Tag Archives: Okanagan

Record-shattering fundraiser for Salvation Army
Officials with the Salvation Army in Kelowna and Lake Country say they are humbled by the support from the community. The agency has announced its Christmas fundraiser generated a record-shattering $9...
Pete McIntyre Jan 13, 2021

Video of assault suspect released
Kelowna RCMP has released surveillance video of the suspect in stranger assault from an incident last year. On November 28, 2020, just before 5:00 p.m, a woman was walking in the area of Dodd Road and...
Pete McIntyre Jan 13, 2021

Costco gets city approval for new site
Kelowna council has approved a rezoning request and Official Community Plan Amendment that allows the existing Costco store to relocate to a six-hectare property at the intersection of Leckie and Spri...
Pete McIntyre Jan 13, 2021

B.C. COVID-19 update Tuesday: 446 cases, nine deaths
B.C. is reporting 446 new COVID-19 cases today (Jan. 12), along with nine more deaths. Sixty-seven (67) of the new cases are in Interior Health. Elsewhere, there are 96 new cases in the Vancouver Coas...
Pete McIntyre Jan 12, 2021

Tips sought as RCMP search for wanted man
RCMP is looking for information to help locate a B.C. man wanted on outstanding warrants for his arrest. Rheal Clovis Beaudry, 34 of Christian Valley, is wanted province wide, in connection to driving...
Pete McIntyre Jan 12, 2021

More COVID-19 cases at Big White
There are 19 new COVID-19 cases linked to the community cluster at Big White. Interior Health said it brings the total number of cases at the ski resort to 162. “Of the 162 known cases linked to...
Pete McIntyre Jan 12, 2021

RCMP and Interior Health discuss improved response to mental health calls
A working group, involving police and Interior Health representatives, is being formed to improve the RCMP’s response to mental health related calls in B.C.’s Southern Interior. A RCMP new...
Pete McIntyre Jan 12, 2021

Service BC clients can now book appointments
People can now make an appointment online before visiting Service BC. The B.C. government said the change will reduce lineups, save time and make it easier to maintain physical distancing. Appointment...
Pete McIntyre Jan 12, 2021

B.C. COVID-19 update Monday: death toll surpasses 1,000
British Columbia is reporting 1,475 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, along with 22 more deaths. The latest fatalities push the overall total in the province over one-thousand to 1,010. Health Minister...
Pete McIntyre Jan 11, 2021

Police say woman’s death was hit and run
The death of a Shuswap woman on New Year’s Day is being investigated as a hit and run incident. The victim, who was previously reported to be 65-years of age, has been positively identified as a...
Pete McIntyre Jan 11, 2021