Tag Archives: Okanagan
Cold weather records could be shattered
The ice melt and anti-freeze displays are up, and tire shop impact guns are busy with last minute change overs as Enviroment Canada has issued another special weather statement for Vernon, Kelowna, Pe...
Pete McIntyre Oct 22, 2020
Charges laid in gang related drug investigation
Five people with alleged ties to the Red Scorpions gang are facing charges after a five-month drug investigation by Kelowna RCMP. The RCMP’s Street Enforcement Unit started a probe targeting the...
Pete McIntyre Oct 22, 2020
Man facing charges after several break-ins
Police have arrested a man they say is responsible for three break-ins around Kelowna. RCMP say a residence was broken into in the 2000-block of Richter Street in Kelowna on Oct. 11. Personal items an...
Pete McIntyre Oct 22, 2020
Park gets a new ‘loo’
An innovative new washroom will be added to Rowcliffe Park in central Kelowna as part of the final phase of park improvements. Crews will be installing a "Portland Loo" adjacent to the playground. The...
Pete McIntyre Oct 22, 2020
Wanted man arrested in stolen truck
A Kelowna man with a warrant for his arrest, has been apprehended in a stolen vehicle. RCMP was notified that a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck had been stolen from the 400-block of Rutland Road Sout...
Pete McIntyre Oct 22, 2020
203 new Covid cases in B.C.; outbreak at Okanagan school
B.C. is reporting 203 new cases of COVID-19, a new daily record, raising the overall total to over 12,000 (12,057). The total includes 8 new cases in Interior Health (IH). There has been a new outbrea...
Pete McIntyre Oct 21, 2020
Police warn sex workers to stay away from property
Police have issued a warning to people involved in the sex trade not to respond to requests for their services, or to engage in any activity, in the Salmon River Road area west of Enderby. Mounties sa...
Pete McIntyre Oct 21, 2020
Weather statement forecasts snow on Friday
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for much of southern B.C. due to snowfall predicted for the end of the week. The statement covers the Okanagan and Kamloops regions, as well a...
Pete McIntyre Oct 21, 2020
RCMP investigating death of livestock
Police are investigating the death of two cattle on Postill Lake Road in Kelowna. RCMP was notified of two dead cattle approximately 2.5 km up the gravel portion of the road on Oct. 18. The owner of t...
Pete McIntyre Oct 21, 2020
BC Covid update Tuesday: 167 new cases
New COVID-19 cases in B.C. have remained relatively stable the last few days. The province reported 167 new cases Tuesday for a total of 11,854 since the pandemic started. Thirteen (13) of the new cas...
Pete McIntyre Oct 20, 2020