News Items tag as: Private security

What to do if you have a complaint about a security guard in B.C.
March 27, 2019 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — If you have a negative encounter with a private security guard, you might want to talk to their boss, you might even report it to police but many people don’t realize you can also complain to a licensing authority.
Private security is adding to the cost of doing business in Vernon
November 28, 2018 - 11:02 AM

VERNON - Ed Kendall had hoped to retire with his business on 33 Street in Vernon. The manager and co-owner of Enlighten Hair and Tanning Salon said the business had occupied the same spot for years. But he claims that due to high levels of crime and transients in his neighbourhood affecting customer turnout, he had to move his business to 35 Street last September.
Street patrols by private security guards seen to be making a difference in Kelowna, West Kelowna
November 21, 2018 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - More than $150,000 is being spent on specialized private security street patrols in Kelowna and West Kelowna this year.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

What to do if you have a complaint about a security guard in B.C.