Tag Archives: Okanagan
20 new COVID-19 cases linked to ski resort
Another 20 cases of COVID-19 are linked to a cluster at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, bringing the total to 96. Interior Health says the new cases are related to transmission that occurred within...
Pete McIntyre Dec 22, 2020
Fee cap put on food delivery companies
The B.C. government is capping the fees charged to restaurants by food delivery companies at 15 per cent. “Local restaurants and businesses play a vital role in our communities, and they have ex...
Pete McIntyre Dec 22, 2020
$105 million for B.C.’s struggling tourism industry
The B.C. government has announced $105 million dollars in relief funding for the province’s tourism sector. The province was acting on a task force’s recommendations by committing $100 mil...
Pete McIntyre Dec 22, 2020
Restaurant wants to rebuild at same site
The owner of the burned-out Italian Kitchen Restaurant in Lake Country would like to rebuild on the same site, at Holiday Park, if a new deal can be worked out with the owner. Sherman Dahl of the Vern...
Pete McIntyre Dec 22, 2020
Outbreak declared at seniors home in West Kelowna
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Heritage Retirement Residence in West Kelowna. Four staff members and six residents have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with...
Pete McIntyre Dec 22, 2020
Seven more COVID-19 deaths in Interior Health, 1,667 new B.C. cases
Seven people died in Interior Health (IH) from COVID-19 over the weekend, part of 41 new deaths in B.C., most of them in long-term care homes. The seven deaths in IH raises the total to 15, while prov...
Pete McIntyre Dec 21, 2020
Numerous crashes as winter weather returns
Update: Kelowna RCMP is advising that a portion of Glenmore Road North is closed due to a collision. At about 11:15 am, Kelowna RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision on Glenmore Road North near...
Pete McIntyre Dec 21, 2020
Crews dealing with new snowfall
The City of West Kelowna's roads maintenance crews are on the road in full force this morning as forecast snow of 10 to 20 centimeters begins to fall. Motorists and residents are asked to help crews c...
Pete McIntyre Dec 21, 2020
RCMP investigating damage to transit shelters
RCMP are trying to find out who has been damaging dozens of transit shelters in Kelowna. The city says 37 shelters have been damaged over the last few weeks. A majority of them have been in the areas ...
Pete McIntyre Dec 21, 2020
Vehicles burned in structure fire
West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at 4:30 this morning (Dec. 22) in the 900 block of Lloyd Jones Drive. “Responding crews did a great job getting a quick knock down on a ful...
Pete McIntyre Dec 21, 2020