Tag Archives: Okanagan
Campfire causes larger fire
West Kelowna Fire Rescue (WKFR) responded to a brush fire one-third of the way up Mount Boucherie at 10 p.m. Friday. The rank 2 fire was approximately 30 meters by 30 meters, in steep terrain, and was...
Pete McIntyre Oct 03, 2020
Busy day for fire-rescue
At about 12:15 p.m. Friday (Oct. 2), the Kelowna Fire Department Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting that a person was stuck on the hill side in Canyon Falls Park, which is located in the Cr...
Pete McIntyre Oct 02, 2020
Unofficial results of West Kelowna petition
Future Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant (RVWTP) users indicated to the City of West Kelowna their preference for long-term borrowing to design, build and finance the plant when it goes into operation...
Pete McIntyre Oct 02, 2020
B.C. Covid update Friday: 161 new cases
The Interior continues to do its part to flatten B.C.’s Covid curve. For the second time this week, there are no new cases in Interior Health, but there are 161 new cases in B.C. The Interior is...
Pete McIntyre Oct 02, 2020
UPDATE B.C. election candidate list now official
UPDATE Oct. 3 Elections BC has finalized the list of candidates for the 2020 B.C. election on Oct. 24. There are 332 candidates, with 308 representing 10 registered political parties, while 24 candida...
Pete McIntyre Oct 02, 2020
Time to change our driving habits: October is ‘Drive Relative to Conditions’ month
With autumn now here and winter not that far off, traffic service officers with the RCMP are reminding drivers to be prepared for the changing driving conditions. October is Drive Relative to Conditio...
Pete McIntyre Oct 02, 2020
BC NDP names two more Okanagan candidates
The BC NDP has filled out its Kelowna slate with the announcement of candidates for Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission. Krystal Smith will run in Kelowna-Mission while Justin Kulik will be the c...
Pete McIntyre Oct 02, 2020
Greens ready for election in Okanagan
The B.C. Green party has filed-out its candidate list for the Okanagan ridings. Owen Madden has been nominated in the Shuswap, John Janmaat in Kelowna-Lake Country, Amanda Poon in Kelowna-Mission, Pet...
Pete McIntyre Oct 01, 2020
B.C. Covid update Thursday: 82 new cases
New COVID-19 cases took a bit of a dip on Thursday. Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 82 new cases for a total of 9,220. That total came after two days of over 100 new cases. Two of the new cases are in Inte...
Pete McIntyre Oct 01, 2020
Mayors call on B.C. parties to address mental health and substance use
Mayors from 13 of B.C.'s biggest cities are calling on all provincial parties to commit to addressing mental health and substance use in their platforms. In a call-to-action document released today, t...
Pete McIntyre Oct 01, 2020