Similkameen Spotlight

Two days without internet can rattle a community

Service providers expect service to be up and running late Friday Feb. 19

Princeton man guilty of threatening landlord now lives in car

Pressure of COVID and possible eviction cited as reasons for charge

Princeton woman under house arrest after admitting theft

One-time Home Hardware employee must also pay restitution to former employer

Families panic before skiers on Frosty Mountain found safe

RCMP recommends all back country users employ satellite devices

Fire in the sky in Princeton

The 1991 Kenworth belonged to Mario's Towing

Crime down in Princeton

Spike in sex offenses linked to historic cases and the internet

Missing Princeton woman found safe

RMCP say on-line news story led to 36-year-old's location

RCMP search for missing woman last seen in Princeton

Josephine Thiessen is likely driving a 2006 Toyota Yaris

Missing Keremeos girl found safe by RCMP

12-year-old disappeared with 17-year-old male Feb. 8

Princeton budget getting some ‘tweaks’; consultation window is extended

Residents have until Feb. 12 to make submissions

Desperately ill Princeton baby makes recovery

Parents Destiny and Cody get ready to bring home their son

Millions of dollars invested in protecting former Princeton ranch

The Nature Trust of B.C. is taking responsibility for the grasslands north of Princeton

Princeton man alleges ‘a-salt’

Unique police complaint will not result in charges

How bad can a Princeton liquor store theft actually go?

Suspect smashes bottles, loses loot

Keremeos crime rate stays steady in volume but changes focus

Several categories of reported crimes saw substantial increases or decreases from 2019 to 2020

  • Feb 4, 2021

COVID sparks state of emergency for Lower Similkameen Indian Band

Band reports five confirmed cases of the virus and enacts broad powers

Princeton business owners already applying for improvement grants

Program allows for up to $5k for approved projects

Local teachers demand a mandatory mask order for schools

Teachers are having to choose between their health and their careers, says union leader

Girl nearly struck by car passing school bus near Princeton

Police lay four $368 fines for school bus violations in three days

Coalmont to get unique subdivision

Special zoning allows for eight homes on Quad Ranch