Tag Archives: Okanagan
Distillers rally support to reduce tax
Distilleries from across Canada are calling on representatives from all political parties to lobby the federal government to reduce a tax affecting their operations. The businesses want Ottawa to imme...
Pete McIntyre Aug 12, 2020
Drowning in Okanagan Lake
A 61-year-old Alberta man has drowned while swimming in Okanagan Lake. RCMP say the unnamed man appeared to loose consciousness while swimming at Okanagan Beach in Penticton. Witnesses were able to pu...
Pete McIntyre Aug 12, 2020
Extra date for possible Covid exposure at Kelowna restaurant
Recent testing of individuals has allowed Interior Health (IH) to identify an additional date for people who may have been at the Cactus Club on Water Street in Kelowna and potentially exposed to COVI...
Pete McIntyre Aug 11, 2020
B.C. companies unite to expand renewable energy options
Companies from Kelowna and Kamloops have joined forces to provide new solar energy options for residents. Kelowna's Krueger Electric and Riverside Energy of Kamloops are involved in the joint venture....
Pete McIntyre Aug 11, 2020
Temporary Covid testing site closed
Interior Health’s temporary Covid-19 testing site in Kelowna has been closed, with the number of new cases stabilizing in the city. IH's testing and assessment centre at the Kelowna urgent and p...
Pete McIntyre Aug 11, 2020
Trucks remove sediment in park
Visitors to Mission Creek Regional Park will notice a lot of heavy trucks in the Sutherland Hills section of the park Wednesday (Aug. 12). They'll be removing sediments collected from the spawning cha...
Pete McIntyre Aug 11, 2020
Fall Activity Guide now available online
The Fall Activity & Program Guide is now online with programs for all ages and abilities at kelowna.ca/recreation. For the second season this year, this fall's guide is offered online only, with n...
Pete McIntyre Aug 11, 2020
Rotary donation supports nursing education
A $100,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation Reichwald Fund will support the education of registered nurses (RNs) at Kelowna's major post-secondary institutions. Okanagan College and the...
Pete McIntyre Aug 10, 2020
$300,000 donation to empower youth at Easter Seals summer camps
On the occasion of the International Youth Day on August 12, Easter Seals BC/Yukon has announced a donation from Scotiabank of $300,000 to support the Easter Seals BC/Yukon Summer Camp Program. "Scoti...
Pete McIntyre Aug 10, 2020
Water restriction for Hall Road eased to Stage 2
The Stage 3 watering restriction in place in Southeast Kelowna and Crawford remains in effect, while the Hall Road area only has shifted to Stage 2, where irrigation can now occur twice weekly. "We ha...
Pete McIntyre Aug 10, 2020