News and event information for Williams Lake, BC - as it happens.

At approximately 6:30pm on Monday, May 14, the Williams Lake RCMP responded to a call of an armed robbery at the Subway restaurant located at 336 Mart Street.

A 22 year old female was arrested in this incident, she is known to the police for this type of crime.

Sergeant Lebeuf of the Williams Lake RCMP advised that very limited information can be provided as the details of the robbery are sensitive and the investigation is still ongoing.

This morning a person walking their dog noticed an abandoned 4-plex in the 3000 block of Mackenzie Avenue had what appeared to be recent fire damage.

Police attended and noted part of the exterior of the building smoldering and called the Fire Department.

The Williams Lake Fire Department responded and removed two sets of exterior stairs . A representative from the City was also seen at the site.

By LeRae Haynes

Windsor Gold Mining and Exploration Inc in the north Cariboo is expanding from exploration and prospecting to open pit mining. Site testing has proved successful, they are now taking on investors and plan to be in full operation in two years.

President and CEO Adrian Laprise said that since Christy Clark and Rich Coleman have been in power in BC, the provincial permitting process has been streamlined.

(Photos courtesy of Windsor Gold Mining)

The Williams Lake Fire Department responded to a fire in the Dairy Fields just before 7:00pm tonight.

Firefighters doused the small grass fire very quickly, but the flames inside the abandoned car were persistent and took more effort to extinguish.

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More information will be published as it becomes available.

(Photos by Adam Duffy.)

During the past few weeks, several citizens of Williams Lake have reported receiving suspicious phone calls from a male identifying himself as a police officer.  On occasion, the caller has requested money or directed citizens to attend the local hospital because a family member has died or has been injured.  

The Williams Lake RCMP have arrested a suspect in relation to several complaints of 'inappropriate touching' and 'sexual assault' that occurred within the city of Williams Lake during April of 2012.

RCMP received a number of reports from female victims who were confronted and attacked while out in public places. Since the initial report of the first incident on April 9th, the Williams Lake RCMP have been investigating these crimes, dedicating numerous investigators to bring these crimes to a successful conclusion.  It is through these measures and with the assistance of our local media that public awareness was heighten and no further women were victimized.

Thompson Rivers University North in Williams Lake will be offering the Community & School Support Program starting in the Fall of 2012. This eight-month employment-ready program prepares students to work in community and school settings with children, youth and adults with disabilities.

At approximately 7:00 this morning the Williams Lake RCMP responded to a report of arson at the Williams Lake Secondary School located on Carson Drive.

The fire lane near Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex will be closed on May 31.

Ongoing issues with speeding and dangerous driving has resulted in several close calls and near misses between Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex users and vehicles speeding through the parking lots and fire lane which runs along the east side of the complex between the pool area and the Seniors Centre. As a result the fire lane access will be permanently closed to public traffic effective May 31st, 2012.

Taseko Mines Limited reports the results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Highlights:

• Revenues for the first quarter 2012 were $55.4 million from the sale of 12.8 million pounds of copper and 354 thousand pounds of molybdenum.
• Total production at Gibraltar (100%), for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was 20.7 million pounds of copper and 438 thousand pounds of molybdenum.
• On a 100% basis, capital project spending for the first quarter totalled $55.3 million.
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