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Shelley Jordan
Safety improvements coming to Grizzly Road intersection
August 23, 2013 WEST KELOWNA - A project to improve safety for motorists at the Highway 97/Grizzly Road intersection is going to tender today. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be constructing improvements and changing traffic patterns to reduce the risk of crashes at this busy intersection. "Over the last decade, there's been a big increase in...
Man fined $500 for purposely swallowing toe at Yukon hotel
DAWSON CITY, Yn – A man has left a Dawson City, Yukon, hotel in a bit of a toe jam.
Children pocket-dialing cops
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Stop giving kids old cell phones to play with. That's the message from the RCMP as the number of abandoned 911 calls decline and police continue their effort to reduce this diversion of police resources. That's because it's deactivated cell phones — often given to children to play with — that are most...
Death in B.C of inmate convicted of murder after Attica riot ruled accidental
VANCOUVER – The B.C. coroner’s office has ruled the death of the only inmate convicted of murder after the famous 1971 Attica, N.Y., prison uprising as accidental.
New bridge for Highway 97A at Hummingbird Creek
SHUSWAP - The government of B.C. is committing $3 million for the designand construction of a new bridge on Highway 97A over Hummingbird Creek to improve safety and better protect the highway during times of high creek flows. Preliminary design work is underway on a new clear span concrete structure to replace the existing culvert. Design is expected...
Un-clutter Your Life at trunk sale
Looking to sell, trade or give away some of your unwanted or pre-loved stuff and can’t hold your own garage sale? Then you’ll want to take part in the latest Trunk Sale at Okanagan College, Saturday September 28th. Organized by the Regional Waste Reduction Office, the event champions’ reuse and recycling, with one huge garage...
Owners of camera sought
KELOWNA - Police are looking for the owners of a small digital camera found in City Park this week. The camera was turned in to the RCMP Aug. 27. It contained an SD card with numerous family photos of a couple a grandmother and small children. Police would like to return the camera to the...
Wanted man may be in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The RCMP have issued an alert that a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant may still be in the Kamloops area. Hugh Alexander McIntosh, 45, is considered at large after failing to report to his community based residential facility July 22. Police say McIntosh has an extensive criminal history involving violence, firearms and...
Southern interior B.C. politicians want photo radar at school zones
PENTICTON, B.C. – Politicians in south central B.C. are calling on the provincial government to bring back photo radar, but only in schools and playground zones.
22 Sins to Salvation playing at University Theatre
The stage play 22 Sins to Salvation explores our sticky relationship with sin in a butoh dance-inspired piece of theatre. The production features Dean Krawchuk, Shimshon Obadia, with direction by Janelle Sheppard and music by Jordan Leibel. Audiences are advised that this theatre production contains mature content. Presented by UBC’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies...
City of Kelowna joins FortisBC PowerSense for an ener-vention
City Council is committed to helping Kelowna residents get the skinny on energy savings. At today’s meeting they agreed to support FortisBC’s Okanagan Energy Diet and provide $25 per home, for up to 1000 Kelowna homes that take part in the program. FortisBC will provide Okanagan Energy Diet participants with a discounted energy assessment, energy...
Man’s death deemed suspicious
VERNON - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in the 2900 block of 41 Avenue. Police were informed by neighbours the person living in the apartment unit hadn't been seen for days. When Mounties and members of the Vernon Fire Department and B.C. Ambulance arrived at about 8 a.m. Aug. 25, they forced the locked...
Ramsey named to all-American prospects game
PENTICTON, BC –Penticton Vees forward Jack Ramsey (95) was named to the 40 man roster for the second annual CCM / USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, which will be held September 26th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The game, which will be held at the CONSOL Energy Center, features 40 of the top draft eligible prospects for...
Welcome mat rolls out for students new to UBC’s Okanagan campus
Most people remember their first day at a post-secondary school. Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s daunting. Often it’s both. That’s why staff, faculty, and student volunteers at UBC’s Okanagan campus go the extra mile to ensure that new incoming students not only experience a warm welcome as they begin their undergraduate journeys, but also feel...
Parents give YMCA Child Care high marks
National data from the recently completed 2013 YMCA Preschool Child Care Survey shows positive learning outcomes for children, an inclusive environment and high levels of satisfaction with child care operations. The survey was completed in May of this year, with 3,046 families from 40 YMCA Member Associations participating. “Our YMCA Preschool Child Care programs received...
Liquor review to consider feedback on refrigeration options
SALMON ARM - As part of B.C.'s current Liquor Policy Review, one of the topics government would like to get feedback on is refrigeration in BC Liquor Stores (BCLSs). As part of a pilot project, walk-in beer and wine refrigeration coolers are set to open in three BCLSs at the end of September. These locations - in Salmon Arm,...
Fruit, spawning salmon, regional parks & bears
Visitors of many Central Okanagan Regional Parks can encounter wildlife at any time. But this time of year, our more natural Regional Parks require more bear awareness. As Kokanee salmon spawn and fruit is ripening in orchards across the Central Okanagan, evidence of bear activity is increasing as their search for food brings them into...
Many ticketed for seatbelts over weekend
VERNON - Police say they're surprised so many were riding without seatbelts as they conducted a check stop near the overpass north of the city. The check was set up Aug. 23 on Highway 97 and 97A. Mounties issued 14 seatbelt tickets, 24 for tinted windows, two for cell phone use, three for stop sign...
Aluminum fishing boat found adrift
DEEP CREEK - The discovery of an empty boat adrift in Gardom Lake has an employee of the Royal Canadian Legion Holiday Camp scratching their head. The 10 foot aluminum fishing boat was found two weeks ago by the employee and so far, nobody has reported it missing to the RCMP. The boat, manufactured by...
Quebec decides to reduce number of HPV vaccine doses, saying 2 is enough
TORONTO – Girls in Quebec will become the first in the country to benefit from new research that suggests the HPV vaccine is so effective that two doses — rather than the recommended three — may be all that's needed.
Speeding B.C. bikers hit with hefty fines, lose motorcycles for week
VANCOUVER – Six motorcyclists who were clocked travelling more than 162 kilometres an hour in Squamish, B.C., have been hit with hefty fines and will lose their bikes for a week.
Okanagan College offers program geared to women interested in careers in the skilled trades
Women in the Shuswap region are being invited to take the first steps towards rewarding and fulfilling careers in the building trades at the Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College this September. With sponsorship assistance made possible by the Canada-BC Labour Market Agreement these women will be able to attend the course for free. Targeting...
Rockets top bantam draft pick astounds
Games at the Kelowna Rockets 2013 rookie camp got underway Thursday morning and it didn't take long for the Rockets top pick in this year's WHL bantam draft to turn some heads. Dillon Dube, who the Rockets selected with its first pick (21st overall) in this summer's bantam draft, showed great speed and skill in...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Cody Wayne William Miner
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of August 23, 2013. Cody Wayne William Miner (DOB 1989-03-24) is wanted for five counts of breach, one count of driving while license was suspended. Miner is described as a 24-year old white male, 6’3”...