Tag Archives: Okanagan
RCMP looking for robbery suspect
Kelowna RCMP are looking for a suspect in a possible armed robbery. On April 5, 2021 just after 9:30 pm, police responded to report of a robbery at a business in the 2400-block of Highway 97 North in ...
Apr 06, 2021
BCHL and Save-On-Foods announce partnership, player support program
The BC Hockey League (BCHL) and Save-On-Foods have announced a partnership for the 2020-21 season, which includes a support program designed to ease the financial burden on players and their families....
Apr 06, 2021
UPDATE Fire causes major damage at condo construction site in Kelowna
UPDATE 4:05 p.m. RCMP and the Kelowna Fire Department have yet to issue an update on a Kelowna construction site fire since just after 6 a.m. this morning, but the City of Kelowna has issued informati...
Apr 06, 2021
B.C. Covid update: 1,889 new cases over two days, 23 deaths over long weekend
B.C. had 999 new Covid-19 cases between Saturday and Sunday, and another 890 cases from Sunday to today, for a total of 1,889. Those totals are down a bit from the record highs earlier in the long wee...
Apr 05, 2021
New search team member helps in hunt for missing woman
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue members got called out to assist the Kelowna RCMP in searching for a missing 29-year-old woman who had wandered away from her group located on the Gillard Forest Ser...
Apr 04, 2021
Fire destroys pick up truck
An overnight fire in West Kelowna totalled a vehicle and damaged a garage. West Kelowna Fire Rescue (WKFR) responded at 3:30 a.m. Friday (Apr. 2) to reports of a garage fire on Regal Road. “On a...
Apr 02, 2021
Police looking for clues in West Kelowna homocide
The RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit are looking for public assistance in a recent murder case. The major crime unit are continuing their investigation into the Sunday March 21, 2021, murder o...
Apr 01, 2021
COVID-19 surge eases slightly
There are 832 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. and five deaths, following a provincial record of 1,013 yesterday. Cases in Fraser Health (388) and Vancouver Coastal Health (310) continue to drive the spike ...
Apr 01, 2021
Gospel Mission forges ahead with Easter dinner
Kelowna's Gospel Mission will serve their annual Easter Dinner on Saturday, April 3rd , 12 PM at 251 Leon Ave. to the residents of the emergency shelter. "Easter is a time we think about hope and new ...
Apr 01, 2021
New leader for trades/apprenticeship at Okanagan College
Okanagan College will welcome a new Dean of Trades and Apprenticeship this spring with the arrival of Stephen Speers, who brings extensive experience as a post-secondary administrator and an impressiv...
Apr 01, 2021