Tag Archives: Okanagan
Licence plate issue leads to RCMP seizing drugs and weapons
A traffic stop by a Kelowna Mountie led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of drugs and weapons. While patrolling on Harvey Avenue on Sunday, Dec. 11, an RCMP officer decided to check the licenc...
Dec 13, 2022
UPDATE: One person died in Kelowna crash
UPDATE: 3:05 p.m. RCMP say one person has died as a result of the single vehicle crash this morning in the 1500 block of Burtch Road in Kelowna. Kelowna Traffic Services and BC Highway Patrol investig...
Dec 12, 2022
Suspect’s break-in interrupted by police
Police officers were in the right place at the right time to thwart a crime in progress in downtown Kelowna. Early this morning (Dec. 9), two Mounties say they saw a man using tools to try and break i...
Dec 09, 2022
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations on the rise in Interior
The Interior has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) weekly report showed there were 123 cases of COVID-19 and 38 COVID positiv...
Dec 09, 2022
B.C. Liberals unveil shadow cabinet
B.C.’s opposition party has announced its members that will serve as shadow ministers. B.C. Liberal leader Kevin Falcon said the 25-member list comes a day after NDP Premier David Eby announced ...
Dec 08, 2022
Shoplifters beware: Police make arrests after watching suspects in stores
Anyone thinking about shoplifting from stores, may want to seriously consider if police, and others, may be watching them. Mounties in West Kelowna apprehended 23 shoplifters over two days in November...
Dec 08, 2022
Fortis set to raise electricity fees
Fortis B.C. has received interim approval from the provincial regulator for a 3.98 per cent general increase in electricity rates starting Jan. 1, 2023. The utility says residential customers with ave...
Dec 07, 2022
Council supports idea for lobbyist registry
Kelowna council has supported a motion from Mayor Tom Dyas to direct city staff to develop a municipal lobbyist registry. The registry would require developers, residents' groups, unions or others see...
Dec 07, 2022
School district sells property to university
The Central Okanagan School District has sold a property in downtown Kelowna to UBC Okanagan. The McWilliams Centre, at 580 Doyle Avenue, currently comprises staff and teaching resource spaces for the...
Dec 06, 2022
Suspects arrested after taking the ‘bait’
The BAIT vehicle program continues to snare suspects. Kelowna RCMP arrested a male driver and female passenger after they allegedly stole a bait vehicle on Dec. 2 that was deployed the evening before....
Dec 06, 2022