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From YouTube: MARCH 6 2023 Statements Norm Letnick
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Kelowna
Lake
Country-
oh
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Monday,
February,
27th,
castnet.net,
12,
30,
PM,
Kelowna
RCMP
is
responding
to
a
developing
incident
which
has
forced
the
closure
of
westbound
Highway
97.
1246
RCP
have
now
blocked
off
Highway
97
in
both
directions.
105
clone
rsmp
has
called
in
the
bomb
squad
from
Vancouver.
The
RCMP
bomb
disposal
unit
will
have
to
make
its
way
from
the
coast
in
order
for
the
investigation
to
be
complete,
and
one
officer
at
the
scene
indicated
that
it
would
take
five
to
six
hours.
For
that
to
happen.
A
250
Justin
says
he
found
the
device
just
after
noon.
It
was
about
eight
inches
long
and
about
two
inches
wide,
just
a
regular
pipe
bomb.
He
said:
6
15,
the
RCMP
explosives
unit
disposal
has
now
arrived
at
the
scene
after
traveling
from
the
Lower
Mainland
720,
the
RCMP
explosives
disposed
units
successfully
diffused
an
explosive
device
police
have
confirmed
the
device,
was
indeed
a
bomb
and
are
in
the
process
of
leaving
the
scene
and
are
working
to
reopen
the
highway.
A
On
behalf
of
our
clone.
Mlas
I
would
like
to
thank
Justin
for
reporting
the
bomb.
The
RCMP
for
diffusing
it
and
all
our
citizens
for
their
patience
I
understand
that
incidents
involving
real
bombs
are
relatively
rare
in
BC,
but
nevertheless,
this
experience
was
very
unsettling
for
the
citizens
of
Kelowna
clone
is
the
fastest
growing
metropolitan
area
over
with
over,
in
the
past
five
years,
with
this
population
increasing
by
14
percent
to
more
than
220
000
people
in
2021,
with
only
one
major
arterial
Road
running
through
it.
A
For
many
years,
our
community
has
been
calling
on
governments
to
assist
with
the
creation
of
a
true
alternative
to
Highway
97
through
Kelowna.
The
latest
episode
with
the
economic
and
personal
impact
to
Residents
visitors
and
businesses
serves
to
reinforce
those
calls
soon.
I
understand
the
province
will
release
the
long
delayed
Central
Okanagan
Corridor
study.
It
is
the
hope
of
my
constituents
that
this
study
will
address
all
the
priority.
Safety
and
capacity
needs
along
Highway
97
from
Crystal
Waters
to
Peachland,
and
we
can
get
on
with
funding
a
better
and
safer
Okanagan.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.