Tag Archives: Okanagan
COVID-19 vaccine roll out, not a level playing field
While our instinct is to help those closest to us first, a UBC Okanagan health researcher says world trade limitations will impact accessibility of COVID-19 vaccine for millions of people, and our fed...
Pete McIntyre Dec 08, 2020
Significant provincial assistance for tourism
The B.C. government has announced $53 million dollars in funding for the province’s hard hit tourism industry, and a good share of that could be headed for the Okanagan. "We know these are chall...
Pete McIntyre Dec 08, 2020
Central Okanagan transportation plan endorsed
A regional transportation framework to guide investments over the next two decades has received final endorsement by local governments. The Sustainable Transportation Partnership of the Central Okanag...
Pete McIntyre Dec 08, 2020
Okanagan College juiced about FruitSnaps initiative
The award-winning Okanagan College Enactus project dubbed FruitSnaps is now running as a social enterprise after the student-run team recently launched apple juice boxes. An abundance of unpicked appl...
Kevin Rothwell Dec 08, 2020
UPDATE Stolen ATM and van located
UPDATE Dec. 9 The ATM that was stolen in Lake Country Tuesday has been found along with the vehicle that was used. They were discovered along Postill Lake Road in Kelowna by members of the Okanagan Fo...
Pete McIntyre Dec 08, 2020
Okanagan MP wants to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales
A Conservative MP from the Okanagan is aiming to open the floodgates on cross-country booze shipments, drafting legislation that offers a workaround to interprovincial trade barriers. Central Okanagan...
Pete McIntyre Dec 08, 2020
B.C. Covid update: 2,020 new cases, orders extended to Jan. 8
There were 2,020 new COVID-19 cases reported over the weekend from Friday afternoon until Monday. There were 647 cases from Friday to Saturday, 726 from Saturday to Sunday and 647 from Sunday through ...
Pete McIntyre Dec 07, 2020
Nominations underway for Civic and Community Awards
The nomination period is officially open for the 46th annual Civic and Community Awards in Kelowna. The annual awards recognize outstanding citizens including volunteers, artists and athletes, along w...
Pete McIntyre Dec 07, 2020
Vernon couple rescued in the back country
It’s a reminder that weather conditions in the valley bottom can be dramatically different than only a few hundred feet higher elevation. A Vernon couple were rescued off a forest service road i...
Kevin Rothwell Dec 07, 2020
Seven officers with Kelowna Traffic Section receive Alexa’s Award
Seven Kelowna RCMP officers have been recognized by Alexa's Team for their efforts to reduce impaired drivers. Alexa's Team was launched in 2008 in tribute to four-year-old Alexa Middelar who lost her...
Pete McIntyre Dec 07, 2020