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Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

Rifle reported stolen out of parked truck in Enderby

ENDERBY - Mounties are warning hunters to store their firearms safely after a rifle was reportedly stolen overnight from parked truck Sunday. The truck was parked in the area of George Street and Regent Avenue in Enderby, according to an RCMP media release. Officers were called to investigate the report of a theft at about...

Lumby officer crashes police vehicle

CHERRYVILLE - A Lumby RCMP officer is probably feeling lucky after he survived driving his squad vehicle off the road, rolling it and hitting a tree Sunday night. The officer was on his way to investigate a report of a possible impaired driver when the accident happened at about 10:30 p.m Sept. 28. He was...

Missing two-year-old girl found safe after search in rural southwestern Ontario

NORWICH, Ont. - Police are calling it a "very happy ending" after a missing two-year-old girl was found safe in a field in rural southwestern Ontario following an overnight search. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Larry Plummer says Brooklyn Honderich was found by a volunteer searcher just after 10 a.m. Monday, and was taken to hospital...

City of Vernon co-sponsors Annual Carpool Month

VERNON - The City of Vernon is co-sponsoring this year’s Annual Carpool Month promotion that takes place October 6 to 31, 2014. During this period, commuters in Vernon and throughout the Okanagan are encouraged to visit Carpool.ca and participate in various activities to be eligible to win $100 free fuel cards. The carpool program, which...

OBWB talk to Steve Thomson about zebra mussel threat at UBCM

WHISTLER - The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen in collaboration with Okanagan Basin Water Board, as well as the Central and North Okanagan Regional Districts met with Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to discuss Zebra and Quagga Mussels at UBCM. “The Minister informed us of the steps the Province is taking...

Vernon Business Walks set to begin

VERNON - On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the City of Vernon will be visiting over 150 Vernon businesses as part of the second annual Business Walks program to kick-off Small Business Month. The City has partnered with Community Futures North Okanagan, the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Vernon Association to ensure as many...

Silver Star Road detour in effect beginning Tuesday

VERNON - Silver Star Road construction between Star and Blackcomb Roads will restart on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, and is expected to be completed in approximately one week. Detours will be used as needed and alternate routes are recommended to avoid lengthy delays.

City Park basketball court partial closure

KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna has closed a section of City Park’s basketball court due to unsafe conditions caused by tree roots creating an uneven playing surface. City staff will assess the situation next week before proceeding with a repair plan. Basketball players are asked to be patient while work is underway and to...

Permits required for yard and garden waste burning

KAMLOOPS - Open burning of yard and garden waste on city of Kamloops and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc properties of one acre or greater will be a go, so long as you have a permit from Oct. 1 to 31. There are conditions that apply to these permits however, and failure to comply or obtain the...

Highway 97 Lane Closures

WEST KELOWNA – Highway 97 users are advised to plan extra time on their commute next week while the detour for the Sneena Road project is removed and traffic is shifted onto its ultimate alignment on bridge hill between Campbell Road and the Westside Road interchange. Motorists and cyclists can anticipate daily changes in traffic...

Chamber offers new program for non-selling professionals

KELOWNA, BC (September 26, 2014) - The Kelowna Chamber is pleased to announce it has partnered with Sandler Training to offer a new program to the community called the Professional Advantage Program. Professional Advantage is a program designed for Non-Selling professionals such as Lawyers, Engineers, and Accountants and is focused on client development for these...

Bursary offered to short film creators in Thompson-Nicola

KAMLOOPS - The short-film filmmaker who wins a new $300 bursary through the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission will also see their film screened at the Kamloops Independent Short Shorts Film Festival in March. The bursary is offered by the commission in partnership with the Kamloops Film Society's Independent Shorts Film Festival, though the funds themselves originate...

New police office opens on KLO

KELOWNA - The new RCMP cop shop on KLO Road should allow easier access to police services to more communities in the city of Kelowna. The new KLO Community Policing Office replaces the decommissioned office in Mission and also expands the previous area of service, according to a Kelowna RCMP media release. The Mission office...

$90,000 excavator reported stolen from Vernon business

VERNON - A $90,000 John Deer excavator has been reported stolen from a Vernon area business, apparently taken sometime overnight September 25. Police aren't sure exactly what time the machine was taken from Brandt Tractor, located at 3104 48 Avenue, but say it happened between 10 p.m and 7 a.m. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says...

Kelowna makes sure there’s no excuses on voting day

KELOWNA - If you can't be in town on election day or any of the four advance voting days this November, the City of Kelowna has one more option to ensure you can have your say. A vote by mail option is available and all it takes to participate is completion of a request for...

Warriors and Vipers meet in home-and-home series

WEST KELOWNA - The West Kelowna Warriors will host the Vernon Vipers tonight for the first time this season in a home-and-home seven game series. Tonight's game is a re-match of last year's opening round BCHL playoff matchup between the Vipers and Warriors which Vernon was able to take in six games, according to a...

Vipers and Warriors meet in home-and-home series

VERNON - The defending Interior Division Conference Champion Vernon Vipers will face the West Kelowna Warriors tonight for the first time this season in a home-and-home seven game series. Tonight's game is a re-match of last year's opening round BCHL playoff matchup between the Vipers and Warriors which Vernon was able to take in six...

Scouts watching 3 Kelowna Rockets for NHL draft

KELOWNA - Three Kelowna Rockets are on the radar for 2015 NHL Entry draft. Scouts have identified second-year players Nick Merkley and Joe Gatenby along with European rookie Tomas Soustal for the NHL Central Scouting's initial list of players eligible to be taken in next year's NHL draft, according to a press release. Merkley, was...

Mike Needham becomes Blazers new assistant coach

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have a new assistant coach. General Manager Craig Bonner announced today the hockey club has hired Mike Needham to take on the role. “First of all, I would like to thank Andy Oakes and Dixon Ward at the Okanagan Hockey Academy for their understanding through this process, “ commented Bonner....

Expect sunny skies and highs in the 20s this weekend

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It's been getting cooler these past few weeks but it appears the last weekend of September will bring sunny skies and temperatures above 20 Celcius. For gardeners, nights will continue to be warm until the first few days of October next week, when temperatures could dip below zero. Environment Canada predicts Friday afternoon...