Tag Archives: Okanagan
Ribbon cut on new skatepark
A new Skatepark has been opened in West Kelowna. Members of West Kelowna council, along with community partners, Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Regional Library, took part in the opening at Memori...
Sep 22, 2021
North Westside residents will have bigger window to dispose of large items
The Regional District of Central Okanagan is expanding the time line for the bi-annual bulky item collection so residents can dispose of large items as they continue to recover and restore their prope...
Sep 22, 2021
Getting vaccinated while pregnant is safer than getting infected, says Dr. Henry
B.C.’s top doctor is urging pregnant and breast feeding women to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as infections in these individuals lead to higher hospitalization rates. Dr. Bonnie Henry said n...
Sep 21, 2021
New grant will see development strategy created in Central Okanagan
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has been awarded a grant to help streamline development approval processes to reduce barriers and support economic recovery. The RDCO has been awarded ...
Sep 21, 2021
Search and Rescue deployed to locate driver in crash
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) were called to the scene of a car crash this morning (Sept. 21) to help locate the driver who had gone missing. The RCMP called in the COSAR at 4:05 a.m....
Sep 21, 2021
Kelowna lotto winner to use prize to spread her mother’s ashes
A Kelowna woman is one of five B.C. winners of the 2021 Lotto Max Dream Studio contest. Aiyla Forgie was one of 230 entrants in the Dream Studio contest, where contestants submitted a 30 second video ...
Sep 21, 2021
RCMP investigate serious collision
Alcohol may have been a factor in a motor vehicle crash in Kelowna that sent three people to hospital. On Saturday, Sept. 18, just before midnight, RCMP members responded to a report of a collision at...
Sep 21, 2021
Fatal crash under investigation
A multi-vehicle collision in Kelowna Monday claimed the life of one person. RCMP responded to a crash on Highway 97 N near Ellison Lake around 3:30 p.m. Monday (Sept. 20). A green Chevrolet SUV headed...
Sep 21, 2021
Everything old is new again after election returns virtually identical Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month. Early Tuesday, the Liber...
Sep 21, 2021
Election 2021: Results map and riding vote counts
The results are in for Canada’s 44th general election.
Sep 20, 2021