Tag Archives: Okanagan

Suspects rob cannabis store
Kelowna RCMP are looking for a man and woman after an armed robbery of a cannabis store on Lawrence Avenue Monday night just before 11. Officers and a police dog searched the area, but were unable to ...
Russ Byth Nov 10, 2021

500 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 121 in Interior Health
B.C. had 500 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with five more deaths, pushing the province’s death toll to 2,223. There are 4,301 active cases across the province, with 426 people in hospi...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2021

UPDATE: Police arrest five people after two home invasions
UPDATE: 4:15 p.m. Three men are in custody following two home invasions in Kelowna this morning. Police say it started when three armed men broke into a home in the 800 block of Harvey Avenue around 5...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2021

Kelowna water rates rising
Kelowna Council has approved new rates for the city's water utility users, which includes increases for next year and 2023. “In 2021, water consumption rates increased by six per cent,” a ...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2021

UPDATE: Missing Lake Country resident located
UPDATE: 6:00 p.m. Nov. 10 Lake Country RCMP is pleased to advise that the 51-year-old man who was subject of a missing person's appeal on November 9th has been located and is safe and sound. “Th...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2021

Okanagan M.P.’s named to Tory shadow cabinet
Two Okanagan M.P.’s have been named to Conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s shadow cabinet. Kelowna-Lake Country M.P. Tracy Gray is the shadow minister of small business recovery and g...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2021

Coquihalla snowfall warning issued
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope. Forecasters expect the highway will see a long period of snowfall which could amount to 25 cm by W...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2021

Kelowna10 – the launch of a brand-new media experience
The way people look at Kelowna will never be the same again. The most exciting, dynamic, and cutting-edge media product Kelowna has ever seen has gone live. It's called Kelowna10. This is what you've ...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2021

More beds for emergency shelter in Kelowna
Kelowna's Gospel Mission will add 10 more beds to its 50-bed emergency shelter in the former Kelowna Courier building on Doyle Avenue within the next two weeks. "Adding 10 beds to our current emergenc...
Pete McIntyre Nov 08, 2021

New E-bikeshare program rides into Kelowna
Kelowna is making it easier for residents and visitors to go for a spin around the city. The city has introduced a new electric bikeshare program that partners with Ford-owned Spin and starts this fal...
Pete McIntyre Nov 08, 2021