Quesnel RCMP member charged with assault

A Quesnel RCMP officer is facing an assault charge relating to his handling of a prisoner at the Quesnel Detachment, July 20, 2009. Quesnel RCMP initiated an investigation after another RCMP member reported observing Cst. Tim Wang allegedly assault a handcuffed prisoner by slapping his face. The prisoner was not injured.... more

Step Up House set to close

Under utilization cited for January shut down of mental health centre It’s OK for awhile and then they return. The voices. They crowd her thoughts, her actions, her being, until she’s no longer capable of caring for herself. And it’s getting worse. And so... more

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Changing my belief system

Not too long ago I heard two radio announcers talking about not believing what they heard. It was a U.S. Senator saying the world was 6,000 years old. It truly baffled me a person in that position could come out with that... more

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Walk a mile in my shoes

Editor: Re: Letter John McCormick and Tod Page, Nov. 11, Feedback, Observer. Jon McCormick, along with Tod Page, just don’t get it, and because of this they become part of the problem.  Take back the night is a protest against men’s violence against women.... more

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

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