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More residents illegally dumping trash, others trying to clean it up in Thompson-Okanagan
An increasing amount of trash is piling up in ditches and dump sites off dirt…
DITCH DUMPING: Okanagan, Kamloops residents shocked by amount of garbage on roadsides
Disheartening, ignorant and sad are words two residents use to describe the amount of household…
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…
Another dog seen riding on back of flatbed pickup in Kelowna
Another person was spotted in the Central Okanagan driving around with a dog tied to…
Vernon RCMP deploy spike belt, police dog to snag suspect in stolen vehicle
Vernon RCMP officers were able to recover a stolen truck after deploying both a spike…
This Okanagan collective is leading the fight for survival for private cannabis stores in B.C.
The fledgling Okanagan Cannabis Collective launched its first major public attack last week with a…
B.C. handing out stickers to legal cannabis stores as number of unlicenced retailers grows
The government is proud of how well British Columbia’s non-medical cannabis industry has been doing…
Interior Health issues alert for contaminated drug supply in Kamloops
Interior Health is warning Kamloops illicit drug users about a toxic supply of heroin that…
Illegal dumping in Kamloops area jumps by 35% during pandemic
While the pandemic might have offered us more time to clean out our homes, it…
Illegal dumping spike in Central Okanagan hard to quantify
While a Kelowna Conservation Officer and forest clean up founder are reporting what they see…
Firearms seized after moose illegally shot in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Conservation officers are investigating after a moose was illegally shot in Salmon…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
Hikers and visitors encouraged to keep an eye out for illegal dumping, ATV use in Kamloops’ sensitive grasslands
KAMLOOPS – Off-roading and illegal dumping is a problem which continues to plague sensitive grasslands…
B.C. has highest rate of illegal cigarettes in Western Canada, study finds
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the province with the most contraband cigarettes in Western Canada, the amount of illegal tobacco in B.C. remains steadily high. The statistics come from the latest study commissioned by the Western Convenience Stores Association. In September researchers collected discarded cigarettes at various locations throughout the province to determine which were illegally purchased....
Court delays force judge to stay charge against Kamloops hunter
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops judge determined a hunter killed outside of his permitted area, but stayed the charge because lengthy delays meant he wasn't getting a fair trial. Abraham John Norman Dougan’s case took over 800 days to wind its way through the court system after the charge was laid in September 2012. Despite determining...
Residents congregate on Facebook to stop neighbourhood drug activity
PENTICTON - Residents have taken their concerns about alleged drug activity at a house in Penticton to Facebook, creating a page where members of the community can discuss the problem that often draws police attention, but has yet to be resolved. Handfuls of residents have posted to the Facebook page “Shut down the crack house”...
Border control busy with firearms smugglers
OSOYOOS - Two men have been charged in separate cases for smuggling firearms and weapons across the Canada-U.S. border at Osoyoos and Cascade ports of entry. Osoyoos border officers arrested Cole Phillips after they seized a loaded .45 caliber handgun from a U.S. resident’s vehicle during a secondary exam on July 21. Phillips was charged...