News Items tag as: Jeffrey Donald James Pelly

Chronic offender arrested in Osoyoos
September 13, 2018 - 5:11 PM

PENTICTON - South Okanagan RCMP have a prolific offender back in custody following his arrest yesterday.
Penticton judge sends message to prolific offenders with sentencing
May 03, 2016 - 1:47 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton judge sent a strong message to Penticton’s prolific offenders in court.
Crime statistics take centre stage at sentencing hearing
May 02, 2016 - 5:55 PM

PENTICTON - What began as a typical sentencing on multiple drug and theft charges is turning into a lengthy and involved case in Penticton Provincial Court after a judge heard hours of evidence about rising crime in the South Okanagan.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

Kamloops mayor says 'deportations' could risk housing market
Kamloops is one of many BC cities badly squeezed for housing, but its mayor suggested too much supply in the rental pool could collapse the real estate market. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson made the surprising suggestion that impending "dep

Chronic offender arrested in Osoyoos