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UPDATE: Hwy 33 at Davie Road reopens
12:06 p.m.. Sept. 20, 2013 KELOWNA - RCMP have opened Hwy 33 at Davie Road. The section was closed because of a gas line rupture. 10:51 a.m. Sept. 20, 2013 KELOWNA - A natural gas line rupture at Hwy 33 and Davie Road is the cause of traffic disruption in Rutland. Emergency personnel are evacuating...
MP Dan Albas report Sept. 20
In my mid July MP report I focussed on our newly named Federal Cabinet and the many ways Ministers can serve the interests of Canadians including specific examples where cabinet Ministers have supported my work as a Member of Parliament on behalf of citizens here in Okanagan-Coquihalla. One point that I did not address in...
Water Master Plan ready for public feedback
Since incorporation 5 years ago the District has been developing a set of strategic master plans to help guide decision-making that will enable the District of West Kelowna to experience healthy growth and remain a vibrant and resilient community. The latest of these strategic plans is the District’s draft Water Master Plan (WMP). The draft...
Tranquille Road upgrades
Kamloops, BC – The Kamloops North Shore Business Improvement Association today hosted a teleconference call between North Shore businesses and Kamloops City Public Works staff regarding the progress of the Tranquille Road Upgrades. “It’s important that businesses have their voice heard on what’s going on with the Tranquille Road Upgrades,” said North Shore Business Association...
Thieves target prescription drugs and parkas in two separate break and enters
VERNON - Policing are calling two overnight break and enters targetting prescription drugs and winter coats rather rare. "These are not common break and enters," RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. Around 3:40 a.m. Sept. 19, Vernon RCMP responded to an alarm at Nolan's Pharmacy at 3101 30th Avenue. They confirmed the business had been broken...
Required Oath to Queen for new Canadians constitutional, court rules
TORONTO – Forcing would-be Canadians to take an oath to the Queen as a condition of citizenship has been ruled constitutional.
Crime Stoppers most wanted: William Joseph Louie
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of September 20, 2013. William Joseph Louie (DOB 1965-04-14) is wanted for two counts of sexual interference and two counts of sexual assault. Louie is described as a 48-year-old non-white male, 5’6” tall and 201...
Tentative deal for support workers heads off looming strike in B.C. schools
VANCOUVER – Looming job action by 33,000 unionized public school support staff in British Columbia has been averted.
RCMP bust three Okanagan men during road check
KELOWNA - Three Okanagan men riding in two separate vehicles were arrested during an overnight road check after police found a significant quantity of drugs and cash. Kelowna RCMP set up their road check on the inbound lanes of William R. Bennett Bridge after midnight, Sept. 18. At about 12:45 a.m., an Oliver man, 33,...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Michael Benedict Mair
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of September 19, 2013. Michael Benedict Mair (DOB 1981-07-27) is wanted for one count of Possession of Stolen Property, one count of Possession/Use of Stolen Credit Card and one count of Breach. Mair is described...
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man found
UPDATE: 7:03 a.m. Sept. 18, 2013 The Kelowna RCMP says Quinnton Campbell was located last night and is safe. 5:05 p.m. Sept. 17, 2013 KELOWNA - Police want the public's assistance locating a Kelowna man who has been missing since Sept. 16. Quinnton Campbell was reported missing yesterday at about 6:50 p.m. Family have been...
Assault case becomes homicide investigation
VERNON - A man who was found beaten Sept. 6 in the parking lot of a local hotel has died, prompting police to turn their investigation into a homicide. Paul Jakubczyk, 53, was found unconscious by police outside the Best Western Vernon Lodge and rushed to Vernon Jubilee Hospital with serious injuries. "The police are...
Pedestrian killed by semi-truck identified
VERNON - A woman who died when she was struck by a semi-truck in Vernon Sept. 8 has been identified. She was Melanie Dawn Suski, 33, from Vernon. Suski was walking south on Hwy 97 next to Polson Park at about 11 a.m. when she was hit by a the large truck that was heading...
One person confirmed dead after suspected outbreak of E. Coli in Okanagan cheese
OKANAGAN - One person has died following a suspected outbreak of E. Coli in Gort’s Gouda cheese, made in Salmon Arm. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled 14 of the company's cheeses Tuesday, and may recall more products as the investigation progresses. A spokesperson for the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says there have been...
In own words, witness tells story of a routine morning commute turned deadly
OTTAWA – On any other day, I would have caught a bus closer to home. But it was a cool, sunny September morning and I was running late, so I drove to Ottawa's Fallowfield train station in order to save some time.