News Flash

City of Williams Lake Council Highlights - November 21, 2023

Council to propose Highway 20 active transportation improvements

At its Tuesday, November 21 Regular Meeting, City of Williams Lake Council discussed active transportation safety improvements along the Highway20 corridor in City limits.

The topic was brough...

City of Williams Lake Council Highlights - November 7, 2023

City to apply for Northern Development Initiative Trust Business Facade Improvement Program

The City of Williams Lake is applying for the 2023/24 Northern Development Initiative Trust Business Facade Improvement Program.

The program, which staff administere...

City Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Event Hosting Grant

The City of Williams Lake is now accepting applications for the November 2023 intake of its semi-annual Event Hosting Grant.

The Event Hosting Grant was introduced in 2011 to provide stimulus and seed money to assist local non-profit organizations to bid, ...

City of Williams Lake Council Highlights - October 24, 2023

Council asks Interior Health to disclose investigation results on emergency room closure to public

City of Williams Lake Council is still searching for answers from Interior Health as to why an unexpected and unplanned emergency room closure took place ear...

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Comes to Williams Lake December 7

The popular Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is touching down in Williams Lake on Thursday, December 7.

The Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world. The Banff Centre Mou...

44th Annual Halloween Fireworks Blast Off at 7:45 pm on October 31

The City of Williams Lake will celebrate Halloween night with a bang on Tuesday, October 31 with its 44^th Annual Halloween Fireworks at the Williams Lake Stampede Grounds.

The community is invited to join the City’s Community Services Department,...

City Continuing to Monitor Situation at Terra Ridge

The City of Williams Lake’s Emergency Operations Centre has extended the State of Local Emergency (SOLE) originally declared on September 29, 2023 due to potential land movement at 500 Wotzke Drive, known as Terra Ridge.

The SOLE extension is req...

Williams Lake Community Forest Now Accepting Grant Applications

The Williams Lake Community Forest’s 2023 Granting Application six-week window is currently open and accepting applications for 2024 projects until 4 pm on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Grant applicants must be living and/or working in the WLCF &...

City of Williams Lake Council Highlights - October 3, 2023

Purple Thursday proclaimed in recognition of brain injury and prevention awareness

City of Williams Lake Council proclaimed Thursday, October 19 Purple Thursday after a presentation from Williams Lake Royal Purple volunteer Darlene Doucette at its Tuesday,...

State of Local Emergency Declared for 500 Wotzke Drive

As a precautionary measure, the City of Williams Lake has declared a State of Local Emergency (SOLE) due to potential land movement at 500 Wotzke Drive, known as Terra Ridge. 

On September 15, 2023, the City of Williams Lake activated its Emergenc...