Tag Archives: Okanagan
Boil water notice to be issued next week
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, will issue a planned Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview-Rose Valley System, for up to one week, effective Tuesday, September 8, for civi...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2020
Repairs to Mission Creek Greenway bridges extended
The reopening of three bridges along the Mission Creek Greenway has unfortunately hit another delay. The Regional District of Central Okanagan said while the new decking for the Smoothing Stones, Ceda...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2020
B.C. announces plan for $242 million in safe schools federal funding
B.C.’s education minister has outlined how $242 million in federal funding will be used to make schools safer for students and staff. Rob Fleming said the first half of the payment is expected t...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2020
KIJHL to begin shortened season Nov. 13
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) has announced its 2020/21 regular season will begin on Friday, November 13th with 17 teams participating in a 30-game regular season schedule. F...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2020
Search and rescue helps injured biker and takes part in lake search
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue had a busy Tuesday night, with requests for their services on two incidents. The first was to help an injured mountain biker on the Gillard Forest Service Road trail...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2020
Time of year to be bear aware
Fall is close at hand, which is a time when the public should expect more bear sightings in lower levels of the valley. Spawning Kokanee salmon and ripening fruit in orchards and vineyards are just tw...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2020
Boil water notice downgraded in West Kelowna
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is temporarily downgrading the Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview-Rose Valley System to a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 02, 2020
Fall upgrades planned for parks
A number of facilities will be getting upgrades this fall in Regional District of Central Okanagan regional and community parks. Following the Labour Day weekend, crews will begin several projects. Co...
Pete McIntyre Sep 02, 2020
Crews respond to structure fire
Kelowna fire crews were called to a residential fire Tuesday evening. “At approximately 8:43 p.m., the Kelowna Fire Department responded to a 911 report of a fire in a residence in the 2300 bloc...
Pete McIntyre Sep 02, 2020
Name of homicide victim released; shooter still at large
The shooting death of a man in Kelowna is being investigated as a homicide. Two Kelowna men showed up at Kelowna General Hospital Sunday around 12:00 p.m., one with a gunshot wound and another who was...
Pete McIntyre Sep 01, 2020