Tag Archives: Okanagan
Boil water notice downgraded
The City of West Kelowna has downgraded a Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview-Rose Valley System to a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately. The Boil Water Notice was required to complete an im...
Pete McIntyre Sep 15, 2020
Record breaking swim attempt doubles fundraising goal
While debilitating chafing sunk Nick Pelletier's hopes of breaking the Guinness World Record for fastest swim of Lake Okanagan from Vernon to Penticton, it didn't stop him from more than doubling his ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 15, 2020
Parkinson Recreation Centre pool ready to reopen to members
The Parkinson Recreation Centre (PRC) pool will reopen to facility and aquatic members beginning Wednesday, September 16. Members are asked to pre-book a time slot online to use the pool starting toda...
Pete McIntyre Sep 14, 2020
Suspect accused of pouring gas around house
One man was arrested by police after allegedly pouring gasoline around a Kelowna residence. On Sunday (Sept. 13) just before 4:00 a.m., Kelowna RCMP was called to a residence in the 300-block of Acade...
Pete McIntyre Sep 14, 2020
New leader for B.C. Green Party
The B.C. Green Party announced today that Sonia Furstenau has won the party's leadership contest, succeeding interim leader Adam Olsen, effective immediately. Furstenau won 52.4 per cent of the votes ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 14, 2020
B.C. offers new lung cancer screening program
The B.C. government has announced a new lung cancer screening program, the first of its kind in Canada The target population for the new program will be adults aged 55 to 74 who smoke or have a heavy ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 14, 2020
Family presses Crown for answers on why murder charge was stayed
The family of a Lake Country woman who died while out canoeing with her husband four years ago is demanding justice and answers from the B.C. Prosecution Service. Charges of second degree murder were ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 14, 2020
‘Officer’ back on duty in school zones
Drivers in the Kelowna area can expect to see RCMP Const. Warren Ning in school zones now that many students are back in classes. It may not be the actual Const. Warren Ning, but it’s a facsimil...
Pete McIntyre Sep 14, 2020
Covid outbreak ends at Okanagan prison
Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver over. In total, seven staff tested positive for the virus with with no one in custody contracting it, a...
Pete McIntyre Sep 14, 2020
Province approves local plastic bans
Through new initiatives, the B.C. Government is taking action to prevent plastic waste from polluting communities, shorelines and ending up in landfills. “People have been consistent and vocal a...
Pete McIntyre Sep 13, 2020