Tag Archives: Okanagan
Interior Health tops province with 280 new COVID-19 cases
Interior Health once again had the most new COVID-19 cases of any health authority in B.C. The Ministry of Health reported 280 new infections in the Interior Wednesday. Northern Health had the second ...
Feb 23, 2022
COVID-19 treatments available to prevent severe illness
B.C. residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 can access online and virtual services to see if they could receive and benefit from anti-viral treatments. Two therapeutic treatments are approved for ...
Feb 23, 2022
Utility rate increase approved for West Kelowna
West Kelowna council has given final approval to new utility rates that the city says reflect the costs to provide the services. Council approved the following utility rate changes for 2022: An $8.25-...
Feb 23, 2022
Finalists named for startup investment event
Entrepreneurs from the Okanagan and Shuswap are among six startups named as finalists for the OKGN Angel Summit Finale. The March 16 event, put on by Accelerate Okanagan, will showcase companies worki...
Feb 23, 2022
Woman robbed in parking lot, bear spray dispersed
Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a robbery that occurred in the 2800-block of Highway 97 Tuesday afternoon. A woman was sitting in her vehicle while parked in a parking lot when a man opened the ...
Feb 23, 2022
B.C. reports 2,103 new COVID-19 cases, 44 deaths over long-weekend
British Columbia lost 44 people to COVID-19 over the long weekend. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) data showed that seven of the deaths between Feb. 18 and 22 were recorded in the Interior...
Feb 22, 2022
UPDATE: Man arrested to end police incident
UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. Police took a man into custody following an incident in Kelowna’s North Mission area RCMP officers responded to a report of a disturbance among occupants at a residence in the ...
Feb 22, 2022
Average rent in B.C. over $2,000 in January
British Columbians are paying the highest average rent for housing in Canada. The February 2022 Rent Report from Rentals.ca put the average rent for B.C. at $2,181 in January. That marks an annual inc...
Feb 22, 2022
Man arrested after alleged act of violence at park
A 24-year-old man was arrested in West Kelowna on the weekend after reports he had assaulted a woman and had been throwing rocks at cars near the entrance to a park on Gellatly Road. The man was taken...
Feb 22, 2022
Woman accused of using bear spray at Home Depot
Police say a woman sprayed several people with bear spray during an attempted robbery at the Home Depot in Kelowna. Mounties were called to the store around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 19) after a fem...
Feb 20, 2022