Shelley Jordan
B.C. finances on target for balanced budget, surplus this year: finance minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia's projected budget surplus numbers are rising, but the Liberal government isn't planning a spending spree, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Wednesday.
Vaseux-Bighorn Wildlife Area has what it takes to preserve nature for future generations
OKANAGAN FALLS - Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area, located south of Penticton, was selected to receive funding for improvements through a federal government initiative. The wildlife area is one of ten selected across Canada to receive a portion of $8 million over five years with an additional $725,000 pledged on an ongoing basis to improve, increase...
Bill Cosby, under oath, says he gave tabloid exclusive in 2005, had accuser’s story spiked
PHILADELPHIA – Bill Cosby testified under oath in 2005 that he gave the National Enquirer an exclusive interview about looming sexual-assault accusations by a Canadian woman against him in exchange for the tabloid spiking a second accuser's story.
Tickets still available for SOEC Fogerty concert
PENTICTON - Tickets are still available for the John Fogerty concert taking place this week in Penticton. Fogerty's coast-to-coast Canadian tour stops at the South Okanagan Events Centre Thursday, Nov. 27 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The show is all about celebrating 1969 — the year John Fogerty wrote and produced three seminal albums with Creedence Clearwater...
Anti-pipeline grandma willing to go to jail by violating B.C. court order
BURNABY, B.C. – An 84-year-old retired librarian says she's willing to violate a court injunction and go to jail as she and other anti-pipeline protesters take a stand against fossil fuels by interfering with survey work in Burnaby, B.C.
High-risk sex offender released from prison
VICTORIA - B.C. Corrections is giving the public notice that a high-risk sex offender is being released into the community. Jason Beaudry was released from the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre on Monday and plans to live in the city of Cranbrook, according to a media release. According to the release, Beaudry has a lengthy and...
National Energy Board to ask Canadians for input on pipeline safety
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The National Energy Board will launch a tour early in the new year in an effort to strengthen pipeline safety, the chairman of the federal regulatory agency said Tuesday.
First Nations that haven’t complied with transparency law face consequences
OTTAWA – First Nations that flout the Conservative government's new financial-transparency law have been told they could face consequences ranging from a public shaming to possible court action.
Patients on oxygen therapy risk fire injury from e-cigarettes: Health Canada
TORONTO – Health Canada is warning about the potential risks of "vaping" after an unidentified Quebec resident receiving oxygen therapy was injured by a fire sparked by an electronic cigarette.
Short-term action required in Mount Polley tailings pond clean-up: government
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Four months after a torrent of mine water and waste gushed into two south-central British Columbia lakes, the province says the mine's owner is only at the forefront of a clean-up that is expected to take years.
Merry marijuana: New recreational pot industry courts holiday shoppers
DENVER – That's not mistletoe.
Opera Kelowna offers formal and fun night of music and dance
KELOWNA - Opera Kelowna is about to start their second season with Opera Gala 2014, a black-tie and full-gown affair at the Kelowna Art Gallery. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Kelowna Art Gallery, located at 1315 Water St. It's a premier concert production of Masters of Easter Europe featuring Kelowna pianist...
New funding on the way for mental health and substance use services
KELOWNA - Interior Health is putting together new crisis response teams to support and strengthen mental health and substance use services. Funding for the Assertive Community Treatment's targeted approach is on the way for Kamloops, Kelowna and the Cariboo-Chilcotin areas. It will be a joint venture with IH, with each contributing $2 million toward the...
B.C. tree fruit sector to benefit with sustainable, long-term replant program
OKANAGAN - The Province is committing $8.4 million for a seven-year tree fruit replant program that supports grower's efforts to meet consumer demands for high-value, high-quality B.C. fruit. Premier Christy Clark announced the details of the program today at a Kelowna orchard with representatives of B.C.'s tree fruit industry. "It's about providing certainty for B.C. fruit...
Elderly man seriously injured during street robbery
KELOWNA - Police need help finding the person who threw an elderly man to the ground during a street robbery, causing him serious injuries. The alleged incident happened in the parking lot of the Coast Capri Hotel at 1171 Harvey Avenue, Oct. 5 at 9:15 p.m. Police were told an 82-year-old man was walking to...