Tag Archives: Okanagan

School support workers in the Central Okanagan have delivered a powerful vote in favour of job action. The workers in 46 schools from Peachland and West Kelowna to Kelowna, Lake Country, and the Regio...

Supersized growth could lead to a supersized property tax increase for Lake Country taxpayers. RCMP cost increases were triggered when the population passed 15,000 residents. Rising inflation rates ar...

There was a large police presence in downtown Kelowna this afternoon (Jan. 13). RCMP responded to a call around 1:45 p.m. of a person pointing a possible gun in the 1600 block of St. Paul Street. Offi...

Police officers have conducted a crackdown on thefts at the Capri Centre Mall in Kelowna. Members of the Community Safety Unit (CSU) say the operation took place Wednesday Jan. 11 in the area that has...

B.C.’s top doctor says the province can expect to see respiratory illnesses start to decline soon, but noted “we’re not out of the woods” yet. This year, the province implement...

Police are calling an incident at a Kelowna mall unacceptable behaviour that put members of the public at risk. On Thursday, Jan. 12, around 3:30 p.m., RCMP responded to a mall in the 2200 block of Ha...

Robbie Bachman, the co-founder and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at age 69. Eli Wener, a representative for his older brother and former band mate Randy Bachman, confirmed the news, bu...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) board has approved annual rate changes for each of the six water systems the district operates and maintains. The changes cover the years from 2023 to ...

The Interior has seen a week-over-week increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) weekly report identified 168 cases of the virus between January 1 and ...

The B.C. government is taking action to protect affordable housing stock across the province. Premier David Eby announced the creation of a new $500-million Renter Protection Fund Thursday, Jan. 11. T...