Pritchard

More lanes for dangerous section of Trans-Canada

KAMLOOPS – The second phase of the Hoffman’s Bluff highway improvement project is going to tender on Monday. About 3.1 kilometres of the Trans-Canada between Kamloops and Chase will be widened from two to four lanes, according to a media release from the Ministry of Transportation. The Ministry calls that section of highway “one of...

Midnight head-on crash leaves Chase man dead

KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for the cause of the head-on crash near Pritchard which claimed the life of a Chase man. The crash happened on the Trans-Canada about two kilometres west of Pritchard just after midnight on July 17. A pick-up truck being driven eastbound by John Findlay Linklater, 58, was involved in a...

Police officer assaulted near Pritchard

KAMLOOPS - A passing motorist lent assistance to an officer who was allegedly assaulted during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon in the Pritchard area. RCMP Senior Media Relations Officer Sgt. Rob Vermeulen says the officer began an impaired driving investigation on a pickup truck, containing three people, around 4:40 p.m., July 5. The driver pulled...

Hefty fine for Revelstoke Grizzly

KAMLOOPS – A Revelstoke hockey player who pleaded guilty to recklessly driving an uninsured dune buggy was handed fines of $2,300 in Kamloops Provincial Court yesterday. Robert Wade Cline, 20, of Chase said he was sorry for his role in a vehicle accident and nearly causing injury to a young girl. Cline plays defence for...