News Items tag as: Kamloops Court Leon Reinbrecht

Man behind deadly boat crash on Shuswap Lake appealing conviction
June 09, 2016 - 11:29 AM

KAMLOOPS - The man sentenced last week to three years behind bars for driving his speedboat into a houseboat on Shuswap Lake — killing one man and injuring several others — is appealing his conviction.
Federal prison sentence recommended for driver in deadly Shuswap houseboat crash
June 01, 2016 - 1:41 PM

KAMLOOPS - The man behind a deadly speedboat crash on Shuswap Lake nearly six years ago appears to be headed for prison, but a Kamloops Supreme Court Judge will wait to decide how long Leon Reinbrecht will spend behind bars.
Conviction upheld in Shuswap houseboat crash
May 25, 2016 - 12:34 PM

KAMLOOPS – Nearly six years after a speedboat crashed into a houseboat on Shuswap Lake killing one man and injuring several others, a Kamloops Supreme Court judge has upheld the conviction of Leon Reinbrecht.
B.C. court hears speedboat did doughnuts on lake before fatal crash
March 05, 2015 - 4:57 PM

KAMLOOPS - A speedboat was doing doughnuts on a lake in British Columbia's Interior in "pitch-black" conditions and on a moonless, overcast night minutes before a fatal collision in 2010, B.C. Supreme Court has heard.
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Kelowna pastor who broke COVID rules loses legal challenge
A Kelowna pastor who held a church service during lockdown has lost a legal challenge against the province. According to a Sept. 21 B.C. Provincial Court decision, Pastor Arthur Charles Lucier from the Kelowna Harvest Church challenged the

New Asian fusion eatery opens in downtown Vernon
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Front companies being used to launder illicit cannabis cash: intelligence agency
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Peachland golf course project comes with hundreds of homes
More than a decade after first being approved, work is expected to start next year on a new golf course and up to 500 homes on what’s known as the Ponderosa lands in upper Peachland. In 2011, a plan for those lands was approved by the

Man behind deadly boat crash on Shuswap Lake appealing conviction