News Items tag as: Lillooet

Man camping near Lillooet attacked by bear
August 13, 2020 - 3:40 PM

A man sustained serious injuries to his arm after being attacked by a bear near Lillooet this past weekend.
Investigators determine death near Seton Portage to be homicide
October 20, 2018 - 9:01 AM

LILLOOET - The RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit and Lillooet RCMP are continuing their investigation into the suspicious death of a man in a residence near Seton Portage this past weekend.
Highway 99 near Lillooet closed by slide
September 29, 2016 - 10:49 AM

KAMLOOPS - A slide has shut down Highway 99 near Lillooet.
Lillooet murder case will proceed to trial
January 04, 2016 - 4:46 PM

KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering a 61-year-old man in Lillooet will stand trial after a preliminary inquiry concluded last month.
VIDEO: 101-year-old woman finds pure joy playing in the snow
December 06, 2015 - 3:02 PM

LILLOOET - When you’re tempted to yell at the weather man because there’s snow in the forecast, remember the key to living a long, full life could be in the white stuff.
Independent investigation of in-custody death near Lillooet dropped
October 20, 2015 - 4:53 PM

LILLOOET - Independent investigators have ceased their examination of an in-custody death under the Lillooet RCMP.
Man who died in rampage at First Nation office near Lillooet identified
October 16, 2015 - 12:42 PM

LILLOOET - The man who died following a rampage at a B.C. First Nation band office near Lillooet has been named by the B.C. Coroners Service.
Attack at B.C. First Nation office leaves community reeling: chief
October 16, 2015 - 10:53 AM

LILLOOET, B.C. - A man who died following a rampage in a British Columbia First Nations community went from office to office beating employees with a weapon before he could be stopped, says the chief of the Bridge River Indian Band.
B.C. First Nation struggles with attack that injured 10, left suspect dead
October 15, 2015 - 7:07 AM

LILLOOET - Members of a First Nation in British Columbia's Interior sounded drums and chanted songs, as they grappled with a violent attack that only hours earlier injured 10 people and left the suspect dead.
Ten people injured, one suspect dead after violent altercation in Lillooet band office
October 14, 2015 - 2:53 PM

LILLOOET - An incident at Lillooet’s Bridge River Indian Band office has left 10 people injured and a male suspect dead.
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News Items tag as: Lillooet

Man camping near Lillooet attacked by bear

Investigators determine death near Seton Portage to be homicide

Highway 99 near Lillooet closed by slide

Lillooet murder case will proceed to trial

VIDEO: 101-year-old woman finds pure joy playing in the snow

Independent investigation of in-custody death near Lillooet dropped

Man who died in rampage at First Nation office near Lillooet identified

Attack at B.C. First Nation office leaves community reeling: chief

B.C. First Nation struggles with attack that injured 10, left suspect dead

Ten people injured, one suspect dead after violent altercation in Lillooet band office

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