Tag Archives: Okanagan

UPDATE Missing person located
UPDATE 2:45 p.m. The RCMP has confirmed a 40-year-old Kelowna woman reported missing today has been located, and she is safe and sound. “Thanks to the media and public for your assistance,”...
Pete McIntyre Feb 05, 2021

Projections showcase stories in night sky
There will be a story in the sky nightly in Kelowna this month. From tonight (Feb. 5) to the end of the month, projections in downtown Kelowna will showcase fascinating stories in a new exhibit called...
Pete McIntyre Feb 05, 2021

Don’t make the Super Bowl a ‘super spreader’: Dix and Henry update Covid numbers
New COVID-19 cases were up slightly in B.C. today with 465. The daily average over the last week has been 437. The new case counts for the health regions are: 98 Vancouver Coastal Health 234 Fraser He...
Pete McIntyre Feb 04, 2021

Reports of man with gun bring flood of police
RCMP in Kelowna converged on an area near the city’s hospital Wednesday night after reports of a man brandishing what appeared to be a gun. The calls started coming into police around 11 p.m. on...
Pete McIntyre Feb 04, 2021

Chamber lobbies province for change to farmers market rules
The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is calling on the province to allow non-food items to be sold at farmers markets. The business group wrote to Dr. Bonnie Henry, Premier John Horgan, Health Minis...
Pete McIntyre Feb 04, 2021

UPDATE Pelmewash Parkway set to reopen after rock slide
UPDATE 4:45 p.m. Pelmewash Parkway in Lake Country will reopen to vehicles at 6 p.m. tonight after debris from a rock slide was removed. A rock catchment berm is being built in the area where the slid...
Pete McIntyre Feb 03, 2021

Dine Around event returns with COVID-19 changes
This year’s ‘Dine Around Okanagan’ will have some changes to accommodate public health order restrictions, like take-out and the foodie festival will run for a month instead of the n...
Pete McIntyre Feb 03, 2021

Emergency Response Team helps arrest man wanted on Canada wide warrant
A man wanted on a Canada wide warrant was taken into custody Tuesday night in Kelowna. The RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team assisted Kelowna RCMP officers with the apprehension. Police ...
Pete McIntyre Feb 03, 2021

Stolen vehicle used in attempted theft at business
Two men are facing charges after allegedly using a stolen truck to try and steal equipment from a Kelowna business. RCMP responded to a compound in the 100-block of Pinto Road at 10:30 p.m. on Monday,...
Pete McIntyre Feb 03, 2021

Wall Street trading water as a commodity ‘alarming’
Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) staff have been tasked to report back to the board in March on protection of Canadian water resources. The New York Stock Exchange started trading water as a commodit...
Pete McIntyre Feb 03, 2021