Tag Archives: Okanagan
MP says Trudeau’s Okanagan visit was pricey photo-op
A Conservative MP from the Okanagan is questioning why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Okanagan this week, and how much the visit cost taxpayers. Dan Albas, the representative for Central Ok...
Jul 20, 2022
Mosquito control program moves to second phase
Efforts to control mosquito numbers will continue next week in the Central Okanagan. From July 25 to 29, regional district mosquito control program members wearing high visibility vests will be drivin...
Jul 20, 2022
UPDATE: Team effort keeps lakefront fire from causing more damage
UPDATE: 6:30 p.m. No one was injured in a fire that consumed a recreational vehicle in the campsites near Old Ferry Wharf Road on Westbank First Nation territory. The blaze broke out just before 3 p.m...
Jul 19, 2022
54-40 headlines Monashee Music Festival
A well-known Canadian band and a rising star in country music will be among the 16 bands entertaining the fans at the first annual Monashee Music Festival in Sicamous this weekend. The event, which wi...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau makes quick stop in Okanagan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Central Okanagan Monday for what turned out to be mostly a series of photo-ops at three locations. Trudeau visited a child care facility in Lake Country, then...
Jul 18, 2022
Six new wildfires may have been caused by lightning storm
Sunday night's (July 17) thunderstorm through the Kamloops Fire Centre may have started six new wildfires. Aydan Coray, Fire Information Officer for the B.C. Wildfire Service, says while a lightning s...
Jul 18, 2022
New operating rooms coming to Kelowna, Kamloops
Surgical capacity is being increased in the Interior with the addition of five new operating rooms. Two of the new ORs will be at Kelowna General Hospital and three will be at Royal Inland Hospital in...
Jul 18, 2022
Wooldridge launches re-election campaign
A Kelowna city councillor has launched his bid for re-election. Loyal Wooldridge says his campaign, which he calls Encourage Kelowna 2022, focuses on the community priorities: safety, housing, transpo...
Jul 18, 2022
Search team rescues injured cyclist
An injured cyclist was rescued by search teams in the Myra Canyon area east of Kelowna. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) and the Kelowna Fire Department responded to the incident Saturday ev...
Jul 17, 2022
B.C. NDP to begin leadership campaign period, new leader to be elected Dec. 3
The New Democrat Party in British Columbia says it will elect a new leader this December. A statement issued today says the campaign period will officially start Sunday. The party says voting will beg...
Jul 16, 2022