The Commanding Officer of “E” Division, Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens, and the District Commander of the Southeast District, Chief Supt Mike Sekela, are pleased to formally announce the appointment of Inspector Nick Romanchuk to the position of Officer in Charge of Kelowna RCMP Detachment, and congratulate him in his promotion. Insp. Romanchuk brings a diversified […]

A relaxing night in a travel trailer quickly turned into a nightmare for a man in the early hours of Monday in Kamloops. Approximately 1 a.m. Monday (June 10) Kamloops RCMP was contacted by a man reporting the trailer he was in, attached to his truck, had been just stolen. The truck and trailer were […]

Premier Christy Clark introduced her next Executive Council to British Columbians at an event that included citizens from throughout the province. “This is an exciting moment for British Columbia,” said Premier Clark. “British Columbians have asked us to build a strong economy, a secure tomorrow, and a lasting legacy for generations. We will deliver.” The […]

Highway 6 from Slocan City to Vernon checked in at No. 5 on the 2013 Top-10 BCAA (British Columbia Automobile Association) Worst Roads survey. The survey was conducted between April 29 to May 27 allwong motorists, pedestrians and cyclists to participate. For the second year in a row, Kelowna’s Westside Road earned top spot. Potholes […]

Research by the Canadian Red Cross shows the majority of Canadian parents do not understand what is needed to safeguard children in, on and around the water, even though drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children under the age of 10. Statistics reveal 90 percent of children killed due to drowning […]

Members of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit took down a second underground grow-op in the Fraser Valley in less than a month. Four people — three men and a woman — were arrested Saturday when officers dismantled the marijuana operation found in five shipping containers buried under a fake farmyard near Langley. A loaded […]

The following is a press release issued by the Environment Ministry: British Columbia has made its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel. In the submission, the province states that it cannot support the project as presented to the panel because Northern Gateway has been unable to address...

British Columbia’s Police Departments are combining their efforts in making homes across BC safer by declaring a province-wide Gun Amnesty during the month of June. The program, endorsed by the BC Association of Chiefs of Police, runs from June 1-30. During this time, residents of BC will be able to safely dispose of unwanted, documented […]

A Surrey man, who has been playing the same numbers for the past 35 years, finally saw his ship come in in the April 13 6/49 draw. The Lower Mainland player won half of a record-breaking B.C. Lottery Corporation grand prize with not just one, but two winning tickets. The BCLC said that each of […]

After the completion of final count in the Coquitlam-Maillardville electoral district for the 40th Provincial General Election, Elections BC will be making an application to the Supreme Court for a judicial recount. A total of 35 votes separate the top two candidates, and under the Election Act, an application for a judicial recount must be […]