Tag Archives: Okanagan

Residents evacuated by suspicious fire
A structure fire in Kelowna Saturday evening is being treated as suspicious. Kelowna Fire Dispatch received a 911 call just before 6:00 p.m. reporting a porch on fire in the 800 block of Harvey Avenue...
Pete McIntyre Nov 14, 2021

Interior Health home to 862 active COVID-19 cases
There were 862 active COVID-19 cases in Interior Health’s jurisdiction. The increase came as 140 new cases were identified in the region Friday. No numbers were reported by the province on Remem...
Pete McIntyre Nov 12, 2021

Snowfall statement extended to Coquihalla
Environment Canada has expanded a special weather statement issued Friday morning to include the Coquihalla. The weather agency said 15 to 20 centimetres is expected to fall on the Coquihalla’s ...
Liam Verster Nov 12, 2021

RCMP investigating disruption at Cenotaph
RCMP are calling it “a step too far.” Officers are investigating a disruption that occurred at the Cenotaph in Kelowna’s City Park on Remembrance Day. RCMP officers responded to a re...
Pete McIntyre Nov 11, 2021

One COVID-19 death reported in the Interior, 11 across B.C.
Interior Health’s COVID-19 death toll is now 281, as one death linked to the virus was confirmed in the region Wednesday. The fatality was one of 11 across B.C., raising the provincial total to ...
Liam Verster Nov 10, 2021

Do Not Consume notice lifted for Killiney Beach water system
A Do Not Consume Notice originally issued for the Killiney Beach water system on Sept. 2 has been rescinded. The Regional District of Central Okanagan lifted the notice following discussions with Inte...
Liam Verster Nov 10, 2021

Poppy donation thief caught after second incident
RCMP arrested a man accused of stealing poppy donation boxes from two different banks on Ellis Street over two days this week. In the second incident, police say the same suspect entered the bank on N...
Pete McIntyre Nov 10, 2021

Splatsin approves vaccination policy
A vaccination policy has been implemented for employees, contractors, volunteers and elected officials in Splatsin. The policy is in response to the fourth wave of COVID-19 and the below-average vacci...
Liam Verster Nov 10, 2021

Teen beaten up and robbed on Rail Trail
Police are looking for two men who robbed a teenager on the Rail Trail in Kelowna. Mounties say a 17-year-old male was riding his bicycle on the Rail Trail, east of Dilworth Road near the pedestrian b...
Pete McIntyre Nov 10, 2021

Over a billion trees planted across B.C in last four years
Over the course of the past four years, over 1.1 billion trees have been planted in British Columbia, including 301 million in 2021. The tree planting efforts are part of a science-based reforestation...
Liam Verster Nov 10, 2021