Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

Dan Albas MP: weekly report

Last week was perhaps one of the most unusual I have yet encountered on Parliament Hill. A bizarre incident occurred late in the week when a national news outlet broke a story that Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the Official Opposition, had failed to stop at a series of stop signs on Parliament Hill with an...

Alleged bank robber still on the loose

VERNON - Mounties continue to investigate a robbery that took place at the Royal Bank earlier this month. The robbery happened at the Polson Mall branch off highway 6. The male suspect told the clerk he had a weapon, and prompted the clerk to hand over an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect left. The...

Gun Amnesty Yielding Results in Kamloops

Kamloops RCMP have had 17 firearms turned over to date, as the gun amnesty program continues throughout the month of June. The majority of those turned in are long guns and the consistent theme is that they have belonged to a former generation, have been passed down,  and the owners don’t want them around. Some...

Take steps to avoid mosquito bites and West Nile virus

Summer is here and so are the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are more than a nuisance; some carry West Nile virus, a disease that is spread from infected birds to humans through mosquito bites.  Any activity that prevents mosquitoes from biting or breeding can help to reduce the risk of becoming infected with West Nile virus. West...

Canada Games flag raising ceremony

A flag-raising ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 19 at 1 pm at the Tournament Capital Centre in honour of the Canada Games being held in Sherbrooke, Quebec from Aug. 2 to 13th, 2013. The Mayor will be conducting the ceremony as part of a nation-wide celebration of the Canada Games. New Westminster was...

Provincial topographical base maps go mobile

Recreationalists and resource professionals looking for an easier way to explore B.C.'s wilderness can now leave their fold-out maps at home. GeoBC has created a series of free, high-resolution topographical maps specifically designed for viewing on mobile devices. GeoBC's popular Terrain Resource Information Management (TRIM) base map series has been redesigned to enable the GPS georeferencing functionality associated with mobile...

Street brawl in front of Starbucks puts man in hospital with serious injuries

KELOWNA - A 23-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted in a street brawl was found lying on the road by police. Police say the event happened about 12:25 a.m. June 17 in front of the Starbucks located at Bernard Avenue and Pandosy Street. Witnesses told RCMP they saw a group of men fighting and then...

Crime Stoppers most wanted

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province wide warrant as of June 18, 2013.  Joseph Robert McCook (DOB 1982-11-22) is wanted for three counts of driving while prohibited.  McCook is described as a 30-year-old white male, 5’7” tall and 172 lbs.  He has brown...

Hundreds of northern B.C. residents rally against Enbridge

Hundreds of northern BC residents rallied in Terrace on Sunday June 16th, demonstrating that public opposition to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tankers project is still very strong.  As the Enbridge Joint Review Panel (JRP) begins to hear final arguments in Terrace, after 18 months of hearings, northerners continue to send a clear...

Is legal pot ready for a “Starbucks” brand? Activists say no, but a businessman tries his luck

SEATTLE – For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that could slow the marijuana reform movement across the country.