Tag Archives: Okanagan
Procession held for firefighter
A respected member of the Lake Country Fire Department has been honoured with a public line-of-duty death procession and private celebration of life. Karl Featherstone, a paid-on-call firefighter, pas...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2020
Waste collection may be delayed in winter conditions
With another blast of snow and winter conditions expected this week, Central Okanagan residents are asked to be patient with curbside waste collection during excessive winter weather events. Whenever ...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2020
Search for senior with dementia
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (CIOSAR) team members were involved in the hunt for a missing senior with dementia in Kelowna. Ed Henczel from the group said they were contacted by RCMP for assista...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2020
Mobile home damaged by fire
One resident suffered minor injuries in a fire at a mobile home in the 700-block of Beaver Lake Road in Kelowna, near the Lake Country border, Sunday night (Nov. 8). The home was fully involved when c...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2020
Drivers reminded to ‘slow down and move over’
It’s a daily danger faced by roadside workers — the danger of being hit by a passing motorist as they do their job. Emergency services workers, road maintenance crews, tow truck operators,...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2020
Province extends rent freeze until next summer
The B.C. government is extending the freeze on rent increases until July 10,2021, under its emergency powers during the pandemic. Increases set to happen on Dec. 1, 2020, are cancelled, along with all...
Pete McIntyre Nov 09, 2020
Number of COVID-19 cases in Kelowna School District
4:07 p.m. Interior Health confirmed a member of the Rose Valley Elementary community tested positive for COVID-19. They are self-isolating at home with support from local public health teams. Interior...
Pete McIntyre Nov 08, 2020
‘People are frustrated and scared’: Construction worker calls for site to be shut down
Mike showed up to the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower construction site in Kamloops on Friday (Nov. 6), but many of his co-workers did not when news broke that Interior Health had declared th...
Pete McIntyre Nov 08, 2020
Strict new orders issued to stop ‘rapid’ spread of COVID-19 in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
Calling it another challenging day for COVID-19 in B.C., Dr. Bonnie Henry has issued numerous new orders to try and stop the spread of the virus. Henry, the provincial health officer, announced 567 ne...
Pete McIntyre Nov 07, 2020
Remembrance Day hours of operation at civic properties
Kelowna City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in observance of the Remembrance Day statutory holiday. The city is asking residents to honour those who served our country and remember the sacr...
Pete McIntyre Nov 07, 2020