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Two RCMP officers in B.C. won’t face charges after high-speed chase and arrest
VICTORIA – British Columbia's criminal justice branch has opted not to charge two RCMP officers who were involved in a high-speed chase between Fernie and Sparwood in southeastern B.C. earlier this year.
Outgoing mayor Walter Gray is the new ICBC board of directors chair
KELOWNA - Walter Gray may be stepping down from his position as Mayor of Kelowna, but it seems he had an iron in the fire with ICBC announcing today Gray will be the new chair for their board of directors starting Nov. 30, 2014. Gray will also make a bit of history because he'll be...
Police need help finding man charged with assault and forceable confinement
SALMON ARM - Police need help finding a 44-year-old Salmon Arm man who is wanted on several outstanding charges. Mounties recently tracked Vincent Lorne Massie to a home in Deep Creek near Salmon Arm but he was able to evade a coordinated police effort to capture him and fled on foot. Massie is Caucasian, 5'5"...
City offering public training to use new interactive maps
KAMLOOPS - You’re invited to explore City and Regional District information through interactive maps from CityMap and myRegionView tools. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and the City of Kamloops have teamed up to offer training sessions to the general public and business community of Kamloops and surrounding areas on using interactive mapping and accessing local...
Kamloops council committees need volunteers
KAMLOOPS - City Council is seeking applications from City of Kamloops residents who are interested in serving on a voluntary basis for the following Council appointed Committees: - Airport Authority – One (1) year term - Arts Commission – Two (2) year term - Heritage Commission – Two (2) year term - Parks and Recreation...
What’s happening this fall in the ‘Loops
‘Families in Parks’ Help celebrate the 40th anniversary of our fantastic Central Okanagan regional park system by joining our ‘Families in Parks’ this fall. - Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., you’re invited to take part in the ‘Ghost Walk’ at Gellatly Heritage Regional Park on Gellatly Road in West Kelowna. Our park...
Celebrating Kamloops Community Associations – 2014 Community Association Forum
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will host its annual Community Association Forum to thank the volunteers who help make their neighborhoods shine. Kamloops is home to 15 community associations. These volunteer groups are committed to vibrant neighborhoods, where people work together to focus on common interests and celebrate with one another. Over the years,...
Kelowna Chiefs Cruise to Victory over North Okanagan
KELOWNA - Josh Kobelka had two goals, including the game winner as the Kelowna Chiefs defeated the North Okanagan Knights 4-1 at Rutland Arena on Tuesday evening. Kobelka got the Chiefs on the board at the 18:27 mark in the first period to start off the evening. In the second, the Knights’ Layne Greene took...
Kelowna Rockets defeated in overtime against Victoria Royals
VICTORIA - The Victoria Royals defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night, snapping the Rockets seven game winning streak in the first of two straight games between the BC Division rivals in Victoria. The Royals tied the game at 3-3 with just 1:57 remaining, when a puck off the stick of Brandon...
Giant hamburgers, Elvis, spaceships among TV, film props vying for bids in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Two giant hamburgers, Elvis statues, spaceships and even a graffiti-covered shark could be out of the movies and into your living room if you are the highest bidder at a clear-out auction in Vancouver this week.
New report says hospitalizations for self-harm way up among teens
TORONTO – There is a troubling trend among some tweens and teens, says a new report that points to a sharp rise in self-harming behaviour such as attempted suicides and cutting.
B.C. on target to find adoption families for 300 kids and youth: children’s rep
VICTORIA – British Columbia's independent representative for children and youth says the government's adoption campaign is on target to reach its goal of finding 300 families for kids and teens who need homes.
Cannabis hand cream? Marley heirs join US firm to build pot brand, grousing in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A U.S. private equity firm has joined the family of late reggae star Bob Marley in hopes of building what it calls the "world's first global cannabis brand."
Protesters of pipeline mapped through Kamloops and Merritt rally on Burnaby Mountain
BURNABY – As the deadline for an injunction passed directing protesters to clear the way for Kinder Morgan pipeline survey crews, many vowed to defy the court's order.
Charles Manson gets license to marry 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison
CORCORAN, Calif. – Mass murderer Charles Manson plans to marry a 26-year-old woman who left her Midwestern home and spent the past nine years trying to help exonerate him.