News Items tag as: drugs

LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help
September 18, 2023 - 7:00 PM

It’s early days yet but an Interior Health pilot project on drug decriminalization seems to be generating some positive results.
Kelowna mayor pushing the province to ban drugs in parks so bylaws aren’t needed
April 22, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas is holding off even considering a bylaw banning drugs in parks while he lobbies for the ban to be province-wide.
Sicamous leading the way in banning drug use in parks
March 25, 2023 - 8:00 AM

While it’s no longer illegal to possess small amounts of opioids and certain other drugs in B.C., the question of where users can shoot up or consume remains cloudy.
Detox? Interior Health is trying to get you more help sooner
November 06, 2022 - 3:31 PM

Politicians have been calling for more detox and rehab facilities in Kamloops and the Okanagan for years in hopes of curtailing rampant crime that’s often fuelled by the need to feed a habit.
Small but powerful group of Hells Angels has huge impact in the Okanagan and beyond
January 22, 2022 - 12:00 PM

- This story was originally published Jan. 18, 2022.
Baggie of drugs found in Kelowna hotel lobby leads cops to dealer
February 10, 2021 - 11:15 AM

A 23-year-old man was arrested in Kelowna after a bag of what is believed to be crystal meth was discovered in a Kelowna hotel lobby yesterday.
New overdose prevention app set to expand following successful launch
August 24, 2020 - 6:00 AM

An overdose response app launched this summer has already had more than 5,000 uses and was used to prevent overdoses on five occasions in the province so far so backers are hoping it expands.
Kamloops RCMP seizes stash of weapons associated with drug trade
June 11, 2020 - 3:17 PM

Police seized numerous weapons from a Kamloops storage facility yesterday including firearms, explosives, crossbows and nunchucks, as part of a gang unit investigation.
UPDATE: B.C. records highest-ever month of overdose deaths
June 11, 2020 - 11:48 AM

There were 170 people who died from illicit drugs in B.C. in May, up 93 per cent from last year when there were only 88.
Police seize drugs, car and gun in Kelowna raids
September 24, 2019 - 10:01 AM

KELOWNA - Two men were arrested after three drug raids on Kelowna homes last week with more arrests expected.
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iN PHOTOS: Rainy weather made gorgeous rainbows in Okanagan, Shuswap
Rainy weather in the southern Interior this week produced some beautiful rainbows and many residents snapped photos of the colourful arcs. Rainbows are created when sunlight hits water droplets and the colours appear from the longest to sho

Kelowna craft distillery sells for $3.8 million
A distillery in Kelowna has sold for $3.8 million. Wiseacre Farm Distillery in southeast Kelowna posted on its website in July it had not only sold out all its products but was closing down to transition to new owners. William

Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms
WASHINGTON - Canadian cannabis companies and their investors cheered a Senate committee's decision Wednesday to push forward with measures designed to ease federal financing restrictions on their U.S. counterparts. Executive members of

BC slaps Kamloops with new housing target that doesn't add up
In May, the province targeted 10 BC communities it deemed to be in greatest need of building more housing faster. Kamloops was the only community in the Thompson-Okanagan on that list. Over the following months the province worked with thos

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News Items tag as: drugs

LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help

Kelowna mayor pushing the province to ban drugs in parks so bylaws aren’t needed

Sicamous leading the way in banning drug use in parks

Detox? Interior Health is trying to get you more help sooner

Small but powerful group of Hells Angels has huge impact in the Okanagan and beyond

Baggie of drugs found in Kelowna hotel lobby leads cops to dealer

New overdose prevention app set to expand following successful launch

Kamloops RCMP seizes stash of weapons associated with drug trade

UPDATE: B.C. records highest-ever month of overdose deaths

Police seize drugs, car and gun in Kelowna raids

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