Tag Archives: Okanagan
RDCO financial plan approved
The Regional District of Central Okanagan Board has approved its 2021-2025 Financial Plan. The 2021 RDCO budget totals just over $56.8-million compared with $57-million in 2020. "This year's budget is...
Mar 30, 2021
Technology assists Kelowna with annual freshet preparations
The City of Kelowna is better prepared for the spring run-off season after implementing new technology. The city's monitoring systems include newly installed flow measurement data stations. Over the p...
Mar 30, 2021
Man charged in domestic violence shooting
RCMP have arrested and charged a man for attempted murder of a woman in a shooting incident earlier this month. On March 21, a 29-year-old Kelowna woman was brought to the Kelowna General Hospital suf...
Mar 30, 2021
WHL suspends activities for Kelowna Rockets
The Western Hockey League announced today the Kelowna Rockets have suspended all team activities as a result of a positive COVID-19 test. The positive test result was from a hockey staff member of the...
Mar 30, 2021
Restrictions on B.C. restaurants, pubs and gyms brought back amid rising Covid cases
Dr. Bonnie Henry called it a day to reflect and make some changes. On Monday, the provincial health officer reported 2,518 new Covid-19 cases in British Columbia since Friday, or an average of 839 a d...
Mar 29, 2021
UPDATE: Man shot in downtown Kelowna
UPDATE 1:45 p.m. RCMP is investigating after a man was shot in downtown Kelowna this afternoon. Just after 12:30 p.m., RCMP responded to a report of numerous shots being fired in the 1500-block of Har...
Mar 29, 2021
Homicide victim’s name released to generate tips
It was one year ago that a man was shot to death in a Kelowna neighbourhood, and since then, the police investigation has not lead to any arrests. Just before midnight on March 24, 2020, RCMP responde...
Mar 29, 2021
Two careless fires prompt warnings
The Kelowna Fire Department (KFD) was busy Sunday night and Monday morning with two fires that should never have taken place. At around 4:00 a.m. Monday (Mar. 29), the dispatch centre received an alar...
Mar 29, 2021
UPDATE: Police speak to man who approached young girls
RCMP in Kelowna have identified the man involved in a recent report that children were approached by a stranger. On March 26, police received a report that a man had driven up to four young girls on F...
Mar 29, 2021
Five people injured in stabbing at Okanagan gathering
RCMP are investigating after numerous people were stabbed in West Kelowna early Sunday morning. On March 28 just before 2:00 a.m., RCMP from West Kelowna and Kelowna were called to the Postill Lake Ro...
Mar 28, 2021