The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is setting up shop in Kelowna.

“This fiscal year, the IIO successfully implemented regionalization in Nanaimo and Kelowna, with permanent office space being secured in Nanaimo,” Chief Civilian Director Jessica Berglund said in her first annual report in the role.

The document covers incidents that occurred between April 1, 2024 and March. 31, 2025.

The IIO is responsible for investigating incidents involving on or off-duty municipal police officers, B.C.-based RCMP members, and other law enforcement agencies in the province.

The Office was created in 2012 in response to Braidwood Inquiry , which found a need for an independent province-wide oversight agency. According to the IIO website , it has investigated 43 incidents involving K

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