News Items tag as: KLMAY0715

Retired conservation officer speaks out about the realities of a service stretched too thin
May 08, 2015 - 7:34 PM

“YOU CAME TO WORK EVERY DAY KNOWING YOU COULD NOT FULFILL EVERY PHONE CALL AND REPORTED COMPLAINT”
New wildfire recruits put through paces
May 08, 2015 - 2:33 PM

MERRITT - More than 200 seasonal firefighter applicants have made the cut and this month they are being put through a ‘rigorous’ bootcamp near Merritt.
Summer watering restrictions likely as province records average lowest snowpack levels in 31 years
May 08, 2015 - 11:33 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The lastest snowpack measurements from the provincial government’s river forecast centre are showing record low levels in some areas including the Okanagan and Similkameen regions.
Belgo Elementary locked down after “false report”
May 07, 2015 - 3:37 PM

KELOWNA – Belgo Elementary School in Rutland was locked down Thursday afternoon for what RCMP are calling a “false report.”
New pet registry promotes microchip implants
May 07, 2015 - 2:34 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The SPCA is promoting a new province-wide pet identification registry where animals with microchip implants can have their information stored in a centralized database.
Valley mayors push for early start to water conservation
May 07, 2015 - 1:10 PM

OKANAGAN - Mindful of the dry winter the Okanagan has just experienced, valley mayors and councillors joined the Okanagan Basin Water Board for an early launch of the Make Water Work conservation campaign today.
Rockets grab son of former NHLer in bantam draft
May 07, 2015 - 11:54 AM

KELOWNA – The Kelowna Rockets have picked the son of former NHLer Adam Foote with its first selection at the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft in Calgary.
Paving work will impact traffic on Highway 97
May 07, 2015 - 11:44 AM

VERNON - There will be delays on Highway 97 over the next month as repaving work gets underway.
Kelowna MP Ron Cannan takes stand at Duffy senate spending trial
May 07, 2015 - 11:38 AM

OTTAWA - There's a two-step dance that parliamentarians learn so they can piggyback political events onto taxpayer-paid trips — were Sen. Mike Duffy's waltzes across the country at the behest of his colleagues any different?
West Kelowna stabbing victim dies in hospital
May 07, 2015 - 10:13 AM

WEST KELOWNA – The 45-year-old West Kelowna man who was stabbed in a fight last week has died in hospital.
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News Items tag as: KLMAY0715

Retired conservation officer speaks out about the realities of a service stretched too thin

New wildfire recruits put through paces

Summer watering restrictions likely as province records average lowest snowpack levels in 31 years

Belgo Elementary locked down after “false report”

New pet registry promotes microchip implants

Valley mayors push for early start to water conservation

Rockets grab son of former NHLer in bantam draft

Paving work will impact traffic on Highway 97

Kelowna MP Ron Cannan takes stand at Duffy senate spending trial

West Kelowna stabbing victim dies in hospital

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