News Items tag as: Kelowna bus assault

Kelowna bus drivers hopeful shield prototype design will improve
February 28, 2018 - 11:02 AM

KELOWNA – Al Peressini feels safer driving bus 6013.
RCMP arrest suspect in West Kelowna bus driver assault
March 09, 2017 - 2:48 PM

KELOWNA – A teenaged suspect is in custody and facing charges in connection with the assault of a bus driver in West Kelowna last month.
Security cameras finally get onboard Kelowna city buses
August 26, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA – In an effort to keep bus drivers and their passengers safe, B.C. Transit have begun installing security cameras onboard the majority of Kelowna buses.
Kelowna MP calls bus stabbing sentence 'a slap in the face'
June 28, 2016 - 1:39 PM

KELOWNA - A local MP is urging for an immediate appeal of the seven-year sentence given to the Kelowna man who admits to stabbing an innocent man to death on a city bus two years ago.
Worried for their safety, Kelowna bus drivers plan to rally at City Hall
June 02, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA – Members of the local bus drivers’ union will be holding a rally in downtown Kelowna next week to call attention to the increasing threats they face on the job.
Kelowna suspects arrested for pepper spraying local bus driver
May 24, 2016 - 12:15 PM

KELOWNA - Several people have been arrested and the search is on for one more suspect following a string of assaults on city bus drivers Friday.
Kelowna bus drivers are assaulted every month, but still no cameras
January 20, 2016 - 10:30 AM

'WE DO PHYSICALLY HAVE CAMERAS ON SOME OF THE BUSES JUST NOTHING IS RECORDING'
Bus driver assaulted in downtown Kelowna
January 11, 2016 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA – A bus driver taking a break while on shift was assaulted in downtown Kelowna Friday night.
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News Items tag as: Kelowna bus assault

Kelowna bus drivers hopeful shield prototype design will improve

RCMP arrest suspect in West Kelowna bus driver assault

Security cameras finally get onboard Kelowna city buses

Kelowna MP calls bus stabbing sentence 'a slap in the face'

Worried for their safety, Kelowna bus drivers plan to rally at City Hall

Kelowna suspects arrested for pepper spraying local bus driver

Kelowna bus drivers are assaulted every month, but still no cameras

Bus driver assaulted in downtown Kelowna

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