BC Southern Interior

• Charges expected following serious assault in Sorrento, B.C., say Chase RCMP

  Police were notified during the early hours of May 11 that a male had been beaten and was left unconscious and bleeding in a parking lot outside a business in Sorrento.

  Crime

  May 24
  
• 2 sections of KVR Trail temporarily closed because of safety concerns: RDOS

  According to the regional district, the section of trail between Tulameen and Princeton is closed to all users.

  Canada

  May 20
  
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• 17 arrested for blocking logging operation in B.C.’s Interior: RCMP

  RCMP say the protesters were arrested on Tuesday for violating a court-ordered injunction in the area known as Salisbury Creek, north of Kaslo.

  Canada

  May 19
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• Woman was pulled over by police officer, not impersonator: B.C. RCMP

  Police say a woman thought she was pulled over by an RCMP impersonator near Greenwood. However, RCMP say it was an actual police officer who stopped her for speeding.

  Canada

  May 17
• Salmon Arm RCMP seek public’s help in sexual assault investigation

  According to Salmon Arm RCMP, three young women were sexually assaulted by an unknown man on Thursday afternoon.

  Crime

  May 13
• New climate maps by Interior Health show heat, flooding, smoke and cold data

  ‘Recent events have demonstrated the importance of planning and preparing for natural disasters associated with climate change.’

  Environment

  May 13
• Landslide threat: Evacuation alert lifted for Shuswap mobile home park

  Regional officials say the evacuation alert, issued Thursday, remains in effect for all residents of the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park along Highway 97A.

  Canada

  May 6
• Deadly avian flu wipes out poultry flock at farm in Burton, B.C.

  “Friday night, I found a couple on the floor that didn't look right. I thought, ‘OK, this seems to be going past the ‘stress’ phase.’ Then they started dropping, literally, dead."

  Canada

  May 5
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• Landslide threat prompts evacuation alert for mobile home park in B.C. Interior

  The Columbia Shuswap Regional District said the threat of a landslide near Wiseman Creek in the District of Sicamous is increasing and may pose a risk.

  Canada

  May 5
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• 36 wildfires so far this year in Kamloops Fire Centre, up slightly from 10-year average of 27

  B.C. Wildfire Service says while the region's total number of fires this year may be slightly up, the number of burned hectares (68) is down from the 10-year average (344).

  Canada

  May 3