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Hockey · KamloopsMost British Columbians think hockey would be better off if players couldn’t fight or throw punches to the head, according to a recent poll.
A poll conducted by Research Co. surveyed people across Canada to see if hockey would be better off without fighting. British Columbians thought hockey would be better off without fighting more than residents in any other part of the country.
When asked if hockey would be better off without head shots, 72…See the Story
Majority of British Columbians support getting rid of punches to the face in professional hockey
Kamloops · KamloopsOnly one Kelowna city councillor put his money where his mouth is.
Coun. Ron Cannan was one of four councillors who voted against a 35% pay raise for themselves
https://infotel.ca/newsitem/courageous-kelowna-councillors-are-getting-their-raises/it104178
, but he was the only one to opt-out out of the raise before Tuesday’s deadline.
Couns. Mohini Singh, Gord Lovegrove and Rick Webber also voted against it, but opted to keep the money after a s…See the Story
Only one Kelowna councillor opted out of 35% pay raise
Wine · KamloopsIt's not known what caused the fight between Paige Howse and Alishia Lemp on a winter night more than four years ago.
The two were friends and had been to the Vernon casino together that evening.
But hours later back at the cheap Vernon motel where they were staying an argument ensued and things turned extremely violent.
Howse repeatedly hit Lemp with a 1.5-litre wine bottle leaving blood splattered throughout the motel room and her one-time …See the Story
'Brutal beating': Crown wants 9 years for women who killed friend with wine bottle
Kamloops · KamloopsA homeless man who was found on the streets of Kelowna in 2021 died from a toxic mix of drugs as well as hypothermia, according to the BC Coroners Service.
A bylaw officer found the 34-year-old man among a group of other homeless people
https://infotel.ca/newsitem/homeless-man-found-dead-in-kelowna-during-rcmp-wellness-check/it88029
while doing a wellness check in late December, 2021. He was unresponsive and neither CPR nor naloxone could save …See the Story
Homeless Kelowna man died of drug overdose, hypothermia: coroner
Kamloops · KamloopsThe Ministry of Transportation is trying to alleviate congestion on Harvey Avenue using new technology to time lights at cross streets.The beta test last week, however, was an admitted failure, as many drivers who were sSee the Story
The province tried to fix Kelowna's Harvey Avenue traffic; it didn't go well
Kamloops · KamloopsA Kamloops man has designed a housing model geared at increasing the success rates of drug addiction recovery and lowering homelessness, and he’ll be presenting it at a national academic conference in Montreal next month.
Trevor Starchuk, a student at Thompson Rivers University, is working on a degree in social work. He also spent decades of his life living on the streets with a drug addiction.
“My research uses a combination of lived experien…See the Story
Kamloops man designs innovative, award-winning housing model for addiction recovery
Kamloops · KamloopsKelowna resident Chris Klugh went for a trucking adventure with a friend on a back road last week and ended up on a section of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail between Kelowna and Penticton.
Klugh took photographs of all of the interesting gems he found along the way that included stunning views, a lodge and lake, and an old railway tunnel.
“It was the first time I went out there and didn’t expect to see much but the woods along the way,” he said.…See the Story
iN PHOTOS: Gems along Kettle Valley Rail Trail from Myra Canyon to Chute Lake
Drought · British ColumbiaThe Okanagan has been raised to a level 2, or "very dry" drought rating. The Okanagan Basin Water Board says the change is due to lingering effects from the 2023 drought, low winter snowpack, insufficient precipitation, and warmer-than-normal temperatures leading to an early freshet. "...See the Story
Okanagan moves to drought level 2: 'very dry'
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