News Items tag as: Impaired driving kamloops

It's another red and blue Christmas as Kamloops RCMP prepare to catch impaired drivers
December 06, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The holiday season is a time for celebration and the RCMP have launched a counter attack program to ensure people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol won't ruin the party for everyone else.
Drunk driver hits several vehicles in downtown Kamloops
December 17, 2016 - 9:24 AM

KAMLOOPS – An impaired driver who hit several parked vehicles and failed to remain at the scene is facing charges.
Bus helps officers bust Kamloops drivers
April 07, 2015 - 1:05 PM

KAMLOOPS - RCMP used the latest police agency tool to target drunk drivers to hand out sanctions to 11 different drivers for impaired driving in Kamloops over Easter weekend.
Proposed legislation will strip presumption of innocence: Defence lawyer
March 25, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – New legislation proposed by the B.C. Liberals this week throws out the presumption of innocence and instead presumes people accused of impaired driving are guilty until they prove otherwise, says a Vancouver defence lawyer specializing in impaired driving.

Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act strengthen the government’s controversial Immediate Roadside Prohibition, which avoids the scrutiny of court and criminal sanction.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

It's another red and blue Christmas as Kamloops RCMP prepare to catch impaired drivers