Tag Archives: Okanagan

The puck drops on the 61st season of the BC Hockey League Friday night. Nine games are scheduled including the Vernon Vipers at the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (6:45 p.m. pre-game show on 107.5 Beach Radio...

The Regional District of central Okanagan (RDCO) is returning to an odd and even outdoor irrigation schedule. Unless otherwise designated, customers of the six water systems must follow the schedule l...

The City of Merritt in the B.C. Interior is launching a four-day work week pilot program in hopes of attracting, recruiting and retaining municipal workers. Merritt's chief administrative officer says...

The last of Canada’s COVID-19 border restrictions will disappear at the end of this month with the expiry of a cabinet order affecting mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of internati...

A Kelowna man was in disbelief and denial for a full day after finding out he had a lottery ticket worth $500,000. Lorne Hradecki checked his Lotto 6/49 ticket for the August 31 Extra draw on the BCLC...

Kelowna council has approved the downtown UBCO campus, which at 43 stories, will be the tallest tower in the city. It will be built at the corner of St. Paul Street and Doyle Ave. and will include 10 ...

Mounties in the Okanagan are warning about investment scams after victims have reportedly been defrauded of significant amounts of money recently. Kelowna RCMP say the suspect or suspects in these cas...

Two experts have made 28 recommendations to deal with repeat offenders and unprovoked stranger attacks in B.C., but there are few short-term solutions. The report, prepared by Dr. Amanda Butler and Do...

RCMP detachments throughout the Okanagan assisted with seizures of illicit goods linked to gang activity this summer. Through July, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CF...

An attempted traffic stop of a motorbike in West Kelowna eventually resulted in the bike being impounded for seven days. A West Kelowna RCMP officer was patrolling Shannon Lake Road and Tallus Ridge R...