Tag Archives: Okanagan
Sicamous product among inductees to Hockey Hall of Fame
A hockey star who was born and raised in Sicamous is among the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. Shea Weber is one of seven inductees this year. Weber started his hockey career with the KIJHL...
Jun 25, 2024
Police seeking witnesses to stabbing incident
RCMP are searching for a stabbing suspect in Kelowna. On Sunday, June 23, at around 3:15 p.m., police attended the shopping area in the 2000-block of Springfield Road in response to a stabbing. One ma...
Jun 24, 2024
Thousands provide input on food waste program
The Regional District of Central Okanagan is gathering feedback until next Tuesday, July 2 on what residents would like to see in a curbside food waste collection program. The process will determine w...
Jun 24, 2024
City spends $12M to acquire land for park and transportation link
The City of Kelowna has announced the purchase of a 1.94-acre property located at 1910-1960 Dayton Street to extend Sutherland Avenue from Dickson Avenue to Dayton Street and create a future park spac...
Jun 21, 2024
Update: Police investigating dead person found in park
UPDATE June 23, 2024 There was very little new information from Kelowna RCMP on the weekend regarding the woman’s body that was discovered in Waterfront Park on Friday morning. The area south of...
Jun 21, 2024
Excessive school zone speeder has vehicle impounded
A driver in Kelowna has had their vehicle seized by police after being caught excessively speeding in a school zone. Kelowna RCMP was conducting a speed enforcement operation in front of Raymer Elemen...
Jun 20, 2024
Okanagan drought conditions remain at Level 1 for fourth week
The Okanagan’s drought conditions are unchanged for the fourth consecutive week. As of Thursday, June 20, the local area was still classified as Drought Level 1, meaning adverse affects to socio...
Jun 20, 2024
Arrests made following child sex abuse material investigations
The Kelowna RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit had a busy two months. The unit executed five search warrants in separate, unrelated cases involving possession and distribution of child sex ...
Jun 20, 2024
Sketch of sexual assault suspect released
RCMP have released a composite sketch of a suspect in an attempted sexual assault in Kelowna earlier this month. On June 9, RCMP received a report from an adult female that an unknown man attempted to...
Jun 19, 2024
Multiple occupants escape Kelowna townhouse fire
A fire that broke out in a residential structure in Kelowna's Landmark neighbourhood led to nearly two dozen firefighters responding. The Kelowna Fire Department said crews responded to a fire in a to...
Jun 19, 2024