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Strong support for skateboards on Vernon sidewalks and bike lanes
VERNON – Many people appear to like the idea of allowing skateboards and other small…
Not everyone in Kamloops is thrilled to have urban hens as neighbours
KAMLOOPS – With Kamloops city council set to debate urban hens at next week's public…
BEPPLE: There’s probably chickens in your neighbourhood already
There once was a gun registry, and soon there may be a chicken registry. At…
City council to soon discuss equipping Kamloops bylaw officers with weapons
KAMLOOPS – Council could be debating the merits of giving Kamloops bylaw officers with batons,…
Vernon politicians discuss easing up on skateboard rules
VERNON – Skateboarders have got local politicians talking about the possibility of revising an old…
Draft bylaw may restrict rights for medical marijuana patients in the ’emerald triangle’ of Columbia Shuswap
‘I BELIEVE WE OWE IT TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS AREA TO NOT MOVE TOO…
Hungry bears up and about looking for food in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Hibrenating black bears are waking up and they have one thing on their…
City of Kamloops considering batons, handcuffs and pepper spray for bylaw officers
KAMLOOPS – After bylaw officers suffered a series of assaults, the City of Kamloops is…
Kelowna readies bylaw change for medical marijuana grown on farms
KELOWNA – Changes to the city’s agricultural zoning bylaw regarding medical marijuana production facilities are…
Kamloops extends pesticide ban to municipal property
KAMLOOPS - A ban on pesticide use on residential ornamental shrubs, flower beds and grass now extends to city parks and properties in Kamloops. In a split 5-4 vote yesterday, Dec. 15, council voted to extend the ban to include all civic properties and city parks. Council had already agreed to implement a residential ban, which will begin...
Vernon parking meter thief caught in the act
VERNON - A man suspected of breaking into over 100 parking meters has been caught. Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says in a statement a 34-year-old man was arrested breaking into a parking meter on Centennial Drive on Friday, Dec. 4 at around 1 a.m. “To date, approximately 113 parking meters have been broken into in the...
Kamloops parks and civic property could become smoke free
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops residents could soon be breathing easier as the city is exploring the option of going smoke free. City staff will present a report to council tomorrow, Nov. 24, recommending the city amend its current bylaw to prohibit smoking and vaping with e-cigarettes in all parks and civic properties. The same day, Jennifer...
Splatsin First Nation launches lawsuit against B.C. government
ENDERBY - A local First Nation has filed a lawsuit against the B.C. government accusing it of ignoring the band's jurisdiction over the welfare of its children. The Splatsin First Nation in Enderby served the province a notice of claim during a rally outside Premier Christy Clark’s constituency office in Kelowna Tuesday, Oct. 13. The...
Lots of official eyes on downtown Kelowna streets
KELOWNA - Having eyes on the street is one of the keys to safe city streets, according to the downtown plan, and Kelowna’s urban core now has quite a few with more coming. The primary eyes are Kelowna RCMP, followed by the City of Kelowna bylaw officers, transit security, the downtown ambassadors and private security...
Concerns growing over peace officer assaults in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police and bylaw staff are concerned given the recent spike in assaults against peace officers in Kamloops. The city's community safety and enforcement manager Jon Wilson says in the last month there’s been two serious incidents. A bylaw officer was attacked while another was seriously threatened. One of the incidents involved a weapon,...