Williams Lake First Nation, the Province of British Columbia and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to guide future investigative work at the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School site.

People are invited to an information session for updates about two slide sites near Highway 20.

People experiencing homelessness in Williams Lake will soon have access to 40 new shelter spaces as construction begins to repurpose the former Elks Hall into a year-round shelter.

The public is invited to learn more about work being done to lessen movement of two complex landslides in Williams Lake. 

Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) has purchased, with funding from the Province of British Columbia, the private property on which the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School operated between 1891 and 1981.

Work is underway for an updated and expanded Cariboo Memorial Hospital, which will improve access to care for people in Williams Lake and surrounding Cariboo-Chilcotin area, including the First Nations of the Secwépemc, Tŝ ilhqot’in and Dãkelh Dené.

A series of investments by the governments of British Columbia and Canada will help the Tŝilhqot’in National Government strengthen climate resilience and emergency management for its people and communities.