Tag Archives: Okanagan

COVID update Friday: 109 new cases, vaccine rate up to 75%
British Columbia is ending the work week with 109 new COVID-19 cases, down slightly from the 120 on Thursday. Of the new cases, 26 are in Interior Health with 13 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 65 in Fra...
Pete McIntyre Jun 18, 2021

Washroom upgrades coming to Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - People travelling on the Coquihalla (Highway 5) will soon benefit from approximately $1 million in comprehensive upgrades and accessibility improvements to rest-area washrooms. The was...
Pete McIntyre Jun 18, 2021

B.C. COVID update Thursday: 120 new cases, Dr. Henry still supporting AZ vaccine
British Columbia announced 120 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, up slightly from Wednesday’s 113. Of the new cases 43 were in Interior Health, with 13 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 53 in Fraser He...
Pete McIntyre Jun 17, 2021

UPDATE: Coquihalla connector closed to westbound traffic
UPDATE: Drive BC now indicates Highway 97 C, the Okanagan Connector will remain closed until 8 PM tonight due to an accident, with the next update at 6 pm. ORIGINAL: Drive BC is advising the Highway 9...
Pete McIntyre Jun 17, 2021

Canada Day events cancelled in Kelowna
Canada Day celebrations in Kelowna have been cancelled for a second year. Renata Mills, Executive Director of Festivals Kelowna, says as part of the B.C.’s Restart Plan, larger outdoor gathering...
Pete McIntyre Jun 17, 2021

Interior Health accelerating second doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Interior Health (IH) says more than 675,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered throughout the health region. The agency says 520,998 first doses and 154,848 second doses (22 per cent...
Pete McIntyre Jun 17, 2021

Deadly COVID outbreak over at Kelowna care home
Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak over at Spring Valley Seniors Community long-term care in Kelowna. There were 48 cases of linked to the outbreak at Spring Valley: 36 residents and 1...
Pete McIntyre Jun 16, 2021

One dead, two injured in Trans Canada collision
CHASE, B.C. - One person is dead in a crash just northeast of Chase. According to B.C. Highway Patrol, the collision took place on the Trans Canada Highway around Jade Mountain just before 1:00 p.m. W...
Pete McIntyre Jun 16, 2021

Rockets to open WHL season versus Silvertips
The Kelowna Rockets will open the 2021-22 Western Hockey League season on home ice at Prospera Place, hosting the reigning U.S. Division champion Everett Silvertips on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The 2...
Pete McIntyre Jun 16, 2021

Man found dead in orchard
RCMP and the Coroner’s Service are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in a Kelowna orchard. On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 just after 11:00 p.m., RCMP was called to assist the BC Emerg...
Pete McIntyre Jun 16, 2021