Tag Archives: Okanagan
Search team records one of busiest ever seasons
2022 was a busy year for Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) — the third busiest in the group’s 68 year history. COSAR's volunteers responded to 84 calls, down from 107 in 2021, and...
Jan 01, 2023
Kelowna RCMP cracking down on impaired drivers on New Year’s
Kelowna RCMP will step up enforcement on impaired drivers for the New Year weekend. As part of the annual CounterAttack Campaign, Kelowna RCMP Traffic Services will have a heavy police presence and be...
Dec 30, 2022
COVID-19 cases decline but hospitalizations rising in the interior
The Interior saw COVID-19 deaths and decline on a weekly basis, but hospitalizations rose. The weekly report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) stated there were 130 cases of COVID-19, 4...
Dec 30, 2022
UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP involved in two incidents in Rutland area
Mounties in Kelowna were involved in two cases at Rutland area residences that lasted several hours Thursday. At approximately 9 a.m. on Dec. 29 Kelowna RCMP spotted a white Ford Escape matching a des...
Dec 30, 2022
Police presence in Rutland area
Kelowna RCMP have been in the Rutland area for several hours responding to an undisclosed call. Mounties responded to the scene in the 100 block of Cactus Road around 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, and cl...
Dec 29, 2022
B.C. bus crash probe to look at earlier incident too, amid questions over icy road
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s transportation minister says investigators looking into a bus crash that claimed four lives on the Okanagan Connector road on Christmas Eve are also considering an...
Dec 27, 2022
UPDATE: Four confirmed deaths in bus crash near Merritt
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. RCMP say four people died in a passenger bus rollover on Highway 97C east of Merritt. Multiple other passengers were injured, with Interior Health saying 52 people were taken to hos...
Dec 25, 2022
Stabbing in Penticton now a homicide
RCMP are investigating a stabbing earlier this month in Penticton as a homicide after the victim died as a result of his injuries. It was believed earlier the victim was expected to survive, however, ...
Dec 24, 2022
Avalanche threats close Highway 1 in several areas
UPDATE: 5: a.m. Dec. 25 Several B.C. highways remain closed due to the hazard of avalanches. #BCHwys closures due to High Avalanche Hazard#BCHwy1 – #HopeBC to #BostonBar #BCHwy1 – #Sicamou...
Dec 24, 2022
Vehicles getting in the way of snow clearing
Kelowna residents are encouraged to move parked vehicles off roadways, especially in snow route areas where parking bans are still active. "We are seeing roads that our operators can't service because...
Dec 23, 2022