Tag Archives: Okanagan
Bylaw beefed-up in West Kelowna
The City of West Kelowna is enhancing bylaw compliance response, extending customer service hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week until Sept. 30. Previously, the city upgraded bylaw customer s...
Apr 08, 2021
Local state of emergency and evacuation order near fire scene
A local state of emergency and evacuation order has been issued for properties within a 300 foot radius of the construction site at the intersection of Glenmore and Union in Kelowna that was destroyed...
Apr 08, 2021
Covid outbreak ends in Kelowna General Hospital unit
Interior Health (IH) has declared a Covid-19 outbreak over in unit 5B at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). A total of ten cases - five patients and five staff - and two deaths were linked to the outbrea...
Apr 07, 2021
Aquarium owners asked to careful with algae moss balls
A common item used to keep aquarium water sparkling is a continued concern for the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB). The board was updated on the latest scare involving the imported moss balls contai...
Apr 07, 2021
Man arrested after attempted robbery of delivery driver
A Kelowna resident is facing charges after allegedly attempting to rob a delivery driver. On Friday April 2, just after 8:40 p.m., a delivery driver was getting into his vehicle in the 1700-block of R...
Apr 07, 2021
City clears up questions about why mayor got vaccine
Kelowna mayor Colin Basran put out a statement Tuesday explaining why he, at age 43, was able to get a Covid vaccine. Basran volunteers at Kelowna General Hospital and anyone who does that is eligible...
Apr 07, 2021
Province extends free tax help for people with disabilities
People with disabilities and other barriers will continue to receive free help filing their income tax and accessing tax credits and benefits, thanks to $1.18 million in provincial funding. Disability...
Apr 07, 2021
Skills training announced for Indigenous communities
More than 1,700 Indigenous people in communities throughout British Columbia will be able to access education or skills training for in-demand jobs. The province has invested $15 million to support In...
Apr 07, 2021
B.C. Covid update: 1,068 new cases, with 106 in Interior
B.C. is reporting 1,068 new Covid-19 cases, the third highest total since the pandemic started. It raises the overall total to 105,988 cases. Of the new cases, 352 are in Vancouver Coastal Health, 492...
Apr 06, 2021
UPDATE: Highway crash claims two lives in Shuswap; one was WHL player’s relative
Residents of Salmon Arm and Sicamous died in a crash on the Trans Canada Highway in the Shuswap on Tuesday. On April 6, just after 1 p.m., RCMP from Sicamous and RCMP Traffic Services responded to a r...
Apr 06, 2021