Tag Archives: Okanagan
B.C. Legions get pandemic-relief funding
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is helping Legions get through the financial crunch of COVID-19. The province is providing $1.5 million in new relief funding to ensure the social agencies can continue ...
Jun 02, 2021
Assistant coach leaves Kelowna Rockets
The Kelowna Rockets will be hiring a new assistant coach this summer. That comes after the announcement from Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton that assistant coach Vernon Fiddler wi...
Jun 02, 2021
Province moves ahead with modernizing B.C.’s forestry sector
The B.C. government is modernizing its forestry policies to address today’s challenges. Premier John Horgan told a media conference that forests are at the heart of B.C.’s identity, are es...
Jun 01, 2021
Lottery millionaire had to convince family of win
The Okanagan’s newest millionaire says he’ll be spending some of his winnings on a family vacation. Amar Singh of Kelowna won the Guaranteed Prize of $1 million in the Lotto 6/49 draw on M...
Jun 01, 2021
More drop-in COVID vaccinations clinics in Rutland
People who live, work and go to school in Rutland will have more opportunities to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week. Wednesday Evening Drop-In Clinic Interior Health will host its...
May 31, 2021
Youth abducted in Alberta located in Shuswap
A teenage girl allegedly involved in an abduction case in Alberta was found in Salmon Arm. On May 18, 2021, Salmon Arm RCMP officers were alerted to a vehicle coming from Chase RCMP's detachment area,...
May 31, 2021
B.C.’s minimum wage set to reach $15 an hour
British Columbia’s minimum wage goes up 60-cents an hour as of tomorrow (June 1). The $15.20 an hour will make it the highest rate in Canada. June 1 is also when the lower minimum wage for B.C. ...
May 31, 2021
UPDATE: RCMP locate and arrest suspect in man’s death
KELOWNA - A man sought by police in connection with a suspicious death in Kelowna has been apprehended. Police were called to a residence in the Rutland area on Sunday, May 30 just after 10:00 p.m., a...
May 31, 2021
UPDATE: Police say body of missing diver recovered
UPDATE: A tip from the public helped end the long search for a missing firefighter in Okanagan Lake. RCMP say on Tuesday, June 1, just after 7:00 a.m., a member of the public located what appeared to ...
May 30, 2021
Anti-vaxxers are loud, but not changing many minds
A rumour being spread by those opposed to COVID-19 vaccinations that a 50-year old Kelowna man died after getting the Pfizer vaccine are unfounded, according to officials with Interior Health. There h...
May 28, 2021