Tag Archives: Okanagan

Okanagan Wine Festivals joins Rock the Lake
How about a little wine with your music! Rock the Lake and Okanagan Wine Festivals have announced a new partnership for Kelowna's most anticipated summer event Aug. 11-13. Alongside Rock the Lake's in...
Pete McIntyre Jun 12, 2023

Bryan Adams adds extra stops to tour
Bryan Adams has added extra dates to his return to Canada, the So Happy It Hurts Tour. The tour now features additional shows across the west coast, specifically in cities across British Columbia and ...
Pete McIntyre Jun 12, 2023

Former Rockets coach gets top NHL job
The Calgary Flames have named Ryan Huska as the 24th head coach in franchise history. The former Kelowna Rockets coach has spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach on the Flames bench. Huska,...
Pete McIntyre Jun 12, 2023

Crews gain control of new wildfire
Just after the Pigeon Creek wildfire near Peachland was classified as under control, another one in the Central Okanagan sparked next to a road near Bear Creek Park Sunday, June 11. However quick acti...
Russ Byth Jun 12, 2023

Snowpack at zero per cent, big change from one year ago
This does not bode well for the wildfire season. The snowpack in the Okanagan is virtually at zero percent of normal according to the latest report from the River Forecast Centre. It’s attribute...
Russ Byth Jun 12, 2023

Regional district honours community leader
A community leader has been honoured for his efforts to protect and preserve natural spaces. The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) paid tribute to Robert Hobson by renaming the Environmenta...
Pete McIntyre Jun 09, 2023

UPDATE: RCMP investigate two suspicious deaths
RCMP in Kelowna are investigating the suspicious deaths of two people in the Upper Mission area. Police received a 911 call around 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, from a residence in the 400 block of Swan...
Pete McIntyre Jun 09, 2023

House and vehicle fires keep crews busy
It was a busy morning for West Kelowna Fire Rescue. Crews were called out around 2:30 a.m. Friday (June 9) to the Smith Creek neighbourhood for a fire at a single-family home. “Upon arrival, fir...
Pete McIntyre Jun 09, 2023

Change of status for Peachland wildfire
Good news on the Pigeon Creek wildfire west of Peachland which officials now say is “being held” and not likely to grow past its predetermined boundaries under current conditions. The BC W...
Pete McIntyre Jun 08, 2023

Police surround rural property, arrest firearms suspect
Members of the RCMP’s emergency response team (ERT) helped in the arrest of a woman who allegedly was shooting a gun at a rural Kelowna property. General RCMP officers along with ERT and a polic...
Pete McIntyre Jun 08, 2023