For a taste of what you're in for Saturday night, here's Hugh McLennan and the Western Spirit with a song called Silent Lonely Rider.

Deputy Premier Rich Coleman says he'll know by Friday what went wrong with a government plan that would have used public servants to try to woo ethnic votes for the Liberal party.  Premier Christy Clark launched an investigation into the plan Thursday. She also apologized for it in a statement that Rich Coleman read in the legislature. The B.C. NDP and even one Liberal MLA are slamming the plan to woo ethnic votes with provincial resources before the May election. New Democrat MLA Mike Farnworth says he doesn't think he's ever seen a government as humbled or humiliated in his 20 years in the legislature. And Liberal MLA Kash Heed says he's not impressed and someone must answer for the strategy.

More information revealed in ethnic voter scandal

Another twist in the story about a controversial B.C. Liberal plan to woo ethnic voters using government resources. A new document obtained by The Province newspaper, appears to show a key member of Premier Christy Clark's staff was involved in drafting the plan. The email shows long-time Clark loyalist Kim Haakstad offered input in drafting the strategy.
Haakstad is Clark's deputy chief of staff. On Thursday, the premier insisted no one from her office had any part in crafting the plan.

Avalanche Risk high to extreme in Interior

The avalanche risk is high to extreme in mountains throughout the Interior. The Canadian Avalanche Centre says the North and South Columbias have an extreme Avalanche risk
While the Cariboo, Kootenay, Purcells and Glacier National Park have a high avalanche risk.
Avalanche control work will be taking place Friday morning 26 kilometers west of Revelstoke on Highway 1 from 7:30 to 9:30. There is also avalanche control work on the Kootenay Pass on highway 3 between 7 and 10 Friday Morning.

Truck badly vandalized in Valleyview

Kamloops RCMP are asking for witnesses to come forward after a pick-Up truck was badly vandalized Thrusday night. lice were initially called to a Valleyview home when the black Chevy Colorado pick-up had its windows smashed and the tires slashed. Police searched the area around the 1900 block of Curlew road but didn't find anyone. They soon left. Hours later, the homeowner looked outside and saw his truck fully engulfed in flames. The police and the fire department were called. No one was injured in the fire. And the RCMP say at this point they have no suspects.

Today we drop in on a classroom of future engineers.

The project? Bridges.

The materials? Popsicle sticks

The engineers? Third-graders.



The winner from Mr. Kallhood's class was Pandora Sims.

Her bridge held 117 pounds before it snapped.

The 10th annual popsicle-stick bridge-building competition takes place tomorrow at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.

The categories are Elementary School, High School, Open and Professional.

To hear about the secrets of building the strongest bridge, Daybreak dropped in on a family of competitors.
 
Hannah, along with her brother Kieran and their dad Kevin O'Neil are bridge builders with high hopes.

Why is Kamloops Blazers forward Brendan Ranford about to skate into the record books?

Ranford started with the Kamloops Blazers as just a wide-eyed teenager trying to make it in the WHL.

Now, he's about to play more games than any other Blazer in team history.

Marty Hastings got the story.

He joins host Josh Pagé in studio.

We drive on them, walk on them and bike on them.

All week we've talked about the roads in Kamloops -- both the good and the ugly.

One theme we've heard is the city's roads aren't bike friendly.

Armchair Mayor Mel Rothenburger says that might be the case -- but the city isn't spinning its tires on the issue.

This week's episode of Josh and the Armchair Mayor starts in workshop at the Bicycle Cafe in Valleyview.

Think you got it bad when someone takes all the hot water before you jump in the shower?

Well, there is a complex in Kamloops that is without any running water... period.

And has been for more than a week.

To find out what went wrong and how people are coping, Daybreak's Samantha Garvey went to the homes on Tranquille Road in Brocklehurst.

She joins host Josh Page in studio. 

A cougar sighting has the Kamloops Rural RCMP issuing a public alert. The young cougar was spotted near the G and M Trailer Park and Sun Rivers. A resident of the trailer park says they saw the big cat on Tuesday on G an M Road. He told police there have been several sightings of the cougar in the area over the past week. Police ask if you see it to call them or Conservation.            

41 year old killed in Salmon Arm

The RCMP say a 41 year old man was killed after being hit by a mini van in Salmon Arm Tuesday Night. The man ran across the Trans-Canada highway at 36th Street North East and was struck by a westbound minivan. The Salmon Arm man was taken to hospital but died from his injuries. Police say they believe alcohol consumption by the pedestrian likely played a role in the crash.

Opposition to proposed changes to B.C.'s Forest Act growing

Opposition is building to proposed leglisation that would change the way B.C.'s forests are managed. Changes to the Forest Act would allow companies to convert their volume based forest licenses, to area-based tree farm licenses. Joe Foy with the Wilderness Committee says the changes amount to the privitization of the public forest, which will make it more difficult to protect woods and wildlife. He says the changes could also impact First Nations title and rights negotiations, and the protection of watersheds. The Province plans to debate the legislation this spring, but there may not be enough time before the election in May. Foy vows if the legislation is passed, there will be protests in the woods.

Here's Montana the dog trying to get his stick through a fence. This video, shot in Kamloops, has gone viral!

Montana is owned by Melanie and Craig DeWolf of Brocklehurst.

Here is what Melanie had to say about Montana the video that we have posted below.