News Items tag as: Drunk Driving

Kelowna cops see big increase in impaired driving in December
January 21, 2022 - 12:00 PM

Kelowna RCMP removed 60 impaired drivers from the city's roads last December.
'I wish I could bring them back': Drunk driver apologizes for causing the deaths of two friends
April 27, 2018 - 2:42 PM

VERNON - Two lives were lost and many more changed forever as a result of a young man’s choice to drive drunk two years ago in the North Okanagan.
Fair warning: RCMP Counter Attack road checks are back
December 02, 2017 - 10:00 AM

RCMP officers will be setting up roadside checks throughout the Interior this month in the hopes of finding, and taking drunk drivers off the road.
Kelowna RCMP catch suspect after attempt to run from impaired driving check
February 20, 2017 - 2:49 PM

KELOWNA - An Alberta man is facing driving prohibitions, fines and possibly criminal charges after an incident allegedly involving drunk driving and an assaulted police officer yesterday.
Drunk driver hit highway median near UBC Okanagan
February 17, 2017 - 4:04 PM

KELOWNA - A 29-year-old Kelowna man was detained last night after crashing his car while impaired.
Suspected drunk driver rolls vehicle in Salmon Arm
December 14, 2016 - 3:09 PM

SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm man is facing drunk driving charges after rolling his vehicle on Foothills Drive yesterday afternoon.
Police crack down on drunk drivers this holiday season
December 16, 2014 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP members are out in full force to take drunk drivers off the road during the holiday party season.
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All hands were on deck to catch this little boat on its river escape in Kamloops
An empty pedal boat could be seen floating down the North Thompson River this past weekend all the way from the Dunes area in Westsyde to the sandbar near McArthur Island Park. The little boat got loose from its tether on a riverfront

'Unique terroir': B.C. wine labels will now recognize smaller growing regions in Okanagan
To better define the characteristics that distinguish Okanagan wines from one another, six new areas in the valley will soon be highlighted on bottles of B.C. wine. The new labels will highlight Lake Country, two parts of the Kelowna area a

Connecticut bus driver says he didn't know his gummy snacks included THC
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A commercial bus driver has been charged with 38 counts of reckless endangerment after blacking out behind the steering wheel while snacking on gummies he says he didn’t know were infused with THC. Jinhu

Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb 'party house' fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as a short-term rental and come to an out-of-court settlement for $15,000. According to the City of Vernon, the property on Sun Peaks Drive had receiv

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News Items tag as: Drunk Driving

Kelowna cops see big increase in impaired driving in December

'I wish I could bring them back': Drunk driver apologizes for causing the deaths of two friends

Fair warning: RCMP Counter Attack road checks are back

Kelowna RCMP catch suspect after attempt to run from impaired driving check

Drunk driver hit highway median near UBC Okanagan

Suspected drunk driver rolls vehicle in Salmon Arm

Police crack down on drunk drivers this holiday season

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