Tag Archives: Okanagan

Nominate an exceptional citizen for B.C.’s highest honour
Nominations are being accepted for the Order of British Columbia, the province’s highest honour. The award honours British Columbians who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, excellence or...
Pete McIntyre Jan 15, 2021

Police respond to mental health crisis at store
A mental health incident at a Kelowna store drew a number of emergency responders. RCMP was called to a business in the 1500-block of Banks Road around 2:00 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 14), for reports of an ...
Pete McIntyre Jan 15, 2021

Rash of catalytic converter thefts
You might want to keep a close eye on your car’s catalytic converter after three of those devices were stolen over the last nine days in Kelowna. All three thefts were in the same area of Graham...
Pete McIntyre Jan 14, 2021

Sword and other weapons seized from man acting erratically
Calls from the public caused a heavy police response to downtown Kelowna after a man armed with a sword was seen acting in an erratic manner. On Wednesday (Jan. 13) just after 1:30 p.m., RCMP received...
Pete McIntyre Jan 14, 2021

Passengers down by 1.2-million at YLW in 2020
Passenger counts for Kelowna International Airport last year were down 64 per cent from the previous year. YLW issued the final numbers on Thursday, saying 737,447 passengers used the facility in 2020...
Pete McIntyre Jan 14, 2021

B.C. COVID update Thursday: 536 new cases, first case of South African variant
B.C. is reporting 536 new cases of COVID-19, with 115 of those in Interior Health, along with seven more deaths. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, said there are now four confirmed cases of...
Pete McIntyre Jan 14, 2021

Board approves capacity plan for school
The Central Okanagan Board of Education has approved a plan to address immediate capacity issues at Ecole Kelowna Secondary School. In light of the school currently being at full capacity and an addit...
Pete McIntyre Jan 14, 2021

City buys waterfront lot for $5.3 million
Kelowna’s mayor says it was an ideal opportunity to increase connectivity along the city’s waterfront. The city has purchased just under one acre at 2302 Abbott Street to support the futur...
Pete McIntyre Jan 14, 2021

New data portal launched
The Regional District of Central Okanagan's Economic Development Commission (COEDC) has announced the launch of COEDC Regional Community Data Portal: CityViz. The user-friendly data portal makes infor...
Pete McIntyre Jan 14, 2021

Wind storm causes water quality issues
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has issued a Water Quality Advisory for the Pritchard-Sunnyside System due to turbidity issues in Okanagan Lake in the vicinity of the i...
Pete McIntyre Jan 13, 2021