Tag Archives: Okanagan

Serious collision involving teen closes road
RCMP is asking motorists to avoid the 1400-block of KLO Road in Kelowna and use an alternative route following a serious collision this afternoon. On Sunday, August 2, just after noon, RCMP responded ...
Pete McIntyre Aug 02, 2021

Evacuation alert for RDCO West electoral area
The White Rock Lake Wildfire has prompted an Evacuation Alert for the Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO) West Electoral Area. All properties accessed from Westside Road located between W...
Pete McIntyre Aug 02, 2021

UPDATE Westshore Estates evacuation order due to White Rock Lake Fire
UPDATE All evacuation orders and alerts remain in place north of, but not including Traders Cove within the Regional District of Central Okanagan, for the White Rock Lake Wildfire. Drive BC reports th...
Pete McIntyre Aug 01, 2021

Flight cancellations at Kelowna Airport due to fires
KELOWNA, B.C. – Operations at Kelowna International Airport have been affected by the wildfires in the region. As a result, all scheduled flights have been cancelled this evening (Aug. 1). "The ...
Pete McIntyre Aug 01, 2021

UDATE: Explosive device found at shooting scene
UPDATE: Aug.1 12:45 p.m. Saturday’s shooting of two men in Kelowna appears to be gang related, and may have involved an explosive device. RCMP responded to a two person shooting in area of Pando...
Pete McIntyre Jul 31, 2021

Police make quick arrest of stolen vehicle suspects
A pair of Kelowna men are facing charges after being caught in a vehicle that had just been stolen. RCMP say on the evening on July 28, the owner of a Ford pickup truck believed he had heard the vehic...
Pete McIntyre Jul 30, 2021

New addition to Kelowna’s active transport network
The latest phase of the Ethel Street Active Transportation Corridor (ATC) between Rose and Raymer avenues in Kelowna recently opened to the public. The city says it forms a significant connection and ...
Pete McIntyre Jul 30, 2021

Customers asked to cut water use
West Kelowna says water consumption is still high, and reservoirs are being drawn down, despite stage 2 restrictions being in effect for more than a week. "Daily use has declined slightly since Stage ...
Pete McIntyre Jul 29, 2021

COVID-19 cases take another jump
Another rise in COVID-19 cases in B.C., the highest since early June, with 204 reported today. More than half were in Interior Health (IH), 107, with no word how many are linked to an outbreak in the ...
Pete McIntyre Jul 29, 2021

Premier promotes ‘Public Cheer Day’
B.C.’s premier is encouraging residents to use part of their upcoming long weekend to pay tribute to the province’s front-line heroes. John Horgan is asking people to take a moment at 7 p....
Pete McIntyre Jul 29, 2021