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Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

Three Kelowna men investigated for child porn and luring offences

KELOWNA - Three men were targeted for offences ranging from manufacturing child pornography to the luring of a child leading to separate search warrants, executed during the week of June 24-28. The B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation unit, specializing in investigating internet facilitated offences against children travelled from Surrey to search the Kelowna residences as part...

UPDATE: Mother pleads for teen boys to come home – boys found

UPDATE: 8:51 a.m. July 10, 2013  The missing boys have been found and are safe. A West Kelowna mother is pleading for her teen son and teen nephew to please come home. The boys, 14-year-old Levi and Lochlan McLeod were last seen July 7 about 8 p.m. when they left the house in West Kelowna....

Drunk driver calls drunk friend for pickup at roadside check

SPALLUMCHEEN - A woman who pulled over at a roadside check to pick up an impaired friend had her car impounded after she failed a sobriety test. Mounties set up at the Otter Lake Road roundabout in Spallumcheen July 9 and checked a vehicle driven by a 37-year-old woman who was showing signs of impairment....

Significant funding boost sharpens focus of UBC concussion research

Two grants allow scientists to add resources for monitoring concussed athletes Research into the long-term effects on athletes of repeated concussions will take on a sharper focus, thanks to two recent grants received by scientists at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Paul van Donkelaar, director of UBC’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences, has received $287,000 through...

Portion of KVR Trail closed for special event

Recreational users are being advised that a portion of the Kettle Valley Railway Trail - between Gillard Forest Service Road and Chute Lake Lodge - will be closed to motorized traffic from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 13 to accommodate the Okanagan Trestles Tour biking event. Non-motorized use along this portion of the trail will still be allowed....

Investor Ready™ workshop

Registration fee increases July 11th, make sure to register today! For all Okanagan area entrepreneurs and investors, an Investor Ready™ Workshop is offered July 16th in Kelowna, hosted by the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission. Why come? If you are raising equity or investing, ask yourself: 1.    What are the sources of money for a...

North Westside Fire Rescue boathouse contract awarded

By early fall, a new waterfront building will be in place to house the North Westside Fire Rescue fire boat and mobile marine water supply. The Regional District has awarded a contract for the detailed design and construction of the new boathouse, which will be easily accessed in the southern portion of Killiney Beach Community...

Crime Stoppers most wanted: Robert Bradley Diemert

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of July 9, 2013.   Robert Bradley Diemert (DOB 1961-10-07) is wanted for two counts of driving while prohibited.  Diemert is described as a 51-year-old white male, 5’6” tall and 130 lbs.  He has brown...

Robber flees when panic alarm rings

KAMLOOPS - The clerk at an 8th Street convenience store pulled the alarm when a man came in flashing the blade of a knife and demanding cash. Police responded to the alarm at the Hasty Market and when they arrived the employee told police the alarm prompted the man to flee in a vehicle and...

Ten ways to take money from drinking buddies

It's not known whether these little tricks will make you more or less popular amongst friends, but maybe the kids will enjoy them. In fact, they might even think you're a god…

MP Dan Albas weekly report

Although Forestry falls under Provincial jurisdiction it is important to recognize the importance of this industry to all levels of Government that also includes communities, local economies and the many working families who are supported directly and indirectly by forest sector jobs. In Okanagan-Coquihalla,  communities such as Merritt, Logan Lake and Okanagan Falls have long...

Music in the Park Attendance Nearly Doubles

The popularity of West Kelowna’s Music in the Park concert series continues to grow with 520 people taking in the first concert of the 2013 season on Friday, July 5 at Memorial Park. That compares to attendance of 300 for the inaugural concert in 2012. The lineup for the July 12 Music in the Park,...

Advanced voting statistics up for Westside-Kelowna byelection

Turnout statistics are in for advanced voting July 3 to 6 for the Westside-Kelowna byelection. Advanced voting attracted a total of 5,777 people, with 2,044 coming out July 3, 1,395 July 4, 1,073 July 5 and 1,265 July 6. Advanced voting for the election in 2009 only attracted 3,777. The close of general voter registration...

Missing mushroom picker from Chase found dead

A man from Chase who went missing after being dropped off to join a mushroom picking camp in northern B.C. is dead. Lyle Martin, 61, was from the Neskonlith Indian Band and travelled to Fort Nelson to join the camp located at km 36 of the Eskai Road July 1. He was dropped off by...

Paving On Old Kamloops Road Moved to July 11 – 12

Paving scheduled for July 8 & 9 is rescheduled due to the contractor’s commitments. It is now set to happen July 11 & 12 on Old Kamloops Road. The project extends from 43rd Avenue North to the City of Vernon Municipal Boundary South of Blue Jay subdivision.

New webinars help B.C. businesses with return to PST

Businesses that want to learn more about the Provincial Sales Tax can join interactive webinars offered by the provincial government in July and August, Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto announced today. Space is limited, so businesses that want to participate in the first webinar on July 10, 2013, must sign up online Monday, July...

Police looking for owner of Kawasaki Jet Ski

On Friday July 5th, Kamloops RCMP received a report of a Kawasaki Jet Ski observed floating in the South Thompson River near the airport. The watercraft was retrieved and secured, but police have been unable to identify an owner. Police are asking for the owner, or anyone with information to please call Kamloops RCMP at...

Tool stolen during auto theft found and returned

An engineering tool capable of emitting radiation that was reported stolen in June has been recovered. RCMP say the Toxler engineering gauge was found in bushes not far from the location where the stolen vehicle was recovered. The tool was intact and there didn't appear to be any tampering. Police say it was simply discarded,...

Shea Weber and Cody Franson’s golf classic returns to Sicamous

The “Sicamous Shootout – Weber Franson Golf Classic” supports the BC Cancer Foundation NHL stars Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators and Cody Franson of the Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing back their “Sicamous Shootout  - Weber Franson Golf Classic” for a second year in a row at Hyde Mountain Golf Course in Sicamous, BC....

Crime Stoppers most wanted: Patricia Lynn Craig

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following female who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of June 28, 2013.  Patricia Lynn Craig (DOB 1969-11-27) is wanted for one count of resist peace officer.  Craig is described as a 43-year-old white female, 5’3” tall and 126 lbs.  She has brown hair...