Tag Archives: Okanagan
More recreation facilities reopening
More outdoor recreation spaces opened in Kelowna today. That includes basketball courts at various parks, volleyball courts at City Park and Gyro Beach, and the extra nets at double tennis courts and ...
Pete McIntyre May 21, 2020
B.C. minimum wage hike still going ahead June 1
British Columbia businesses devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic will still have to pay a scheduled increase in the minimum wage next month just as many are struggling to get back in operation. Labour ...
Pete McIntyre May 21, 2020
Crew rescues person who fell in canyon
Kelowna fire and rescue personnel performed a technical rescue of a person who fell into Canyon Falls in the Crawford Estates area. The fire department dispatch center received a 911 call reporting th...
Pete McIntyre May 21, 2020
Business Council denounces racist attacks against British Columbians
The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) has released a statement signed by over 200 business, community, faith-based and Indigenous leaders denouncing the recent rise in racist attacks in B.C....
Pete McIntyre May 21, 2020
Dr. Henry comments on advice to wear masks in public
British Columbia is reporting 21 new cases of coronavirus since Tuesday including one new case in the Interior Health region (182 total). There are 317 active cases in the provinces with 43 people in ...
Pete McIntyre May 20, 2020
UPDATE: RCMP locate two dogs that were reported as stolen
Kelowna RCMP have located the two dogs a local woman reported were stolen. The dogs were taken from a residence in the 500-block of Yates Road overnight between May 16th and 17th, 2020. "Cala and Miss...
Pete McIntyre May 20, 2020
National recommendation to wear face masks in public
Canada’s chief public health officer is stressing that a face mask should not replace other measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, like physical distancing, handwashing and staying out of p...
Pete McIntyre May 20, 2020
Province invests in new supportive housing
The B.C government is providing $9.5 million to build close to 40 new supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness in Kelowna. The province will also invest $1.3 million for an annual operati...
Pete McIntyre May 20, 2020
Police respond to report of distraught man with firearm
Reports of a distraught man with a gun produced a large police response to the 3800-block of Senger Road in Kelowna Saturday afternoon. Frontline officers surrounded the area around 1:45 p.m., and the...
Pete McIntyre May 19, 2020
ArtWalk cancelled for 2020
The Okanagan’s largest multi-arts festival has been cancelled for 2020 due to Covid-19. “It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of Lake Country ArtWalk, the Okanagan's ...
Pete McIntyre May 19, 2020