Category Archives: British Columbia
B & E suspect zapped twice in Vernon
VERNON - Vernon police officers had to use a conducted electrical weapon twice, on a combative break and enter suspect. An 84 year old woman called police after someone broke the window on her front d...
Jul 11, 2018
B.C. to fast track applications for intercity bus service after Greyhound exit
VICTORIA - British Columbia says it will fast-track applications from operators who want to serve parts of the province that will be left without intercity bus service after Greyhound’s exit fro...
Jul 11, 2018
Pipeline protest keeps popular Clearwater-area provincial park closed
CLEARWATER - If you were thinking of heading out to North Thompson River Provincial Park just outside of Clearwater this week for some camping, think again. The Ministry of Environment says the park i...
Jul 11, 2018
Proposal could revive horse industry
VERNON - Horse enthusiasts in the Okanagan are getting excited about a plan to resurrect horse racing and equestrian events in the BC Interior. Okanagan Equestrian Society president Robyn Dalziel says...
Jul 10, 2018
Western provinces will meet Thursday to discuss Greyhound downsizing
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has been busy reacting to Greyhound Canada’s announcement Monday that it plans to suspend its operations in Western Canada effective this October 31. In a teleconf...
Jul 10, 2018
Police vehicle rammed in Vernon
VERNON - A police cruiser was damaged, and an officer was fortunate to avoid injury, after an incident near Head of the Lake Road in Vernon. Mounties responded to reports of a distraught male causing ...
Jul 10, 2018
Transportation minister slams Greyhound for 'not reaching out'
VICTORIA - B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena has expressed her displeasure with Greyhound Canada’s decision to cease operations in Western Canada effective Octobe...
Jul 09, 2018
Man dies in Lumby crash
LUMBY - An accident Saturday night on Mabel Lake Road in Lumby claimed the life of a 32 year old Lumby man. Police say an F350 pickup truck went of the road in the 2900 block and hit a rock embankment...
Jul 09, 2018
TNRD chair on Greyhound downsizing: 'Disappointed but not surprised'
CACHE CREEK - Greyhound Canada’s decision to halt its operations in Western Canada come October 31 this year due to declining ridership came as no surprise to Cache Creek Mayor and Thompson-Nico...
Jul 09, 2018
Bonaparte Valley residents remember Elephant Hill Wildfire one year later
CACHE CREEK, BC - July 6th marked the one year anniversary of the start of the Ashcroft Reserve Fire, a fire that on July 7th would take off through the hills to the west of Cache Creek, cutting off p...
Jul 09, 2018
