Tag Archives: Okanagan
Murder charge stayed in domestic death case
The Crown has stayed a second-degree murder charge against a 63-year-old Lake Country man in the death of his wife. Police charged Bert Westervelt nearly three years after his 56-year-old wife Arlene ...
Pete McIntyre Jul 16, 2020
Missing Alberta woman may be in Okanagan
The search for a missing Alberta woman has been expanded into B.C. Drayton Valley RCMP say Ashley Collins, also known by the name Ashley Fricke, went missing on June 16, in the middle of the night and...
Pete McIntyre Jul 16, 2020
Reports of shots fired investigated
Kelowna RCMP is investigating after a report of shots fired on Pandosy Street. RCMP was called to the 1900-block of Pandosy Street Wednesday (July 15) around 4:45 p.m. after a resident reported hearin...
Pete McIntyre Jul 16, 2020
West Kelowna issues water quality advisory
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Water Quality Advisory for the Lakeview/Rose Valley System effective immediately and until further notice, due to high turb...
Kate Bouey Jul 15, 2020
Parkinson Rec reopens fitness centre
The City of Kelowna has announced that the fitness centre at Parkinson Recreation Centre (PRC) will reopen to existing facility members starting Monday, July 20. To start, existing members will be ask...
Kate Bouey Jul 15, 2020
13 COVID cases from Kelowna parties, says doctor
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is reminding British Columbians to keep their social bubbles small following a spike in COVID-19 cases in Kelowna. Henry says 13 people are so far known to h...
Kate Bouey Jul 14, 2020
Covid won’t stop farm’s work, sales, says IHA
The Interior Health Authority says an Oliver fruit company at the centre of a small COVID-19 outbreak can continue to operate, pick, pack and sell cherries. It was revealed yesterday that two workers ...
Kate Bouey Jul 14, 2020
COVID-19 cases linked to private hotel parties in Kelowna B.C., climb to 13
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials in British Columbia’s Okanagan region say the number of positive COVID-19 tests linked to an outbreak in Kelowna has grown to 13. Interior Health says six more p...
Kate Bouey Jul 14, 2020
Kelowna mayor weighs in on COVID cases
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran has weighed in on the COVID-19 cases that recently cropped up in the city, after being approached to comment. The following is his statement: “The City continues to fo...
Kate Bouey Jul 14, 2020
Unwanted mussels could tag along during COVID travel, warns Chamber
The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is fearful invasive mussels may hitch a ride with Canadian travellers to the Okanagan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian tourists have been encouraged to tra...
Vernon Matters Staff/Greater Vernon Chamber Jul 14, 2020