Free volunteer search and rescue response, requested through 911 and an authorized agency.
Volunteers assist police, ambulance and other agencies with missing-person searches, aircraft searches, motor-vehicle incidents and disaster response. Volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, year-round; service is free. To request help, call 911 as early as possible; Search and Rescue deployments are requested through an authorizing agency such as RCMP or BC Emergency Health Services. The unit is funded in part by taxpayers in Electoral Area D and responds locally, regionally and provincially.
Service Areas: 141 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Commodore Heights, Williams Lake
Provider: BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
Walk-in child and youth mental health intake and assessment for the Williams Lake service area.
The 211 BC directory lists Williams Lake and nearby Cariboo communities in the Williams Lake MCFD office service area. Its walk-in Child and Youth Mental Health intake clinic is at the Williams Lake office on Thursdays, 9–11 a.m. and 1–3 p.m. Call to confirm eligibility, access from outlying communities, and current hours.
Service Areas: 150 Mile House, Alexis Creek, Alkali Lake, Anahim Lake, Big Creek, Big Lake Ranch, Chilanko Forks, Commodore Heights, Fox Mountain, Gang Ranch, Hanceville, Horsefly, Kleena Kleene, Likely, McLeese Lake, Nimpo Lake, Redstone, Riske Creek, Soda Creek, Springhouse, Tatla Lake, Tatlayoko Lake, Williams Lake
Location: A-280 3rd Avenue North, Williams Lake, BC
Practical and emotional support, information and referrals for victims of crime and trauma.
The program offers emotional support, assistance with forms, information and referrals, and help accessing transportation to services such as hospital, court, police and transition house. It does not provide counselling or legal advice. The CRD identifies Central Cariboo Victim Services as a subregional service for Electoral Area D; contact the Williams Lake Victim Services office to confirm eligibility and access.
Service Areas: 141 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Commodore Heights, South Lakeside, Williams Lake