McDONALD: Finding old friends; Facebook’s double-edged sword
OPINION There it sits on my computer screen, a Pandora’s box if you will, that…
McDONALD: Beach access is all about power — who’s got it and who doesn’t
Restoring full public access to Kelowna’s beaches should be easy. Send out a few cease-and-desist…
Breaking into vehicles to free dogs from hot cars could lead to charges, despite what Facebook says
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops has a warning for people who listen to Facebook…
UPDATE: Accused in ‘horrendous’ Kamloops break-in sentenced to one year in jail
'IT'S UNFORTUNATE THE POLICE DID THE ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man will…
Kamloops music store using social media to find thief
KAMLOOPS – The owner of Lee’s Music in Kamloops is offering a cash reward to…
Facebook rants not preferred solution to problems at Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS – School administrators in Kamloops would rather angry parents pick up the phone before…
No rule on using Kamloops school playgrounds during school hours
KAMLOOPS – What started as a day at the park, turned into an annoyed rant…
Social media education important for Kamloops students
KAMLOOPS – Social media educator Jesse Miller will be coming back to Kamloops to speak…
Embarrassed by your own bad behaviour during election campaign? It’s time to make amends
OR NOT THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - You likely had one or two of them among their Facebook friends — someone highly partisan, emotionally charged and willing to to go to the wall defending their particular political brand. Taking on all commenters, some of these people have left scorched earth in their wakes, fighting out the election in...
Chance, community spirit, and the power of social media reunite lost cockatiel with Vernon family
VERNON - It would have been a different story if Allison Griffiths hadn’t taken the afternoon off. But she did, and when she got home, it was as if a lost little bird was just waiting for her. She noticed the exotic, grey and yellow cockatiel on a neighbour’s roof and thought, “That’s not a...
HELSTON: Knowing who your real friends are
Usually, we only hear about the girls who kept their conversations with strange men a secret. The girls who found themselves trapped in a vicious circle of extortion; nude photos or exposure of what was already obtained to their friends, family, classmates. We hear their stories, recounted in courtrooms, of how it all began, innocently...
HELSTON: Knowing who your real friends are
Usually, we only hear about the girls who kept their conversations with strange men a secret. The girls who found themselves trapped in a vicious circle of extortion; nude photos or exposure of what was already obtained to their friends, family, classmates. We hear their stories, recounted in courtrooms, of how it all began, innocently...
Local woman uses social media to find long lost father
"IT'S GOING TO BE MY FIRST FATHER'S DAY IN 46 YEARS WHERE I ACTUALLY KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS." KELOWNA – A local expert in social media found out the power of Facebook last weekend when she used it to find and meet her father for the first time in 46 years. And even though...
Vernon teen and dad share words of warning after ‘creepy’ Facebook friend request
VERNON - The name on the Facebook friend request was an unfamiliar one, and this particular Vernon teen might have ignored it, except for the mutual friend they had in common. A tap on her cell phone and just like that, they became friends. It wasn’t until she got home and checked her messages that...
Enraged Sicamous father’s video of public urination brawl leads to police investigation
SICAMOUS - A video making the rounds on Facebook has people downright pissed. It all started when a group of men were reportedly relieving themselves on Main Street in Sicamous, across the road from a high school. Brent Graf, the man who shot the video, says he was picking up his daughters at the time....