Fruitvale – A 24-year-old man is facing 2nd Degree Murder charges after a 52-year-old man succumbed to life-threatening injuries Sunday night. On December 28, 2014 at 9:51 pm, the Trail & Greater District RCMP received a report of a man suffering serious, life-threatening injuries at a residence in Fruitvale, BC. Officers arrested a suspect without incident at […]
Archives for 2014
Update on accident near Golden – highway now open
On December 29, 2014 at approximately 11 :30 PM Golden RCMP were notified of a head on collision involving two commercial vehicles. One driver was deceased on scene while the second driver was airlifted by STARS to Foothills Hospital in critical condition. Source: RCMP
Deadly Trans Canada – Hwy 1
Highway 1 is closed near Golden, and has been for many hours overnight, after two semis crashed head-on. United Towing reports on Twitter that they were called to the accident around 11 p.m. Monday evening and that both trucks were on fire. The highway remains closed to commercial vehicles in both directions from Revelstoke to […]
Bird count update with Doug Brown
I still don’t have the final numbers as some of the feeder watchers have not sent in their results. Those will not likely add any species to our total so we ended up with 110 species, well above the average, and well above the 98 species that Kelowna and Penticton got. Highlights for the day […]
What other rates will rise in 2015?
Medical Services Premium rates will rise four per cent to $72 for singles, $130.50 for families of two, and $144 for families of three or more. Electricity rates will rise six per cent on April 1, approximately $72 for the average home, part of a 28 per cent rate hike over five years approved […]
2014 news recap #2
July 4 2014 A stretch of roadway from Hwy 3 at the Husky in Osoyoos to Constellation Brands winery at Tucelnuit Drive will be ground up and resurfaced next year. All that for $3 million says Highways Minister Todd Stone. This project will create a smoother and safer drive for commercial trucks, local drivers and […]
Snowshoeing
McKinney Nordic Ski Club on Monday December 29. Photo submitted by Neil and Toni Bousquet
Branch 227 supports regional hospital
The Royal Canadian Legion #227, Okanagan Falls, President Myrt Niles and Branch Member Ed Findlater presented a $5,000 donation to Janice Perrino, Executive Director with the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. The money will go towards the purchase of new beds at Penticton Regional Hospital. “Branch #227 has always been a strong supporter of medical […]