News Items tag as: B.C. Conservation Officer Service

Vancouver police called to help conservation officers capture exotic cat
May 18, 2022 - 3:31 PM

Officers from the Vancouver Police Department were called in as backup for local conservation officers in an effort to capture what appeared to be an exotic feline predator.
Conservation officers issue tickets, seize fish during weekend patrols on Shuswap Lake
May 02, 2022 - 2:30 PM

Five fish were seized by conservation officers, and tickets and warnings were issued, during patrols this past weekend on Shuswap Lake.
Kelowna residents caught trying to sell threatened western painted turtle online
April 06, 2022 - 10:57 AM

Two Kelowna residents could be facing charges after trying to sell a wild turtle online.
Cougars attack, kill miniature horse near Kelowna park
March 24, 2022 - 4:31 PM

Kelowna conversation officers are warning the public to be on alert after two animals were killed by cougars near Woodhaven Nature Conservancy Park.
Why this mangy moose near Kelowna lost it's winter coat so fast
March 24, 2022 - 7:30 AM

A moose suffering from major hair loss in the Kelowna area has a winter tick infection, but despite the nasty state of the animal’s health, concerns over ticks don’t appear to be worse than normal this year.
West Kelowna man fined $5,000 for illegally shooting moose
March 16, 2022 - 11:15 AM

A West Kelowna man has been fined $5,000 and received a three-year hunting ban for illegally shooting a bull moose near Peachland.
HE SCORES: Penticton Conservation officer removes hockey net from deer antlers
February 04, 2022 - 10:08 AM

Members of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service responded to a made-in-Canada call this morning in Penticton, where a deer found itself in distress because an entire hockey net was tangled in its antlers.
Fall bear encounters arrive three weeks early thanks to Interior drought
August 28, 2021 - 3:35 PM

Bears encounters are abundant in the B.C. Interior three weeks ahead of schedule this year and a conservation officer thinks the region's drought is the main culprit.
Conservation officer warns Okanagan residents to avoid interactions with fawns
June 08, 2021 - 9:00 AM

A Conservation Officer is asking Kelowna residents to avoid moving resting fawns because they can become orphaned if moved.
Dumping of severed bear paws in Shuswap denounced by Indigenous leaders, hunters
May 27, 2021 - 10:30 AM

Hunters and Indigenous leaders are united, decrying the horrific dumping of bear paws after dozens were found on a Shuswap forest service road.
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THOMPSON: Almost 40 years ago this Air Canada flight ran out of fuel, landing safely with no engines
OPINION I only ran out of fuel once my entire life, driving from Kelowna International Airport to our home in Vernon one Sunday six years ago. The car came to a sudden and unexpected chug-a-lug stop at the traffic lig

IT'S OFFICIAL: Kelowna's iconic Doc Willoughby's is no more
Kelowna’s former Doc Willoughby's Pub has been transformed into a supper club and cinema and its owner says it was packed for its grand opening on the Canada Day long weekend. Bernie's Supper Club and Cinema opened July 1 und

Canopy Growth to exchange C$255.4M in notes for shares and a bit of cash
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Canopy Growth Corp. has signed two deals to exchange C$262.7 million of its debt for shares and a little bit of cash. Under the agreements with a limited number of noteholders, the cannabis company will acquire the 4.25

Okanagan luxury home buyers taking a breather amid inflation, rising interest rates
While the ultra-rich really don’t care what interest rates are doing when it comes to buying homes, those aren’t the people buying into the relatively modest luxury market in the Okanagan. That means people wanting to buy luxury

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