Tag Archives: Okanagan
Upgrades scheduled in regional parks
Over the next month, several major repair projects will take place in two Central Okanagan Regional Parks. Starting Monday, July 27 to Saturday, August 1, the Acorn bridge over Powers Creek in Glen Ca...
Pete McIntyre Jul 23, 2020
Higher ‘dooring’ fine increases safety for cyclists
The fine for ‘dooring’ in British Columbia is being quadrupled. To help reduce cycling collisions and better protect everyone on the road, anyone opening the door of a parked car when it i...
Pete McIntyre Jul 23, 2020
Annual hockey event turned into a lottery for this year
The annual Homebase Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament & NHL All-Star Game may not feature action on the baseball diamond this year, but event hosts, NHL stars, Josh Gorges and Blake Comeau, promise tha...
Pete McIntyre Jul 23, 2020
Restrictions put on B.C. bars and nightclubs with Covid cases on rise
B.C.’s Covid case count has jumped by 34 cases since Tuesday, including 13 new cases in Interior Health. It raises the provincial case total to 3,362, with 285 active cases, and 17 of those case...
Pete McIntyre Jul 22, 2020
Merritt-area wildfire ‘being held’
B.C. Wildfire crews have made good progress on the Skuhun Creek wildfire between Merritt and Spences Bridge. Fire Information Officer Madison Smith says the fire has now been switched to ‘being ...
Pete McIntyre Jul 22, 2020
Province commits to search and rescue funding
The B.C. government has made a committment to long awaited annual funding to search and rescue crews in the province. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government will provide six million...
Pete McIntyre Jul 21, 2020
College honours Brooks with Distinguished Service Award
One of Okanagan College's longest-serving employees, Dr. Jayne Brooks, will be recognized by the College with the Distinguished Service Award. "Jayne's leadership, dedication and commitment to excelle...
Pete McIntyre Jul 21, 2020
B.C. appoints more judges to reduce backlog
The B.C. government is appointing three new provincial court judges and reappointing three senior provincial court judges to reduce delays in courtrooms. The senior judge reappointments provide the co...
Pete McIntyre Jul 21, 2020
B.C.’s one wildfire, burning west of Merritt, up to 16 hectares
The one wildfire of note in all of B.C. is still burning out of control west of Merritt. Speaking to CFJC Today Tuesday morning (July 21), Fire Information Officer Madison Smith says the Skuhun Creek ...
Pete McIntyre Jul 21, 2020
RCMP investigating report of beach assault
RCMP are looking for suspects — and any witnesses — after a woman said she was grabbed from behind by two unknown people in Lake Country. The victim stated that she had been walking alone ...
Pete McIntyre Jul 21, 2020