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Westwold farmers could lose millions if they don’t get water access back
Westwold area farmers stand to lose millions of dollars after the province ordered all irrigation…
RCMP issue appeal for info in killing of wild horses near Kamloops
BC RCMP are looking for more tips from the public in the suspicious killing of…
Ethically raised beef on offer at Kamloops area farm
Kamloops residents, or vacationers heading to Sun Peaks Resort, can now purchase ethically grown, hand-raised…
Evacuating farm animals amidst White Rock Lake wildfire a major operation
The process of evacuating large farm animals due to wildfires burning in the B.C. Interior…
Buffalo calf shot and killed with arrow at ranch in Merritt
CONTENT ADVISORY A buffalo calf was shot and killed with an arrow at a ranch…
B.C. small and exotic livestock sale and farmers market coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Hold your horses, this one's for the small animals. The first ever Small…
How you can help a Kamloops animal evacuation centre
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops woman helping house animals affected by evacuations in the province is…
Conservation Service responds to North Okanagan cougar incident
VERNON – Traps are set for a cougar that killed an alpaca yesterday in Vernon.…
$25,000 reward for information on Kamloops cattle poacher
WARNING: ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES KAMLOOPS – A Westsyde ranch is offering a $25,000 reward…
B.C.’s forestry watchdog to audit five range tenures in Kamloops
THOMPSON – B.C.'s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices will be auditing five…
Residents urged to take responsibility for pets, livestock after Okanagan cougar attack
VERNON – Hobby farmers and pet owners in the North Okanagan are being reminded to…
Hundreds of North Okanagan deer heads still needed for disease study
“WE HAVE A THREE YEAR LIMIT ON THE PROJECT AND WE STILL NEED OVER 200 SAMPLES” CHERRYVILLE - They might be off-putting to some, but to a group of government researchers, deer heads from the Cherryville area are the key to stopping a potential disease outbreak in its tracks. Analyzing the lymph nodes found in...
Cougar shot near elementary school
LUMBY - A cougar was put down by the Conservation Service Monday morning in Lumby after it attacked livestock. Conservation officers trapped and shot the large, roughly five-year-old, 170 pound male cougar, after it killed a resident’s sheep and alpaca in the Schwartz Road area behind J.W. Inglis Elementary. Conservation officer Ken Owens says the...
Bears are waking up and looking for food in the North Okanagan
VERNON - The Conservation Service is reminding the public to minimize attractants as bears come out of hibernation and start looking for food. Conservation officer Mike Richardson says the number of bear complaints has already started to climb in the North Okanagan. “They’re definitely awake and coming out of their dens,” Richardson says. On Monday,...
This little piggy dug up the neighbour’s yard, this one went on the highway, this piggy’s owner went all the way to court
KAMLOOPS – If pigs could fly, a 77-year-old farmer and his neighbours probably wouldn't be in the predicament that landed them in Kamloops Provincial Court this month. Pig farmer Paul Peter Sabyan received numerous complaints from neighbours about his livestock breaking its barrier and destroying land adjacent to his Louis Creek property, south of Barriere. ...
Bullets, condoms and refuse – see what’s dumped in our protected grasslands
KAMLOOPS – Watching several trucks drive by Batchelor Heights into the province's protected grasslands and not knowing the driver's purpose for visiting makes Park Ranger Amanda Weber-Roy nervous as she prepares for a day of work in the Lac du Bois Grasslands Saturday. She looks for signs of recreational users — an ATV, a mountain...
VIDEO: Holy cow! Old MacDonald drives a… station wagon?
VERNON - Drivers were surprised to see a cow in the backseat of a car on 27 Street earlier this month in Vernon. It might sound unbelievable, but there’s proof. The bizarre sight was caught on camera near W.L. Seaton Secondary. You can see the cow standing up in the back of the white station...