News Items tag as: CounterAttack roadside checks

Southern Interior traffic cops not taking a holiday on Canada Day
June 29, 2022 - 4:30 PM

Expect to see a lots of traffic cops on the roads and highways in the B.C. southern Interior this Canada Day long weekend.
It's that time of year: CounterAttack roadside checks are back in B.C.
December 01, 2021 - 2:51 PM

B.C. drivers are urged to plan ahead for a safe ride home after attending gatherings this holiday season, with the annual December CounterAttack campaign.
CounterAttack roadside checks begin this weekend
November 27, 2019 - 5:30 PM

The B.C. government, police and ICBC are sending the message not to drink and drive this holiday season as this year’s CounterAttack campaign kicks off this weekend.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Southern Interior traffic cops not taking a holiday on Canada Day