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Johanna Nott stands on Highway 3 outside Princeton Hospital to protest emergency department hour cutbacks.

Protesters gather outside Princeton Hospital

Protesters have gathered outside Princeton Hospital to voice their opposition to emergency room hour cut backs.

Johanna Nott stands on Highway 3 outside Princeton Hospital to protest emergency department hour cutbacks.
Protesters gathered outside Princeton Hospital to voice their anger about scheduled emergency department closures.

MLA Harry Lali meets with Princeton protesters

Lali told protesters outside Princeton Hospital that doctors aren't coming to town because they can't practice what they learned in school.

Protesters gathered outside Princeton Hospital to voice their anger about scheduled emergency department closures.
Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in locating these people.

South Okanagan Crime Stoppers mugshots of the week

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following people.

Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in locating these people.
Signs outside the Community Hospital Forum in Princeton alert the community to emergency department closures four times a week. The signs are also being displayed in businesses around town. The Hospital Forum provides information on the hospital and is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

Princeton business owners voice concerns about ER closures

Princeton's business community gathered to discuss the negative affects of scheduled emergency department closures four time a week.

Signs outside the Community Hospital Forum in Princeton alert the community to emergency department closures four times a week. The signs are also being displayed in businesses around town. The Hospital Forum provides information on the hospital and is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
The Stan Thompson Memorial Rodeo drew crowds May 12 and 13.

Princeton rodeo honours founder

Bareback riding, calf roping, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, team roping and barrel racing were part of the Stan Thompson Memorial Rodeo.

The Stan Thompson Memorial Rodeo drew crowds May 12 and 13.
The old Argo building in Princeton burst into flames on May 11.

Investigation into Princeton building fire continues

Fire engulfed the old Argo Road Maintenance building near Highway 3 and Rocklin Avenue around 2 p.m. May 11.

The old Argo building in Princeton burst into flames on May 11.
Save Our Hospital organizer Dawn Gardner sits at her desk at the Community Hospital Forum in Princeton.

2,300 people sign petition for 24/7 emergency department in Princeton

More than 2,300 people have signed the petition for 24/7 emergency department care in Princeton, with plenty more on the way.

Save Our Hospital organizer Dawn Gardner sits at her desk at the Community Hospital Forum in Princeton.
Storage boxes like these could be banned in residential areas in Princeton.

Residential storage containers could be nixed in Princeton

Princeton does not have a bylaw against these containers yet, but council is considering creating one.

Storage boxes like these could be banned in residential areas in Princeton.
Fire spread through the old Argo building in Princeton around 2 p.m. today.

UPDATE: Fire engulfs old Argo building in Princeton

The building was being used for storage, and police say no one was inside when the fire started.

Fire spread through the old Argo building in Princeton around 2 p.m. today.
A section of this car's front end was ripped off in an accident at Bridge Street and Highway 3 in Princeton.

Car accident in Princeton

An accident at Bridge Street and Highway 3 in Princeton slowed down traffic yesterday evening.

A section of this car's front end was ripped off in an accident at Bridge Street and Highway 3 in Princeton.
A house flooded by Otter Lake in Tulameen on April 25.

Tulameen residents brace for another flood

Warm weather could mean Otter Lake will rise again, flooding houses blocks away as it did in late April.

A house flooded by Otter Lake in Tulameen on April 25.

Bulky item collection for RDOS rural areas

Residents of Coalmont, Tulameen and Hedley can put unwanted large items out for pickup from May 14 to 18.

Princeton medal bearer Alicia Myers hands over the Rick Hansen medal to Cameron Mcleod.

Princeton throws Rick Hansen Relay celebration

The Rick Hansen Relay visited Princeton yesterday, 25 years after its first travelled through town.

Princeton medal bearer Alicia Myers hands over the Rick Hansen medal to Cameron Mcleod.

Urban deer management committee to form in Princeton

An urban deer management committee will be formed within the next month to look at options to control the number of deer in Princeton.

Otter Lake in Tulameen drops back to normal, threat of another flood looms

Otter Lake has dropped back to normal, down from six feet above normal the week before.

RDOS unionized employees vote to strike

RDOS employees are asking for a 6.2 per cent pay raise in 2012 and a 3.18 per cent raise in 2013.

Princeton Mayor Fred Thomas.

Princeton’s Mayor Fred Thomas dies

Princeton's Mayor Fred Thomas died of prostate cancer around 4 a.m. this morning at his house in Princeton.

Princeton Mayor Fred Thomas.
Princeton Mayor Fred Thomas.

Princeton mayor’s vision not realized

Princeton Mayor Fred Thomas’ goal of a 24/7 emergency department never came to be before he died at home May 4.

Princeton Mayor Fred Thomas.
A group of Tulameen residents stands beside a canoe they use to get around flooded houses.

Tulameen lake continues to recede, possibility of another flood

Otter Lake is now a foot and a half above normal, down from six feet above normal the week before.

A group of Tulameen residents stands beside a canoe they use to get around flooded houses.
Babe and two other horses rescued from a man in Princeton eat at BC Interior Horse Rescue in Kelowna.

SPCA to recommend animal cruelty charges for starving Princeton horses

The SPCA is planning to recommend animal cruelty charges against the Princeton man who had five starving horses on his property.

Babe and two other horses rescued from a man in Princeton eat at BC Interior Horse Rescue in Kelowna.