Tag Archives: Okanagan
Rail Trail assault suspect re-arrested
RCMP are thanking the public for helping locate a man co-accused of assaulting a teenager on the Rail Trail in Kelowna in November 2021. Police say the man was arrested on Thursday and is currently be...
Jan 20, 2023
Power outage at resort
Big White Resort has had to curtail some activities today, but is keeping others going using back-up sources after a power outage Fortis said it was caused by a tree damaging a power pole just after 8...
Jan 20, 2023
Wastewater testing expands to Interior Health
The COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program has expanded, and data is now available from communities in Interior and Island Health. Samples in Interior Health are being collected in Kelowna, Kamloops...
Jan 20, 2023
Interior’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations decline, data provided for other illnesses
The Interior has seen instances of COVID-19 decline on a week over week basis. The weekly report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) confirmed a total of 97 cases of COVID-19 in the Inter...
Jan 20, 2023
RCMP puts new child exploitation unit into action
The RCMP has a new team of officers with a goal to identify, pursue and disrupt online sexual abuse and the exploitation of children in the Kelowna area. The Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is ...
Jan 20, 2023
Wildfire work creating smoke
Wildfire prevention work is being conducted over the two to three weeks on the northeast side of Mt. Boucherie above Hudson Road Elementary. The City of West Kelowna says smoke from the project may be...
Jan 19, 2023
License plate slogans fail to make grade
The Insurance Corporation of BC says a third of nearly 9,500 requests it received for personalized licence plates last year were rejected. It says slogans that were not allowed include ZOOOM, U2SLOW a...
Jan 19, 2023
Erratic driver leads cops to drugs
Police say an alleged drug dealer was arrested while waiting in his vehicle after causing safety concerns on the streets of West Kelowna. RCMP received a report of a silver Hyundai driving erratically...
Jan 19, 2023
Rockets make history with new captain
The Kelowna Rockets have chosen their new captain who made a name for himself at the recent World Junior tournament in Halifax and Moncton. Gabriel Szturc is the 28th captain in franchise history, tak...
Jan 19, 2023
New web page dedicated to zero-emission vehicle projects in Canada
Finding information on supports available for zero emission vehicle (ZEV) projects has been simplified. The Canadian government has launched a new landing page for ZEV infrastructure projects. Julie D...
Jan 19, 2023