Tag Archives: Okanagan
Crews douse grass fire below winery
Crews were able to quickly get a handle on a grass fire that broke out in the heat of the day in West Kelowna. Around 3 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 15), West Kelowna Fire Rescue (WKFR) responded to a 100 mete...
Pete McIntyre Aug 15, 2020
Water advisory lifted
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded the Water Quality Advisory for the Lakeview/Rose Valley Water System. The City issued the advisory July 15 due to high tur...
Pete McIntyre Aug 14, 2020
Patrolling by boat, bike and boot
With summer in full-swing, Kelowna's growing resident population and an influx of visitors mean more people are enjoying all that Kelowna has to offer. The City also understands that more people means...
Pete McIntyre Aug 14, 2020
Canada-B.C. grant improves access to regional park
The federal and provincial governments are providing $715,000 for new features in Black Mountain sntsk'il'ntn Regional Park. The partnership with the Reginal District of Central Okanagan will see the ...
Pete McIntyre Aug 14, 2020
Prison staff infected with Covid at training session
Interior Health (IH) says initial findings show three staff members at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver, were infected with COVID-19 at a two day off-site training session. The employees are...
Pete McIntyre Aug 14, 2020
Expanded ALS drug coverage in B.C.
The Ministry of Health will provide coverage of edaravone, or Radicava, for patients living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease) upon conclusion of nego...
Pete McIntyre Aug 14, 2020
B.C. deadline looms for temporary layoff extensions
With only two weeks until the application deadline, employees and employers who need to extend temporary layoffs beyond the Aug. 30 expiry date are entering a critical phase to meet deadlines. Busines...
Pete McIntyre Aug 13, 2020
Happy ending to full-scale search for child
A two-year-old boy has been located uninjured after apparently wandering away from his family at the Clark Lake recreational area north of Beaverdell. The initial report came in at 12:40 p.m. Wednesda...
Pete McIntyre Aug 13, 2020
UPDATE Fatal crash on highway
UPDATE 11: 50 a.m. Highway 1 has reopened 6 kilometres west of Revelstoke. == One person died in a fiery crash on the Trans Canada Highway this morning. A semi tractor-trailer unit and passenger car w...
Pete McIntyre Aug 13, 2020
Province hiring 500 more COVID contact tracers
The B.C. government has announced the hiring of 500 more health care professionals to increase COVID-19 contact tracing around the province. Premier John Horgan told a virtual news conference in Victo...
Pete McIntyre Aug 12, 2020