Tag Archives: Okanagan
Crisis response teams get more staff and operating hours
Crisis response teams are being expanded in Kelowna and Kamloops. Interior Health and the RCMP announced today (Dec. 1) that additional staff will be hired in both cities and operating hours will be e...
Dec 01, 2022
Police provide advice to avoid parking lot pirates
A little bit of prevention can help keep thieves from playing the Grinch this holiday season. RCMP is reminding shoppers to be car smart and to not leave purchased packages unattended on your backseat...
Dec 01, 2022
RCMP seeing more calls in downtown
Kelowna RCMP are seeing fewer calls for service this year, but more in the downtown area. Supt. Kara Triance updated city council on public safety and crime data between April 1 to September 30, 2022....
Dec 01, 2022
Parking rates rising at Kelowna Airport
People using the parking facilities at Kelowna International Airport should be prepared to pay more starting in the new year. Kelowna council has approved parking fee increases at YLW effective Januar...
Nov 30, 2022
Gospel Mission reaches campaign goal
It’s being called a huge victory. Kelowna’s Gospel Mission has announced its Christmas Match Campaign has reached the $216,000 goal. “Three cheers for everyone who contributed to a s...
Nov 30, 2022
Bedard and Pats take OT win over Rockets at sold-out game
Connor Bedard was held to one assist as his Regina Pats pulled out a 6-5 win in overtime over the Kelowna Rockets before a sold out crowd at Prospera Place Tuesday. Bedard, the 17-year-old projected f...
Nov 30, 2022
It’s time to cram the cruiser to help local families
Lake Country residents are asked to come out this weekend and Cram The Cruiser. RCMP has partnered with the Lake Country Food Bank for the annual toy and food drive where donated items are crammed int...
Nov 29, 2022
Communicable disease outbreaks in Kelowna care facilities
Interior Health is reporting two new communicable disease outbreaks at seniors facilities in Kelowna. The health authority said a respiratory infection outbreak was declared at the Three Links Manor l...
Nov 29, 2022
Sealant causes school to be evacuated
Staff relocated students from Helen Gorman Elementary School in West Kelowna to nearby Glenrosa middle school today after a lingering odour disrupted classes. “While operations staff confirmed t...
Nov 28, 2022
Parking fees could rise at YLW
The long-term parking lots at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) were at capacity on the weekend as Kelowna council considers a plan to raise rates, saying current ones are lower than many other airp...
Nov 28, 2022