Tag Archives: Okanagan
Interior hits triple digits for new COVID-19 cases to cap off the week
For the first time all week, Interior Health recorded new COVID-19 cases in the triple digits, as 142 cases were added in the region. The new cases, which were part of 497 recorded throughout B.C. Fri...
Nov 19, 2021
New orders prohibit non-essential travel on select highways and limit access to gas on the coast
In response to the ongoing impacts of the severe weather and flooding in B.C., Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth has issued two new orders under the State of Emergency. On...
Nov 19, 2021
Vital road link between Interior and Coast reopens
A road link connecting British Columbia’s Interior and Lower Mainland has been restored, but only on a limited basis. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming told a news conference Friday, Highway 3...
Nov 19, 2021
Stolen vehicle suspect faces over two dozen charges
A man is facing 26 charges after being stopped by RCMP in Kelowna on a motorcycle that was allegedly stolen. The RCMP Target Team was conducting proactive enforcement checks on a man known to police o...
Nov 19, 2021
Work ongoing to repair rail corridor between Kamloops and Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has crews working “around the clock” to repair infrastructure damaged by flooding and mudslides in order to restore the rail corridor between Kamloops and Van...
Nov 19, 2021
Central Okanagan residents asked to store glass and styrofoam
Due to the flooding and road closures in B.C., collection of glass and styrofoam packaging is temporarily on hold at most recycling depots in the Central Okanagan. Starting Monday, November 22, glass ...
Nov 19, 2021
Rise in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 cases were up today in both B.C., and in Interior Health (IH). The health ministry reported 468 cases around the province (up from 324 on Wednesday) and 85 in IH (50 on Wednesday). Active cas...
Nov 18, 2021
Football teams throw flag over being left out of provincials
High school football teams in the interior are up in arms over a ruling that means they won’t be able to compete for provincial championships this year. BC School Sports issued a statement on We...
Nov 18, 2021
Radio host sues employer over alleged ‘toxic and sexist’ workplace
An Okanagan radio personality is suing her former employer, Pattison Media, for what she claims was a pattern of sexual harassment and 'intentional infliction of mental suffering.' Suzanne Milne, who ...
Nov 17, 2021
$25k windfall for Kelowna resident
A Kelowna resident has some extra spending money after a lottery win. Brian Noble returned from a walk with his dog to find out he had won $25,000 from a Keno draw on September 9, 2021. "I got home, c...
Nov 17, 2021