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Ex-Kelowna hockey coach gets conditional discharge for assault, recording nudity

A former Rink Academy hockey coach pleaded guilty to two of five charges against him in Kelowna courts today, April 21. James Eccles pleaded guilty to assault and secretly observing/recording nudity in a private place. In December 2023, Eccles admitted to taking a photo of his now ex-wife while she was taking a shower, claiming […]

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Williams Lake council opposes potential TRU campus closure

Williams Lake mayor and council are strongly opposed to any closure of Williams Lake’s Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Campus, no matter its financial condition. Council ratified a poll of council conducted late last month at a Tuesday, April 14 regular meeting that identified council is fully against the closure of the Williams Lake TRU campus,

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VIDEO: On being a blacksmith at Fort Langley historic site

Michel Saint-Amour began his day at the historic Fort Langley site with a messy, but necessary cleaning of the blacksmith shop that dusted his face with soot. “We’re getting the ash out of the coke and then we’ll start the fire.” Saint-Amour explained. A resident of Mission, the 72-year-old Saint-Amour has been demonstrating the art

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B.C. rancher’s obstruction during environmental order nets $30K fine

A Westwold rancher has been handed a nearly $30,000 penalty by the B.C. Supreme Court after he pleaded guilty to obstructing natural resource officers from performing inspections amid a contentious environmental order. Erik Buff was fined $29,900 in a March 26 provincial court decision for his summer 2023 contravention of the Water Sustainability Act, during

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