Tag Archives: Okanagan
Interior continues to record highest COVID-19 case numbers
Interior Health (IH) saw another increase in COVID-19 cases Thursday as the region posted the highest number of new infections in British Columbia for a third straight day. IH reported 444, an increas...
Feb 10, 2022
Trucking association calls for zero emission vehicle mandate for commercial transportation
The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) is asking the provincial government to legislate a zero emission vehicle sales mandate for the commercial road transportation sector. The BCTA said in a release th...
Feb 10, 2022
Survey seeks input on housing strategy
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is developing a Regional Housing Strategy (RHS) to look at actions that can address housing issues, needs and gaps throughout the Central Okanagan. The...
Feb 10, 2022
More land added to Okanagan park’s protected area
B.C. is expanding parks and wildlife habitats, including some in the Okanagan. Amendments to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act have been introduced to increase protection for diverse wildlif...
Feb 10, 2022
Hospitalizations down, Interior Health leading in new cases
Interior Health had the most new COVID-19 infections in B.C. for a second straight day with 370, down slightly from the 376 on Tuesday. Active cases in the region were at 7,191, a drop of 653. The pro...
Feb 09, 2022
RCMP seek owners of stolen items
RCMP are trying to find the owners of stolen goods that have been recovered from two sites in the Okanagan. An investigation on Jan. 27 where officers executed search warrants on properties in Lake Co...
Feb 09, 2022
Okanagan cities and B.C. hit record highs for toxic drug deaths
British Columbia’s toxic drug supply crisis is showing no signs of slowing down. The B.C. Coroners Service said a record 2,224 people died after using toxic illicit drugs in 2021, stated a new p...
Feb 09, 2022
Wanted Salmon Arm man arrested in Ontario
A Salmon Arm man who was on the lam with his two teenage daughters has been apprehended in Eastern Canada. Forty-year old Caleb Gerbrandt was arrested in Ontario Tuesday, Feb. 8. Gerbrandt had been on...
Feb 09, 2022
Interior Health leading province in new COVID-19 cases
Interior Health (IH) had the highest number of new COVID-19 cases among B.C’s five health regions on Tuesday with 376. Northern Health was next highest with 192. Active cases in IH were at 7,844...
Feb 08, 2022
Okanagan apple orchard turned into movie set
A well-known Okanagan orchard recently served as the backdrop for a made-for-TV movie. Sweet As Pie was filmed at Gatzke Orchards in Oyama (Lake Country) last fall. SWEET AS PIE – Trailer from A...
Feb 08, 2022