Effective at noon on Monday, April 15, open burning will be prohibited across the entire Cariboo Fire Centre to help prevent person-caused wildfires and to protect the public.

The Cariboo Fire Centre is asking the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities this spring.

Government is providing more than $1 million to Thompson Rivers University-Williams Lake (TRU-WL) for a new Cariboo Chilcotin Skills Training Project.

During these cold winter nights, people often light their wood stoves or fireplaces to keep warm. But do you know where your firewood came from? Was it legally harvested?

Williams Lake seniors will benefit from a $20,000 age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of older residents.

Secondary students in the Cariboo are now able to undertake a secondary school apprenticeship at the Mount Polley Mine through a pilot program.

Prescribed burns are planned in the Ward Creek, Becher's Prairie, and Farwell Canyon area west of Williams Lake between now and Nov. 16, 2012, weather conditions permitting.

Additional moose management measures announced today for the Tl'etinqox-t'in Territory in the Chilcotin demonstrate a strong shared interest in protecting the moose population.