Tag Archives: Okanagan
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
Greenway section repaired and reopened
A section of the Mission Creek Greenway that runs through Scenic Canyon Regional Park in Kelowna is open again to visitors after a closure due flood damage. The stretch of trail upstream from the Holl...
Aug 29, 2022
Out-of-control party leads to injuries and charges
Multiple RCMP officers were injured, and neighbours were said be scared, after police tried to break up a large out-of-control house party in Kelowna. Kelowna bylaw requested assistance from RCMP just...
Aug 29, 2022
UPDATE: Fatal crash closes southbound lanes of Coquihalla Highway
UPDATE: 9:00 a.m. Aug. 30, 2022 RCMP say a clearer picture is emerging in the aftermath of a fatal collision on Highway 5 south of Merritt. On Monday, August 29, just after 6:00 a.m., Merritt RCMP and...
Aug 29, 2022
Largest wildfire in region now ‘being held’
Almost a month after it was first discovered, the Keremoes Creek wildfire is now classified as being held. The B.C. Wildfire Service said that means the wildfire southwest of Penticton is not likely t...
Aug 26, 2022
Suspects in Rail Trail assault arrested
Police in Kelowna say three suspects have been arrested in a crime that shocked the community and caused major injuries to the victim. On Nov. 9, 2021, the Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a male...
Aug 26, 2022
Child recovering from possible drug overdose
A young child is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a possible drug overdose in Kelowna. RCMP and the BC Ambulance Service were dispatched to the 1600 block of Lynrick Road on Thursday (...
Aug 26, 2022
New locations sought for Okanagan film/TV projects
The agency that facilitates film and television projects in the Okanagan is looking for new locations for the fast growing industry. Okanagan Film commissioner Jon Summerland said as the valley’...
Aug 26, 2022
Prolific offender facing new charge after latest arrest
A notorious offender in Kelowna is back in custody again, just a few days after being the subject of a rare public warning by police. Justin Collins, 45, is accused of being in possession of stolen pr...
Aug 25, 2022
Interior Health’s former top doc charged with new child sex crimes
Interior Health's former chief medical health officer has been charged with more child sex crimes out of Grande Prairie, Alta. Dr. Albert Stefanus de Villiers, who was until June 2021 the health autho...
Aug 25, 2022