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Provincial pot police dish out huge fines to illegal cannabis stores
The provincial government has collected almost $1.3 million in penalties from illegal pot shops after…
Pot police fine unlicenced Kamloops weed store $87,000
An unlicenced former Kamloops pot shop has been fined $87,000 by the provincial pot police.…
‘Wolf of Burrard Street’ property manager gets access to frozen bank accounts
A B.C. property manager fined $100,000 for working without a licence has managed to get…
Almost half of illegal cannabis fines in B.C. are in the Thompson-Okanagan
While the numbers are not large in terms of offences, the dollar values are substantial…
Despite fines, people still keep parking on snow routes in Kelowna
Kelowna bans cars from parking on certain roads when it snows but getting residents to…
Revelstoke strata broke human rights code over definition of ‘family’
A Revelstoke strata has been found in violation of the B.C. Human Rights Code after…
Kelowna lawyer fined $5,000 for failing to verify clients’ identity
A Kelowna lawyer has been fined $5,000 for failing to verify the identity of several…
Sloppy time-keeping costs B.C. realtor $20K
A B.C. realtor is on the hook for $19,500 after the regulator fined her $250…
B.C. karaoke bar accused of letting staff drink wins case
A B.C. karaoke bar has avoided a $1,000 fine after B.C. liquor inspectors accused the…
Kelowna anti-vax pastor loses appeal over church service fine
A Kelowna pastor who was fined $2,300 for holding a church service during lockdown has…
BC residents want steeper fines for distracted drivers: poll
The majority of BC drivers say they've seen someone talking on a cell phone or…
BC strata’s Airbnb rule invalid; owner off the hook $30,000
A BC condo owner who was fined $30,000 for renting their apartment on Airbnb won't…
Drone operator in McDougall Creek Wildfire zone caught, faces fines up to $100,000
Conservation officers supporting firefighting efforts on the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna…
Court upholds $500,000 fine for two B.C. trucking companies for underpaying drivers
A $500,000 fine for two BC trucking companies that underpaid their drivers for years has…
BC realtors were scammed, then hit with quarter-million dollars in fines
Four people and their real estate firm have been hit with $275,000 in fines after…
Okanagan contractors fined $19,000 for unsafe building sites
Three Okanagan contractors will have to cough up $18,900 in fines after WorkSafeBC inspections discovered…
BC bar fined $4,000 after customers go bowling
A BC pub that let a few people drink beer while bowling on a busy…
Vernon arborist working without a permit fined $1,000
A Vernon arborist who continued to work without a permit after being warned has pleaded…
Open fire prohibitions coming as weather warms
KAMLOOPS – Fire restrictions are coming later this week to help stem the number of…
Conservation officer frustrated by number of people ignoring rules in North Okanagan
VERNON – The lack of compliance with hunting, fishing and other wildlife-related rules in the…
Police name the top six vehicle defects, does your vehicle pass the test?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN- With winter creeping closer, police will be paying closer attention to vehicle defects. RCMP…
You face multiple fines for that one cigarette butt or campfire, even if it doesn’t start a wildfire
KAMLOOPS - That cigarette butt tossed on the ground, the sparks from your off-road vehicle, that campfire you were sure was safe. You can be fined by multiple agencies for any of these transgressions if you’re caught. And in the midst of a major fire season, the agencies in charge of fining you are not...
All signs point to pet poop problem in public parks
KELOWNA - Poop has long been a source of endless humour with kids, now a new sign strategy by the RDCO is attempting to make it funny for adults as well. Rather than warning about fines, the doggy doo-not plan uses friendly reminders to educate pet owners and encourage responsibility. Communications officer Bruce Smith says...