Tag Archives: Okanagan
RCMP search home for explosive devices
A Kelowna home was searched for explosives by a number of RCMP officers. Kelowna RCMP received a report of possible explosive devices inside a residence in the 400 block of Valley Road on Monday, Nov....
Nov 02, 2021
Province temporarily defers harvest of old-growth in 2.6 million hectares of B.C. forest
The British Columbia government is moving ahead with recommendations from the 2020 Old Growth Strategic Review, by temporarily deferring harvest of old-growth in 2.6 million hectares of B.C.’s m...
Nov 02, 2021
West Kelowna to hold Remembrance Day service
The Royal Canadian Legion’s Westbank Branch will host Remembrance Day Services in West Kelowna at Royal LePage Place, on Thursday, Nov. 11 from 10:45 a.m. to noon. Provincial Health Orders and I...
Nov 02, 2021
British Columbians encouraged take steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
British Columbians are asked to do their part to keep themselves safe as part of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. Known as the ‘silent killer,’ carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless an...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. calls for exemption to decriminalize drug possession for personal use
In a Canada-first move to address the ongoing opioid crisis, the B.C. Government is looking at decriminalizing possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use. Minister of Mental Health ...
Nov 01, 2021
Suspicious death under investigation
RCMP in Kelowna are investigating the death of a woman that is considered suspicious. Police were called to the 1800-block of Vasile Road in Kelowna on Friday (Oct. 29) just after 6:00 p.m. When offic...
Oct 30, 2021
Decorations get super-sized for second pandemic-era Halloween
An unfamiliar noise hums in the late-October air on evening strolls through some Canadian neighbourhoods. It’s not the whooshing of witches on brooms overhead, the howling of werewolves or the l...
Oct 30, 2021
Mixed vaccines provides strong protections against COVID-19 and Delta variant: BCCDC
British Columbians who received an AstraZeneca vaccine for their first dose then followed up with an mRNA shot can rest assured that they’re protected. The British Columbia Centre for Disease Co...
Oct 28, 2021
Horgan to undergo surgery for lump in his neck
B.C. Premier John Horgan will undergo surgery for a lump in his neck. Horgan, 62, told a news conference he will have the surgery on Friday and will be kept in hospital overnight. “After noticin...
Oct 28, 2021
UPDATE: South Okanagan deaths appear to be murder-suicide
UPDATE: 1:30 p.m. RCMP say an investigation into two bodies found in Osoyoos appears to suggest it was a murder-suicide. RCMP in the South Okanagan community responded to an abandoned vehicle complain...
Oct 27, 2021