Tag Archives: Okanagan
Work begins on preparing site for waterfront park
Site preparation has begun for Pandosy Waterfront Park in Kelowna. That includes demolition of houses on the site. Crews will begin removing debris from the houses and selectively removing trees that ...
Jun 15, 2021
Wishes Come True comes through for charity
The Wish Come True Society has shown its support for families staying at JoeAnna's House with a donation of $56,656. Since 2012 the organization has worked towards building a pediatric respite/hospice...
Jun 14, 2021
Police investigating woman’s death
The discovery of a dead woman in West Kelowna is under investigation by police. On Monday, June 14, at 12:45 p.m., RCMP was called to a truck in the 2500-block of Main Street in West Kelowna for a rep...
Jun 14, 2021
City Hall/library building preliminary design consultation begins
WEST KELOWNA – The preliminary design of West Kelowna's first City Hall/Okanagan Regional Library building is now underway and the public is being asked for input. From June 14 to June 27, the c...
Jun 14, 2021
Art camps return led by UBC-Okanagan talent
The Kelowna Art Gallery is offering parents and their children the opportunity to choose their own "Art Adventure" this summer. The are now available in two different options, to accomodate peoples le...
Jun 11, 2021
Kelowna asks residents to caretake young trees
If you have a City tree living on your street, lend it a helping hand with some water this summer. Due to the recent dry weather, trees are struggling to get enough water. To thrive, young trees need ...
Jun 11, 2021
COVID exposures at Central Okanagan high school
There are fewer and fewer cases of COVID-19 being discovered, but exposures are still happening. The Rutland area has been hard hit, with Interior Health operating six clinics and doing mobile clinics...
Jun 11, 2021
Best practices consultation adopted
No one asked us? It is a common complaint when local governments make decisions and are often accused of not doing proper consultation with the public and stakeholders. It can be a difficult task to a...
Jun 10, 2021
Interior Health going all out to get residents vaccinated
Interior Health has announced new extended hours for its COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the health region to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. Mobile immunization clinics have...
Jun 10, 2021
Computer technician training coded for Kelowna
The province is investing over $140,000 to train up to eight computer service technicians in the Okanagan through a new Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project. “As B.C. moves forward ...
Jun 09, 2021