Tag Archives: Okanagan
RCMP seek assistance to identify two men
The RCMP is seeking public assistance to identify two men in connection to an ongoing investigation in Kelowna. It’s in relation to a wellness check involving UBC Okanagan student Mona Wang and ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 09, 2020
Highly sought after wines available for pre-order
Okanagan wine lovers can go online this year to get a shot at purchasing highly sought after French wines in an annual offering from the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB). Customers have the oppor...
Pete McIntyre Sep 09, 2020
Public sanitizer stations open in Kelowna
It’s a way to make Kelowna safer during the Covid pandemic. Tourism Kelowna and the Downtown Kelowna Association have unveiled new Community Safe Travel Tips & Hand Sanitizer Stations in fou...
Pete McIntyre Sep 09, 2020
New care centre to open in West Kelowna
More people in West Kelowna and surrounding communities will have increased access to better, improved health care, with a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) opening in November 2020 at 2484 Ma...
Pete McIntyre Sep 08, 2020
Okanagan MPs get roles in Conservative shadow cabinet
Two Okanagan members of parliament, and one from Kamloops, are part of the newly announced shadow cabinet by new Conservative party Leader Erin O’Toole. Central Okanagan, Similkameen, Nicola MP ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 08, 2020
UPDATE RCMP investigating fire that destroys restaurant
UPDATE Sept. 8 Kelowna RCMP has issued a brief statement, saying its officers are investigating after a fire destroyed business in Lake Country. On Sept. 7, just before 5:00 a.m., RCMP responded to a ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 07, 2020
Shed fire ignites nearby grass
An extension cord is believed to have been the cause of a shed fire in Kelowna Sunday afternoon. At about 2:25 p.m., the Kelowna Fire Department responded to multiple 911 reports of a shed on fire in ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 06, 2020
UPDATE New wildfires sparked over long weekend
UPDATE Sept. 7 The B.C. Wildfire Service said there are 10 active wildfires today (Monday) in the Kamloops Fire Centre. There are no active fires in the North or Central Okanagan (as of 11:45 a.m.). T...
Pete McIntyre Sep 06, 2020
UPDATE Swimming advisory lifted for Rotary Beach
UPDATE Sept. 6 The swimming advisory for Rotary Beach in Kelowna, issued on Sept. 5, has been lifted effective immediately. Water quality testing indicates the beach meets the guidelines for Canadian ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 05, 2020
Spike in Covid cases in B.C., but not in Interior
Another spike in Covid cases in B.C., with 121 new cases announced by health officials on Friday. That’s up from the 89 new cases on Thursday. All but ten of the new cases were in the Lower Main...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2020