Tag Archives: Okanagan

People experiencing homelessness in the Central Okanagan will have more supports in the future. The province announced 60 more temporary homes with attached supports and services would be built in Kel...

The annual allowable rent increase in 2025 will be down from this year’s increase. The B.C. government said next year’s total increase will be capped at three per cent to reflect inflation...

West Kelowna RCMP’s Indigenous Police Service will hold its Youth Canoe Journey next week. The officers will be joined by 20 participating youth, as well as adults and chaperones, in a canoe tri...

The water at Kelowna’s Rotary Park is once again safe for swimmers. Water sample testing by Interior Health shows the bacterial levels at the beach had dropped down to the safe range for swimmer...

Environment Canada is warning of a large storm moving over Vernon, Kelowna and the area. The weather agency said Friday, Aug. 23, that it was tracking a storm moving into the Central Okanagan that was...

Over $11,000 worth of items were stolen from the Okanagan Observatory. Kelowna RCMP said two suspects broke into a C-Can at the observatory near Big White Ski Resort in the early morning of Wednesday,...

People are asked to stay out of the water at Rotary Beach. A Swim Advisory was issued for the beach Thursday, August 21. "We're seeing a greater amount of plant material in that part of Okanagan Lake ...

The Sustainable Environment Network Society (SENS) will host an event for people to learn about their local candidates in the upcoming provincial election. The event, which is planned to go at the Tow...

The local drought conditions are unchanged for the fifth straight week. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship ranked the Okanagan at Drought Level 3 on Thursday. Under Level 3, conditio...

Traffic was backed up in both directions on Highway 97 Wednesday due to two incidents on the road. Reports from people on the road stated there was a vehicle fire in the north bound lane of Highway 97...