On Monday April 25, 2016, just after 04:00 a.m. the Williams Lake RCMP received a report that shots had been fired at a residence in the 900 block of Western Ave in the City. Officers attended the scene and determined that an unknown subject(s) had fired several shots at the residence. This is believed to […]
Archives for April 2016
Gunman arrested
Large gift to fund Penticton Tower
Penticton businessman David Kampe has done it again – this time it’s a $3-million donation for a permanent MRI machine at Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH). Mr. Kampe, owner of Peters Bros. Construction and Inland Contracting, is donating the funding to the South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation for a fixed MRI to be located in […]
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Seen from space – or rarified air
Edwin Dukes
Williams Lake on lock down
All schools and college rooms, buildings etc. closed today in William Lake No further info from RCMP CBC: An apparent threat that is being investigated. Police have not released details on the incident and despite a large police presence on the streets, the cause of the closures remains unclear. Cariboo-Chilcotin School District Superintendent Mark Thiessen […]
Luck not in the cards for Penmar
For IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION: The news is official – the Ownership group has indeed sold the building. You will notice in the news today Encore Vineyards has bought the old Penmar at 361 Martin Street; thereby, putting an end to the community theatre at this location. The Board of Directors is working very hard with other […]