Jesse Tomas

“If the province insists on going by the process that they've laid out, that means that we will lose another summer of tourism opportunity in Kelowna after having significant downsides this summer.”

Police are still investigating why the knife fight happened and haven’t said how many people were involved.

American tariffs on lumber are the latest challenge but mills have been closing and revenue has been shrinking for years.

“Our teams are canvassing the area, collecting video surveillance and attempting to identify the suspects.  No other details can be released at this time to keep the integrity of the investigation.” 

“The younger they are when they start, the more likely they are to struggle with it later in life.”

"In the current climate, any CFIA employee who is publicly identified immediately becomes the target of harassment, including death threats, from individuals opposed to the CFIA's eradication policy in British Columbia at the ostrich farm.”

Lest we forget.

70: Per cent of people who use the Central Okanagan Food Bank aren’t on any kind of social assistance. 

“We are hoping to locate Justice to be able to return him to his owner, following this frightening incident.”

“The students got off a city bus and proceeded behind the bus to cross the street when they were struck.”

His two pre-teen boys were taken into the care of the Ministry of Children and Families.

“The presence of fentanyl, weapons and other controlled substances poses a serious threat to public safety."

The bylaw is meant to give RCMP the power to deal with things that aren’t technically a crime, but the city considers to be a public nuisance.

The project needed to get approval from the Agricultural Land Commission to build the last part of the trail and after a long wait construction crews can begin work.

“The combination of the items seized from the recovered stolen vehicle posed a threat not only to the community but also responding officers.”

“I grew up largely with a car. But there are generations under me that either the car is too expensive, or they don't want to own a car, or they can use e-bikes and scooters, or they want to use public transit. They want to live a little bit differently.”

“The tiny home model is the core of the similarities, with similar wraparound supports, mental health, counselling, addictions, recovery, et cetera, and program agreements to support accountability and personal growth for the residents who move into these tiny homes.”

Investigators believe the two incidents were done by the same person, and James was identified and arrested the following day.