Tag Archives: Okanagan
B.C.’s building permit values on the upswing
The preliminary findings from Statistics Canada show that building permit values in B.C. rose in July. StatCan data shows that an estimated $2.2 billion was collected in building permits during the mo...
Sep 01, 2022
Residents encouraged to prepare for transit job action
Unionized transit workers in the Cental Okanagan could walk off the job as early as tomorrow. FirstGroup, BC Transit's service contractor in the Central Okanagan, received 72-hour notice from their em...
Aug 31, 2022
Body recovered from Okanagan Lake
The body of a missing man was found in Okanagan Lake Tuesday (Aug. 30). Kelowna RCMP’s Dive Team located the body approximately 38 metres offshore in the McKinley Beach area. The man, whose name...
Aug 31, 2022
Fireworks spark hedge fire
Young people discharging fireworks is believed to be the cause of a fire in Kelowna Tuesday night. The Kelowna Fire Department received multiple 911 calls around 10 p.m. about a cedar hedge on fire ne...
Aug 31, 2022
New chief for North Westside Fire Rescue
The new fire chief for the North Westside Fire Rescue department (NWFR) is a familiar face in the community. Ross Kotscherofski has been appointed NWFR chief and begins his duties today, Aug. 31. He b...
Aug 31, 2022
RCMP arrest suspect of multiple B&E’s
Police in Kelowna have arrested a suspect in multiple business break and enters. Kelowna RCMP Community Safety Unit (CSU) officers were conducting a proactive patrol in the downtown core in the early ...
Aug 30, 2022
ICBC reminding drivers to slow down as school zones return
Kids will be back in class on Tuesday, Sept. 6, and class being back in session also means that school zones are in effect. The Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) is reminding drivers that every sch...
Aug 30, 2022
Kelowna to host 2023 Canadian Ultimate Championships
The Kelowna Ultimate Players Society (KUPS) has announced Kelowna has been selected as host city for the Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC) in the masters divisions in the summer of 2023. Ultimate,...
Aug 30, 2022
Third monkeypox case identified in Interior Health region
There is a third confirmed case of monkeypox in the Interior Health region. Interior Health officials say the first two cases were confirmed in a laboratory test August 11. But it will not release the...
Aug 29, 2022
Province launches mobile app for access to health records
People in B.C. now have an easier way to access their health records with the launch of the Health Gateway mobile app. "More than 1.2 million people in B.C. use the Health Gateway website, and now we ...
Aug 29, 2022