Tag Archives: Okanagan
RCMP alert businesses of common fraud
The Kelowna RCMP is reminding the local business community to beware of the business email compromise scam. In this fraud the cyber criminal targets businesses that have an existing relationship with ...
Oct 08, 2021
MP calls for re-opening of YLW to international travel
The Conservative M.P. for Kelowna-Lake Country is calling on the federal government to immediately reopen the Kelowna Airport to international travel, or at least provide a timeline for when it will r...
Oct 07, 2021
Tk’emlups sets date for Trudeau to visit; calls his silence on invitation to ceremony an “insult”
TK’EMLUPS - Leadership at Tk’emlps te Secwpemc say they have chosen a date for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit, but are calling his silence since the band’s announcement relat...
Oct 07, 2021
Time to check your smoke and CO alarms
It is that time of year when residents are encouraged to make sure the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and alarms are working properly in their homes. As part of National Fire Prevention Week from...
Oct 07, 2021
Central Okanagan Public Schools condemns anti-mask protests
Central Okanagan Public Schools (COPS) has come out in condemnation of the protests outside the Board of Education office this morning (Oct. 6). The school district said in a release that the message ...
Oct 06, 2021
Seniors advocate calls for new safety measures in care homes
A report from B.C.’s seniors’ advocate calls for mandatory vaccinations for all staff in assisted living and long-term care homes, along with booster shots for residents, demands that the ...
Oct 06, 2021
Support available for B.C. farmers to cover health and safety expenses
The British Columbia government is rolling out support to help farmers who had to cover the costs of implementing COVID-19 health and safety measures. The B.C. Seasonal Domestic Farm Worker COVID-19 S...
Oct 05, 2021
Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19
An estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The BC Public Service Agency said Tuesday the vaccination requirement is part of an effo...
Oct 05, 2021
Students show their gratitude to firefighters and health care staff
Some West Kelowna students have provided a very heartfelt and heart warming thank you to some of the heroes of the Okanagan’s summer. Visual Arts students at Mount Boucherie Secondary took part ...
Oct 04, 2021
B.C. records 1,986 new COVID-19 cases, 414 in Interior
British Columbia averaged 662 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend, for a total of 1,986. That includes 617 new cases on Saturday, 707 on Sunday and 662 new cases today. Interior Health (IH) ha...
Oct 04, 2021