Tag Archives: Okanagan
Unpaid Covid fines may lead to driver’s, vehicle licence denial
People who don’t pay their Covid-19 fines may not be able to get, or renew, a B.C. driver’s licence or vehicle licence under proposed new legislation. The total amount of the 1,679 violati...
May 13, 2021
B.C reaches vaccine milestone
More than 50 per cent of all eligible people in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The works out to over 2.1 million residents. With more than a million vaccine doses arriving th...
May 12, 2021
Wildfire mitigation will impact trails at popular recreation site
Mount Boucherie in West Kelowna will be the focus of wildfire mitigation work this month. As a result, the city will temporarily close trails as crews work from east of the arenas and City Hall, movin...
May 12, 2021
Impaired driver crashes into home and flees
An alleged drunk driver tried to flee on foot after crashing into a Kelowna home. On May Tuesday 11, just after 8:00 p.m., RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle colliding into a residence in the 300...
May 12, 2021
UPDATE: Autopsies set for bodies found near Penticton
Police believe the deaths of two people in a remote area near Penticton were an isolated incident. “At this time there is nothing to indicate a greater general risk to public safety. Should we r...
May 11, 2021
Trailer and off-road machines stolen from residence
RCMP in Salmon Arm are hoping the public can help find a trailer and two off-road machines that were stolen sometime on Monday. On May 10, RCMP responded to a report of a theft of an enclosed trailer,...
May 11, 2021
Hikers hinder road construction
Road construction is continuing on South Perimeter Road in Kelowna using specialized heavy equipment to construct the road bed. However, construction crews are encountering people choosing to use the ...
May 11, 2021
Odour may increase near treatment facility
Residents may notice more odours than normal this week in the area around the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Wednesday through Friday (May 12-14), new filtering materials will be instal...
May 11, 2021
British Columbia to give workers three days of paid sick leave for COVID-19
British Columbia will give all workers up to three days of paid sick leave to support those affected by COVID-19. Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced the legislation today, saying it would be effec...
May 11, 2021
Man’s sudden death investigated
Police and the coroner are investigating after a man was found dead in Lake Country. On May 10, 2021 at approximately 12:15 p.m., Lake Country RCMP was called to Pelmewash Parkway for a report of a de...
May 11, 2021