Tag Archives: Okanagan

Drivers planning trips over the Labour Day Long Weekend are urged to be cautious behind the wheel, with the province noting dangerous driving penalties will also be increasing. The B.C. Government sai...

Kelowna RCMP are warning of a crash that caused a partial closure of Highway 97. Mounties said the crash occurred around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, August 29, and involved multiple vehicles on the highway n...

Despite having a cool, wet week, the Okanagan’s drought rating remained unchanged. The Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources reported that the local area was ranked at Drought Level 3 fo...

The Okanagan is seeing some late-August snow in the mountain passes. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the Okanagan Connector Tuesday, Aug. 27, warning of flurries expected alo...

Canada’s largest street hockey tournament will happen in Kelowna at the end of the month, and will cause some traffic disruptions. The Play On! Street Hockey Festival will go at Kelowna’s ...

Police say no one else played a role in the fatal semi-truck crash at Sicamous’s Bruhn Bridge Saturday. B.C. RCMP said the investigation into the crash showed the truck struck the west end of th...

A report of a stolen motorcycle in Kelowna led to over $50,000 worth of items being recovered. Kelowna RCMP received a report of a KTM motocycle being stolen from a residence in north Kelowna in the e...

People are once again urged to stay out of the water at Kelowna’s Rotary Beach. The city first issued a swimming advisory Thursday, August 22, and then lifted it the following day, but further t...

A campfire ban for the Kamloops Fire Centre is being lifted. The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) said the region that includes the Okanagan has seen cooler temperatures, increased precipitation, and rela...

People in West Kelowna may hear chainsaws buzzing and see heavy equipment in Rose Valley Regional Park as Phase 1 of the wildfire recovery efforts begin. From Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Friday, Aug. 30, cre...