Shelley Jordan
Stuff to do in the South Okanagan if you aren’t going to Boonstock
PENTICTON - If you haven't heard, there's a big music festival on this weekend called Boonstock. If you don't care, maybe there's something else you'd rather be doing. Perhaps the Rotary Wheels Car Show is more to your liking. It runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at Rotary Park located at...
Gordie Howe’s family reports ‘miraculous’ improvement following stem cell treatment
DETROIT - Gordie Howe's family says the hockey great has made a "miraculous" improvement after he participated in a stem cell clinical trial. The 86-year-old Howe had a serious stroke in late October, but in a statement released through the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, his family said his physical therapists have been "astonished" by...
Rare white kermode bear will get new Kamloops home this spring
KAMLOOPS - A rare, white kermode bear will have a new home in Kamloops waiting when he wakes up from hibernation this spring. The rescued male bear named Clover was given to the B.C. Wildlife Park in 2012 after it became habituated to humans and several attempts to relocate him to the wild failed. While...
Kamloops teachers, protesters welcome Clark and cabinet with loud rally
KAMLOOPS - The atmosphere was one of celebration as Premier Christy Clark and her cabinet sat in on a luncheon in Kamloops Wednesday, though outside teachers gathered to continue the rally for a better education system. “A lot of the issues around public education still remain,” David Komljenovic, president of the local teachers’ union and...
Accused Kamloops store robber with imitation gun cries for hot food, money for bills
KAMLOOPS – A man who broke down in tears while robbing a store told a clerk he needed hot food, cigarettes and money to pay bills, court has heard.
B.C. wines available at grocery stores on April 1
VICTORIA – Home-grown British Columbia wines are getting their own shelf at provincial grocery stores this spring.
Kelowna publishing house gets support from federal government
KELOWNA - A local publishing house received a $44,000 boost from the federal government's Canada Book Fund. Wood Lake Publishing located in Winfield produces spiritual literature and has published more than 200 titles since 1980 when the company was founded. Through the $39.1 million Canada Book Fund, Canadian Heritage gives support to around 300 Canadian...
Top Gear to film in the Okanagan
PENTICTON - Local fans of the British television show Top Gear will be happy to know the series will be shooting highway footage in the South Okanagan and Boundary regions for the popular show. Filming begins in the latter part of November, according to a media release from the Okanagan Film Commission. The group in...
Gifts for kids who are grown-ups
When it comes to Christmas gifts for grown-ups, some might say it's all about being a kid at heart. With that in mind, take a look at some of the trending and pending toys for adults announced this holiday season. You've joked about Smell-o-vision and heard that someday it may actually happen — well that day is......
PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Parts of city flooded after storm rolls through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The skies opened up over the city of Kamloops during a brief intense storm creating flooding across the city this afternoon. Kamloops RCMP asked the public to avoid Overlanders Bridge for about an hour because run-off at the south end caused flooding that dumped debris across the road. Officers and city crews closed...
UPDATE: Batchelor Heights subdivision reopens after police shooting
KAMLOOPS - An arrest has been made and most residents can again access their homes in the Batchelor Heights area. The area was closed early in the morning Dec. 3 after an RCMP officer was shot. The 40-year-old, 13-year veteran was sent to Royal Inland Hospital for surgery and he is currently listed in critical...
Officer shot in Kamloops well enough to talk to family
KAMLOOPS - The officer who was shot last week in Kamloops and rushed to Royal Inland Hospital for surgery continues to improve after waking up from an induced coma. Cpl. Jean Rene Michaud remains in intensive care and is conscious and able to speak to his family according to an RCMP media release. "His medical...
Seven small Kelowna businesses make B.C. awards semi-finals
KELOWNA - The Top 10 semi-finalists for the 12th Annual Small Business BC Awards have now been selected, and seven very special companies are from Kelowna. These semi-finalists include: CoreHealth Technologies for Best Workplace and Best Company, Culinary Ink GastroVentures Ltd. for Best Emerging Entrepreneur, Float Space for Best Emerging Entrepreneur, The Greenery Garden Centre...
Killiney Beach water interruption notice
KILLINEY BEACH - Some customers of the Killiney Beach Water System should plan to be without water service on Monday morning. Water will be shut off for approximately 75 homes below Westside Road while the Regional District repairs a leak in a Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) at Westside Road and Kildare Way. The work is...
Fire at Vernon restaurant deemed suspicious
VERNON - Police and the Vernon Fire Department are looking into the cause of a suspicious fire at the New Delhi Restaurant in Vernon. Deputy fire chief Lawrie Skolrood says the fire started inside the building sometime before 3:15 a.m. when the building’s sprinkler system went off and triggered an alarm. Firefighters forced their way...