Tag Archives: Okanagan
Be prepared for high levels on creek
High water levels on Mission Creek in Kelowna are anticipated for the weekend as Environment Canada is forecasting thunderstorms and significant rainfall. Property owners who have experienced flooding...
Pete McIntyre May 29, 2020
Environment Canada warns of strong thunderstorms, heavy rain this weekend
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for much of the Southern Interior based on a weather system predicted to enter the area on the weekend. The statement encompasses the Okanagan...
Pete McIntyre May 29, 2020
Charities benefit from COVID response and relief funds
A local partnership between the Central Okanagan Foundation (COF) and United Way Southern Interior BC, has granted $121,919 from their COVID-19 Response and Relief Funds to charities directly dealing ...
Pete McIntyre May 29, 2020
Air quality alerts delivered to phones
British Columbians wanting timely air quality alerts in their area can now get them sent directly to their cellphones. Starting today, the air quality alert subscription service is expanding beyond em...
Pete McIntyre May 29, 2020
Next steps in recovery will be based on data, says Dr. Henry
British Columbia’s provincial health officer says they should know by mid-June what the next steps will be in B.C.’s restart plan. Dr. Bonnie Henry said decisions to allow more activities ...
Pete McIntyre May 28, 2020
First socially distanced public hearing
City of West Kelowna council highlights from May 26, 2020 City holds first socially distanced public hearing in keeping with COVID-19 guidelines Council held its first Public Hearing during COVID-19 o...
Pete McIntyre May 28, 2020
Playgrounds to reopen June 1
The next phase in B.C.’s reopening plan will see playgrounds and outdoor fitness equipment opening on Monday June 1 across the Okanagan. This includes outdoor playgrounds located in municipal an...
Pete McIntyre May 28, 2020
Smart city pilot project launches in Kelowna
A program called the smart city solution is launching in Kelowna next week in a partnership between Rogers Communications, University of British Columbia (UBC) and the City of Kelowna. A smart city us...
Pete McIntyre May 28, 2020
Mounties hold road checks for drinking and drugged drivers
RCMP officers in Kelowna were kept busy removing impaired drivers from local roadways this past weekend. The Municipal Traffic Section conducted enforcement with assistance from RCMP Central Okanagan ...
Pete McIntyre May 27, 2020
Nine new cases of Covid in B.C.; one new death
British Columbia has announced nine new cases of Covid-19, meaning there are now 244 active cases in the province, with 37 of those people in hospital. There are no new cases in the Interior Health re...
Pete McIntyre May 27, 2020