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Vernon arborist working without a permit fined $1,000
A Vernon arborist who continued to work without a permit after being warned has pleaded…
BC bar fined $4,000 after customers go bowling
A BC pub that let a few people drink beer while bowling on a busy…
Okanagan contractors fined $19,000 for unsafe building sites
Three Okanagan contractors will have to cough up $18,900 in fines after WorkSafeBC inspections discovered…
BC realtors were scammed, then hit with quarter-million dollars in fines
Four people and their real estate firm have been hit with $275,000 in fines after…
Court upholds $500,000 fine for two B.C. trucking companies for underpaying drivers
A $500,000 fine for two BC trucking companies that underpaid their drivers for years has…
Drone operator in McDougall Creek Wildfire zone caught, faces fines up to $100,000
Conservation officers supporting firefighting efforts on the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna…
BC strata’s Airbnb rule invalid; owner off the hook $30,000
A BC condo owner who was fined $30,000 for renting their apartment on Airbnb won't…
BC residents want steeper fines for distracted drivers: poll
The majority of BC drivers say they've seen someone talking on a cell phone or…
Kelowna anti-vax pastor loses appeal over church service fine
A Kelowna pastor who was fined $2,300 for holding a church service during lockdown has…
Sloppy time-keeping costs B.C. realtor $20K
A B.C. realtor is on the hook for $19,500 after the regulator fined her $250…
B.C. karaoke bar accused of letting staff drink wins case
A B.C. karaoke bar has avoided a $1,000 fine after B.C. liquor inspectors accused the…
Kelowna lawyer fined $5,000 for failing to verify clients’ identity
A Kelowna lawyer has been fined $5,000 for failing to verify the identity of several…
Revelstoke strata broke human rights code over definition of ‘family’
A Revelstoke strata has been found in violation of the B.C. Human Rights Code after…
Despite fines, people still keep parking on snow routes in Kelowna
Kelowna bans cars from parking on certain roads when it snows but getting residents to…
The Loop approaching $3,000 in fines from the City of Kamloops
An outreach centre on Kamloops's North Shore providing food, warmth and shelter for the homeless…
More than 100 drivers pulled over for speeding past ‘staged’ tow truck: RCMP
A driver was ticketed and had their car impounded for speeding at 143 km/h past…
Almost half of illegal cannabis fines in B.C. are in the Thompson-Okanagan
While the numbers are not large in terms of offences, the dollar values are substantial…
$800 in smoking fines balloon to $13,000 in B.C. strata dispute
A B.C. condo owner who racked up $800 in smoking fines from his strata, will…
‘Wolf of Burrard Street’ property manager gets access to frozen bank accounts
A B.C. property manager fined $100,000 for working without a licence has managed to get…
Pot police fine unlicenced Kamloops weed store $87,000
An unlicenced former Kamloops pot shop has been fined $87,000 by the provincial pot police.…
Conservation Officers patrol Okanagan lakes, 8 tickets issued
Eight tickets were given to boaters and three boats were ordered off of Okanagan lakes…
Two Vernon men receive fines of $13,000 for poaching moose
Two Vernon men have to pay a total of $13,000 after they killed three moose…
B.C. Hydro fighting $678,000 fine after worker seriously injured near Revelstoke
WorkSafe B.C. has issued a $678,889 fine to B.C. Hydro following an incident near Revelstoke.…
Carport or pergola? B.C. couple win legal fight with strata
A B.C. couple won't have to pay $3,200 in strata fines after it successfully convinced…