this year where they explored the trades. Instructors who helped “Youth Discover the Trades” in February recently…...