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Impaired drivers beware, RCMP running roadchecks all summer in Southern Interior
June 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM

If you plan to get behind the wheel of a vehicle after a few drinks or tokes this summer, be advised police throughout the Southern BC Interior will be watching for you.
'Absolute insult': Lumby mayor suing ICBC after hitting deer with classic campervan
May 30, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Lumby Mayor Kevin Acton barely saw the wounded deer jump in front of him when driving on Highway 97 in Vernon last summer.
Former Penticton woman gets $1.8M for accident before ICBC's no fault insurance
May 03, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A former Penticton woman struggling to recover from a horrific motorcycle crash has been awarded $1.8 million in damages.
What to do when the ICBC say you're at fault, but you aren't
February 19, 2024 - 1:00 PM
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You've been in a car accident and you've heard about the new no-fault insurance in BC but you have no idea what that means or how it will impact your claim.
More than 2,500 personalized licence plate requests rejected by ICBC in 2023
January 25, 2024 - 11:30 AM
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There are guidelines to what's permitted on a personalized licence plate and ICBC has revealed a list of slogans that did not meet them.
Top ten excuses BC RCMP officers get from driver's with no insurance
January 22, 2024 - 2:30 PM

After a massive string of fines for drivers without insurance in the Kootenays, the BC RCMP's Highway Patrol has compiled the top ten terrible excuses it gets from drivers without insurance.
Overwhelming majority of drivers in Southern Interior use winter tires: survey
January 15, 2024 - 11:41 AM
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Most drivers in Southern Interior use winter tires, according to an ICBC survey.
West Kelowna getting its own ICBC licencing office
December 14, 2023 - 11:05 AM

West Kelowna residents will no longer have to cross the bridge into Kelowna to access ICBC licencing services.
DON'T BE A STATISTIC: Counter attack road checks begin in Kamloops, Okanagan this weekend
November 30, 2023 - 1:34 PM

Police will be ramping up enforcement of impaired driving laws during the annual Counter Attack road checks throughout the province next month.
ICBC refuse claim for rodent caused fire, BC man sues
August 13, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A BC man whose truck caught fire because of a rodent nest under the hood has successfully sued ICBC after it refused to pay out.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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