Level 2 community hospital in Williams Lake with 24-hour emergency care.
Interior Health describes Cariboo Memorial Hospital as a Level 2 community hospital with 28 inpatient beds, emergency, intensive care, operating rooms, medical-surgical and obstetrical units, laboratory and diagnostic imaging, and outpatient hemodialysis. Emergency is open 24 hours daily; visiting hours are noon to 8 p.m. Wheelchair accessible, free parking. Located in Williams Lake; use as a regional hospital resource from 141 Mile House. Confirm service eligibility and current access with Interior Health.
Service Areas: 141 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Williams Lake
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
Pre-booked accessible transit to non-emergency medical appointments along the route to Williams Lake.
Medical appointments have priority, but anyone may ride if space is available. Trips must be booked at least 24 hours ahead by calling 250-395-2834 during weekday office hours. Service is available to communities along the route, including 108 Mile Ranch. Confirm trip times and accessibility arrangements when booking.
Service Areas: 100 Mile House, 108 Mile Ranch, 141 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Williams Lake
Federal community sentence supervision for people on parole, statutory release or long-term supervision orders.
Correctional Service Canada’s Kamloops Parole Office supervises people serving community sentences who are on parole, statutory release or long-term supervision orders, helping ensure they follow their release conditions. 211 British Columbia lists Monte Lake among the office’s service communities. This is a specialized service for people under federal community supervision, not a general counselling or public drop-in program. Contact the Kamloops office to confirm arrangements.
Service Areas: Ashcroft, Barriere, Bella Coola, Blue River, Cache Creek, Chase, Kamloops, Knutsford, Lillooet, Little Fort, Lytton, Merritt, Mica Creek, Monte Creek, Monte Lake, Pritchard, Salmon Arm, Savona, Spences Bridge, Valemount, Vavenby, Westwold, Williams Lake
Location: 200-175 2nd Avenue, Kamloops, British Columbia
Twice-weekly scheduled bus route with medical-trip priority and limited additional eligibility.
Northern Health Connections operates a Tuesday and Thursday bus between Prince George and Kelowna. Listed stops include Hixon, Quesnel, Kersley, Williams Lake, 150 Mile House, 108 Mile House, 100 Mile House, 70 Mile House, Clinton, Cache Creek, Kamloops and Vernon. The published timetable shows a 70 Mile House General Store stop at 12:30 p.m. southbound and 3:05 p.m. northbound. Eligible riders generally need a valid BC Services Card/CareCard and a verified appointment for health care unavailable in their home community; people over 60 and those needing accessible transport may travel without an appointment. Medical appointments, mobility-lift users and required companions receive priority. Reserve by phone; passengers under 18 need an authorized adult companion. The service does not provide ongoing medical care during travel. Check the live schedule and eligibility before booking.
Service Areas: 100 Mile House, 108 Mile Ranch, 150 Mile House, 70 Mile House, Cache Creek, Clinton, Hixon, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kersley, Prince George, Quesnel, Vernon, Williams Lake
Public library branch serving Williams Lake and Cariboo residents.
Public computers and Wi-Fi; black-and-white printing (25¢ per page), colour printing (50¢ per page), exam invigilation, book club kits and monthly programmes. Cariboo residents may apply for a library card at any CRDL branch with valid photo ID and proof of a current Cariboo address. Branch hours and access details should be confirmed with the library.
Service Areas: 141 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Williams Lake
Location: Suite A – 180 3 Ave N, Williams Lake, BC
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
Provider: Williams Lake Community Response Network
Community coordination and information to prevent adult abuse and neglect.
The Williams Lake Community Response Network serves 150 Mile House, Alexis Creek, Horsefly, McLeese Lake, and Williams Lake. Contact the coordinator for information about local resources for preventing adult abuse, neglect, and self-neglect; this is not an emergency response line.
Service Areas: 150 Mile House, Alexis Creek, Horsefly, McLeese Lake, Williams Lake
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
Same-day team-based care for non-emergency health concerns, in person or virtually.
Provides team-based care for non-emergency issues needing attention within 12–24 hours, including minor injuries, sprains, infections, less serious child illness or injury, fever, and cuts or wounds. Interior Health says people without a family provider, or unable to get a same-day appointment with theirs, can visit. Walk-in appointments are triaged by urgency; daily capacity is limited. Open 9:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. every day including statutory holidays. Wheelchair accessible, free parking, public transit accessible. Located at 47 Cameron Street in Williams Lake. Not an emergency department; call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department for emergencies.
Service Areas: 141 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Williams Lake