Tag Archives: Okanagan

Business leader of year announced
A woman described as an “inspiration to not-for-profit leaders throughout the Okanagan” has been named Business Leader of the Year 2021 by the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. The chamber says...
Pete McIntyre Mar 09, 2022

UPDATE: Heavy police presence for weapons incident
UPDATE: 6:00 p.m. March 9 A weapons compliant was the reason for a police incident in Kelowna today. RCMP officers responded a report of that at a residence in the 600-block area of Leguime Road aroun...
Pete McIntyre Mar 09, 2022

Name a Puppy contest open to children
The RCMP is encouraging kids to submit names for police dog puppies in the annual Name the Puppy contest. The RCMP’s Police Dog Service Training Centre has 13 German Shepherd puppies that need n...
Liam Verster Mar 09, 2022

Interior records 131 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
The Interior was home to 131 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, more than half of the 254 new cases reported across the province by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). The date 60,842 cases of COVID...
Liam Verster Mar 08, 2022

B.C. RCMP crack down on cryptocurrency scammers
The B.C. RCMP has shut down a number of online cryptocurrency scam operations. The RCMP’s Federal Policing Cybercrime Operations Group was tipped off to a number of investment platforms that wer...
Pete McIntyre Mar 08, 2022

Russell Peters to perform at Prospera
One of the top Canadian-born comics is coming home to make Canadians laugh. After four years away, Russell Peters returns to his home land with his Act Your Age World Tour, including a stop in Kelowna...
Pete McIntyre Mar 08, 2022

B.C. order for health workers’ COVID-19 vax status lifts mention of vaccine deadlines
British Columbia has removed any mention of COVID-19 vaccination deadlines from its order requiring health-care professionals to report their vaccination status. A statement issued late Monday by the ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 08, 2022

UPDATE: Armed car-jacking suspect faces charges
UPDATE: 5:00 p.m. March 8 A man taken into custody on the highway in West Kelowna Monday has been charged with attempted murder and robbery, according to Global News. Kenneth Morrison, born in 1988, w...
Pete McIntyre Mar 07, 2022

COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations declining
The number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decrease in British Columbia. Figures from the Health Ministry on Monday indicated 997 new infections over the weekend. That included ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 07, 2022

Province dedicates more funds to rebuild Lytton
The Village of Lytton that was razed during the 2021 wildfire season is getting some financial support from the province. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the B.C. government will provide $1...
Liam Verster Mar 07, 2022