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Since its establishment in 2012, iNFOnews (InfoTel News Ltd) has been dedicated to delivering crucial local news to online audiences in our communities. Vernon, Penticton, Kamloops, and Kelowna each have their own unique identities, challenges, and achievements, which is why we maintain separate sections for each city. Our team of reporters and photographers is actively engaged in covering breaking news, weather updates, local trends, political happenings, crime stories, and even some lighthearted content. With over 30 years of combined experience, our reporters and editors adhere to top-notch journalism standards. In addition to local news, we also provide access to leading provincial, national, and international news, along with sports, business, entertainment, and lifestyle updates. We value your input and want to hear from you! If you have feedback, want to report a correction, notice a typo, or have a story idea, please reach out to our editor, Marshall Jones, at mjones(at)infonews.ca.

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Angry BC teacher who grabbed students' phones gets reprimanded

4 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A BC French teacher who snatched students' phones and laptops without asking, seemed angry and annoyed and raised her voice, has received a two-day suspension and a black mark from the regulator all due to her behaviour on a single day three and a half years ago.
BC teacher's 'unprofessional language' gets her suspended, reprimanded

5 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A BC teacher who used unprofessional language in an email to a parent about another student received a one-day suspension and a public reprimand from the teaching regulator. According to an April 2 BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation decision, Saanich elementary school teacher Lydia Maria Fitterer exchanged emails with a parent of one of her pupils and in the emails discussed another student.
Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday

5 days ago | infotel.ca | Deepa Bharath

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (AP) — Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just three months ago. Shaver had led the 102-year-old Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades for barely six months when it burned to the ground in the January wildfire that all but decimated the community.
Vernon RCMP officer accused of 'discreditable conduct'

5 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Const. Shaun Miranda is alleged to have behaved in a manner that is likely to discredit the RCMP, a contravention of the RCMP Code of Conduct. No details have been made public about what the police officer is alleged to have done or when the alleged behaviour took place. The Vernon police officer is facing a single allegation of discreditable conduct and a hearing in front of the RCMP Conduct Board has been scheduled for August. It's unclear how long Const.
BC toddlers win $25K after parents have dispute with daycare: Human Rights Tribunal

6 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

Two young children who were booted out of a BC daycare after their parents had a falling out with staff, have received $2,500 in compensation after taking the daycare to the BC Human Rights Tribunal. The students, who were likely four years old and one year old at the time, argued they were discriminated against because of who their parents were, which was contrary to the province's human rights law.
BC LNG worker awarded $2,000 after company forced drug test

6 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A painter who slipped and twisted his ankle while working at the LNG project in Kitimat has been awarded $2,000 after suspicious managers ordered him to have a drug and alcohol test. According to an April 10 BC Labour Arbitration decision, Matthew Seward was working as a painter for Altrad Services at the Kitimat LNG site when he rolled his ankle walking on a gravel path on the way to work.
$50,000 contest win to help keep Vernon's O'Keefe Ranch mansion standing

1 week ago | infotel.ca | Levi Landry

The centrepiece of Vernon's Historic O'Keefe Ranch will have its lifespan extended with an influx of cash. The tourist destination has been under financial pressure and needed major repairs to keep operations going, but $50,000 from a national charity is the boost it needed to keep the O'Keefe mansion on the property standing. With more than 27,000 votes, it won out against 11 other historic Canadian properties in a competitive effort for funding from the National Trust for Canada charity.
First officer on the scene testifies at Kamloops murder trial

1 week ago | infotel.ca | Levi Landry

The first officer to set eyes on Mohd Abdullah's body quickly ruled out calling for medical help. Sgt. Kevin McIntyre's only concern once blocking a rental cargo van into a driveway was to make sure the person found inside could get help if they were still alive, he told a Kamloops courtroom Thursday, April 17. "My only focus was determining whether or not there was a person in this vehicle that needed medical attention," he said.
BC man sues police watchdog over report into Vernon murder

1 week ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A BC man has lost a legal case against the province's police watchdog which he launched after reading a newspaper article. According to a recently published Jan. 9 BC Supreme Court decision, civilian Martin Duhamel had no direct involvement in the case, but took the Independent Investigations Office of BC to court arguing the watchdog had overstepped its mark by criticizing a Vernon RCMP officer's conduct following a murder in 2020.
South Okanagan developer loses appeal of $200K fine for leaky sewage

1 week ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A South Okanagan developer has lost an appeal after being fined almost $200,000 for a faulty sewage system. According to an April 10 BC Environmental Appeal Board decision, developer John Aantjes and his firm Vintage Views Developments were fined $197,500 for numerous infractions of his sewage system between 2020 and 2022. However, Aantjes appealed the fine and requested an oral hearing.