Cariboo

/ ˈkærɪˌbuː /

noun

1. a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860

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His screen debut came almost by accident in 1960, when his son, a cast member in the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. series “Cariboo Country,” suggested George as a replacement for an injured white actor playing an older First Nations character.

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The province has seen so little snow that one ski resort in BC's South Cariboo region was forced to close its doors in early January for the remainder of the season.

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It sits on federal land at the end of a dusty dirt road on the Cariboo Plateau, in British Columbia ranching country.

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In the Cariboo region, an evacuation alert was lifted for the communities of Anahim Lake and the Ulkatcho First Nation.

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Jessica Mack, a spokeswoman for the Cariboo Fire Centre, said crews were using heavy equipment and firefighting aircraft to combat the growing blaze.

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