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‘I can’t find my cell phone’ and other ridiculous calls made to 911 in BC
BC E-comm has put together its annual list of absurd calls fielded by 911 operators…
UPDATE: Overnight Telus outage disrupts Thompson-Okanagan 911 service
A Telus service outage Thursday night meant 911 calls couldn't get through to at least…
North Okanagan 6-year-old calls 911 as mom bleeds in the kitchen
By the time she realized what was happening Katie Mather had bled from the backdoor…
Crews get handle on wildfire on Penticton’s West Bench
A wildfire that broke out in Penticton's this afternoon is now being held but not…
Search for lost man in Vernon park extends past midnight
VERNON - A man lost at night in Kalamalka Provincial Park on the weekend made the right decision when he called home to say he was turned around, and losing battery life on his cell phone. That call prompted a quick response from RCMP and Vernon Search and Rescue, who immediately dispatched to the Cougar...
Changes coming to 911 service
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Starting this fall, the first person you talk to when you dial 911 will not be in your city. Emergency calls placed from the Regional Districts of Central Okanagan, North Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen, Thompson-Nicola, Columbia-Shuswap, Squamish-Lillooet (North), Central Kootenay, East Kootenay and Kootenay-Boundary Regional Districts will be answered through E-Comm, the emergency communication centre...