Salmon Arm council stands firm against using groundwater for bulk or bottled sale
Mayor and councillors to tell premier, provincial ministries to consider local government wishesMartha Wickett / May 28, 2021
Month: May 2021
Canadian woman arrested at U.S. border with three-toed sloth, crocodile parts
Shop owner Vanessa Rondeau also tried to bring a human skull ‘with mounted butterflies’ back into Canada, court documents sayThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
B.C. sees 317 new COVID-19 cases Friday, more than 60% vaccinated
292 people in hospital, two deaths, one new care home outbreakTom Fletcher / May 28, 2021
Pope kisses Auschwitz survivor’s tattoo
Lidia Maksymowicz, a Polish citizen who was deported to Auschwitz from her native Belarus by the age of 3Associated Press / May 28, 2021
VIDEO: Exoskeleton enables B.C. stroke survivor to walk nearly 2 km a day
Surrey’s Ryan Eddy walks between 1.6 and 1.8 kilometres per day on Lokomat systemTom Zillich / May 28, 2021
Trucks with loose litter trashing Okanagan roads
One city looks at costly cleanup program, and alternativesJennifer Smith / May 28, 2021
Injury from fall on houseboat stairs prompts call to Shuswap Lake marine rescue
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 106 leader said man was alert and in good spiritsZachary Roman / May 28, 2021
Update: Wildfire west of Keremeos considered under control
This is the second wildfire in the region in a weekBlack Press Media Staff / May 28, 2021
Boys and Girls Clubs Okanagan re-brands to be more inclusive
The club has removed gender from its nameTwila Amato / May 28, 2021
2 Mexican farmworkers sue police for alleged assault and dog attack in Abbotsford
Innocent pair allege officers were ‘abusive and racist’ while looking for drug smugglersVikki Hopes / May 28, 2021
NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way’s ‘downtown’
It’s a composite of two decades of observations depicting billions of stars and black holes in the heart of the Milky Way.Associated Press / May 28, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commits $25M for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank
The funding will go directly to experienced organizations to help the most vulnerable Palestinian civilians cope with the impacts of recent conflictThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
B.C. expands grant program for community sexual assault response
Indigenous, immigrant women receive specialized outreachTom Fletcher / May 28, 2021
Residential school survivor calling for Canada-wide search of sites after remains of 215 children found
‘I’m glad that they were found. It’s an eye-opener for many people all over the world,’ says Pearl Petal a survivor of St. Joseph’s MissionAngie Mindus / May 28, 2021
Penticton mayor expresses grief over children buried at Kamloops residential school
215 children were discovered buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolBlack Press Media Staff / May 28, 2021
UPDATE: Two fundraisers launched to support families of Kelowna students killed in car crash
Both fundraisers have raised a combined total of more than $16,000Aaron Hemens / May 28, 2021
Black Press Media Weekly Roundup: Top headlines this week
A quick summary of what made the headlines from May 23 to 28Twila Amato / May 28, 2021
MPs fast-tracking bill to create a national day for truth and reconciliation
The legislation would establish a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schoolsThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
Summerland council to continue livestreaming of council meetings after pandemic
Hybrid meetings expected rather than return to pre-pandemic council meeting structureJohn Arendt / May 28, 2021
Keremeos faces losing its only child care program
OneSky’s childcare program is currently set to close unless they can find someone to run itBrennan Phillips / May 28, 2021