Tag Archives: Okanagan

B.C. Covid update Friday: 317 new cases
British Columbia ended the work week with 317 new COVID-19 cases, down from the 378 on Thursday. There are 3,441 active cases with 292 people in hospital and 79 in critical or intensive care. Interior...
Pete McIntyre May 28, 2021

Reward offered for info on suspected bear poachers
ENDERBY, B.C. – Some Interior First Nations are offering a $3,000 reward for information on those responsible for dozens of severed bear paws discovered near Shuswap Lake. The Indigenous bands o...
Pete McIntyre May 28, 2021

Sport and cultural groups chosen for grant program
Eighteen local non-profit sport and cultural organizations have been selected to participate in the City of Kelowna’s 's one-time Recovery and Sustainability Grant program, giving them the oppor...
Pete McIntyre May 28, 2021

Tkâemlups confirms bodies of 215 children buried at former Kamloops Indian Residential School site
TK’EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - The chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwpemc calls the discovery “unthinkable.” The band confirmed Thursday (May 27) it has found the remains of 215 children buried...
Pete McIntyre May 27, 2021

Occupants flee structure fire
A shed fire extended to a Kelowna home this morning, causing significant damage. The Kelowna Fire Department received a number of 911 calls about a shed on fire at the rear of residence in the 800 blo...
Pete McIntyre May 27, 2021

Penticton motels bought for affordable housing
The provincial government is moving to provide more affordable housing in Penticton with the purchase of three motels, and upgrades planned for an existing building. The province spent approximately $...
Kevin Rothwell May 27, 2021

YLW offers on-site COVID-19 screening tests
An on-site COVID-19 screeningprogram is now publicly available for departing passengers at Kelowna International Airport (YLW). Asymptomatic passengers who require a negative test prior to internation...
Pete McIntyre May 27, 2021

COVID-19 cases in B.C. down again
COVID-19 case numbers dropped for a fifth straight day in British Columbia. The province reported 250 new cases Wednesday, the lowest number since late October. As for the health regions, 40 cases wer...
Pete McIntyre May 26, 2021

Rutland hosts neighbourhood immunization clinic
Rutland residents will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine today, with no appointments needed. In partnership with the City of Kelowna, the Uptown Rutland Business Association and the Rutland Residents ...
Pete McIntyre May 26, 2021

Crash on Okanagan Connector injures four
PEACHLAND, B.C. - Four people were taken to hospital after a crash on the Okanagan Connector Tuesday evening (May 25). BC RCMP Highway Patrol said just before 5 p.m., West Kelowna RCMP and emergency m...
Pete McIntyre May 26, 2021