Category Archives: British Columbia
Inquiry set for car surfing death
KAMLOOPS - A preliminary inquiry will be held into a fatal car surfing incident in Vernon. Byron James Walterhouse is facing three charges after 27 year old Justin Martyn of Spallumcheen died in June ...
Feb 23, 2018
Consumer price index rises 1.7 percent from a year ago
OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation cooled to 1.7 per cent last month - but rising prices underneath the turbulence of this headline number suggest the Bank of Canada is unlikely to veer from its in...
Feb 23, 2018
Shuswap winery toasts Alberta's decision to lift B.C. wine ban
KAMLOOPS - A northern Shuswap winery is raising a glass to the Alberta government for lifting its ban on imported B.C. wine. Premier Rachel Notley made the move after B.C.’s minority NDP governm...
Feb 22, 2018
Alberta lifts ban on B.C. wine imports
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government says it will ask the courts if it has the right to protect its environment by restricting diluted bitumen in the Trans Mountain pipeline. Premier John Horgan says his go...
Feb 22, 2018
Volunteers needed in search for Ryan Shtuka
KAMLOOPS - The search for Ryan Shtuka has entered day six and as family and friends continue to search for the 20 year old at Sun Peaks they are seeking more volunteers to help. Shtuka was last seen i...
Feb 22, 2018
Date set for Sagmoen bail hearing decision
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of assaulting two women working as online escorts will learn the outcome of his bail hearing next week. 37 year old Curtis Sagmoen is facing nine criminal charges, and one und...
Feb 21, 2018
Sun Peaks residents asked to check outbuildings in search for Shtuka
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Rural RCMP are asking Sun Peaks residents to check their outbuildings in the search for missing Alberta man Ryan Shtuka. “It is possible that Ryan made his way into a shed, g...
Feb 21, 2018
Mill, First Nations, sign MOU to create forestry jobs in Merritt
KAMLOOPS - An important step has been taken to ensure the future of the forestry sector in Merritt. The Lower Nicola Indian Band Development Corporation, Stuwix Resources Ltd and Aspen Planers have an...
Feb 21, 2018
Milobar grills Enviro Min Heyman on timing of Kinder Morgan announcement
VICTORIA - For a third day, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar has pressed Environment Minister George Heyman in the BC Legislature, demanding details on the timing of his announcement of oil s...
Feb 20, 2018
B.C. unveils 'bold' housing, child care plans, hikes employer, real estate taxes
VICTORIA - British Columbia moved to ease the province’s housing crisis Tuesday with a new tax on property speculators and higher taxes on foreign homebuyers with a budget that plans to create 1...
Feb 20, 2018
