Tag Archives: Okanagan
Two water quality advisories rescinded in West Kelowna
The City of West Kelowna rescinded the Water Quality Advisories for the Lakeview-Rose Valley service area and the West Kelowna Estates Service area on Friday. Monitoring and testing of the water in th...
Aug 20, 2021
Regional Parks reopen in Central Okanagan
As the Mt. Law wildfire has been mainly contained and the evacuation orders were downgraded to alerts this week, the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is reopening a number of parks in the ...
Aug 20, 2021
RCMP warns of spoof call scam that appear to come from police
The RCMP is warning the public of a scam involving spoof calls that appear to be coming from local police detachments that has been circulating in North Okanagan communities recently. The Vernon North...
Aug 20, 2021
East and northeast flanks continue to be focus for White Rock Lake firefighting efforts
While crews have been dispatched to tackle the White Rock Lake wildfire on all fronts, the east and northeast flanks continue to be the areas getting the most focus. The B.C. Wildfire Service said cre...
Aug 20, 2021
Kelowna opens second round of infill design challenge
The City of Kelowna is looking for infill housing designs, and is offering a $10,000 award for the best design. The Infill Design Challenge 2.0, which looks for new ideas to enhance affordable, divers...
Aug 19, 2021
Interior Health hosts pop-up vaccine clinics in Kelowna area
Interior Health will host more drop-in immunization clinics in the Kelowna area for anyone who has not yet received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or anyone who received their first dose mo...
Aug 19, 2021
Fire suppression activities continue at Mt. Law wildfire
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - While the Mt. Law fire near West Kelowna is still classified as out of control, Central Okanagan Emergency Operations (COEO) says the fire suppression work is ongoing and making g...
Aug 19, 2021
City of Kelowna puts two downtown sites up for sale
The City of Kelowna is putting the For Sale sign on two of its properties. The former Husky gas station at 380 Harvey Avenue and the long-empty McDonald's site at 1746 Water Street, are being put on t...
Aug 19, 2021
UPDATE: Evacuation order reduced for Mount Law fire
UPDATE August 18, 5 p.m. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations warn that while the Evacuation Orders were rescinded for a majority of properties Tuesday, the Mt. Law wildfire is still active and has t...
Aug 18, 2021
Man arrested after allegedly stealing bait car in West Kelowna
A 22-year-old man from Kelowna is facing a number of charges after allegedly stealing a bait car in West Kelowna. At around 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18, West Kelowna RCMP received an alert from ...
Aug 18, 2021