Tag Archives: Okanagan
Kamloops residents come together to honour Capt. Jennifer Casey and Canadian Forces Snowbirds
KAMLOOPS - Drums could be heard all around Fulton Field on Monday, just a few blocks away from where Capt. Jennifer Casey’s jet crashed into a Brocklehurst neighbourhood. Hundreds of Kamloops re...
Pete McIntyre May 18, 2020
Province reports 16 new Covid cases over last two days
Provincial health officials announced 16 new Covid-19 positives today (May 18), bringing B.C’s total case count to 2,444. Eight cases were identified between Saturday (May 16) and Sunday (May 17...
Pete McIntyre May 18, 2020
UPDATE: Prime Minister will wait for investigation before decisions are made on Snowbirds
Despite a number of safety issues being raised about the Snowbirds, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will wait for the result of an investigation before making any decisions on next s...
Pete McIntyre May 18, 2020
UPDATE: Snowbird plane crashes in Kamloops neighbourhood; one crew member killed, another injured
A Canadian Forces Snowbird jet crashed into the Brocklehurst residential area in Kamloops Sunday morning, killing one member of the Snowbirds team and causing serious injuries to a second crew member....
Pete McIntyre May 17, 2020
UPDATE: Weather scuttles Snowbirds fly over Okanagan
UPDATE Rain and low visibility in the Okanagan resulted in the Canadian Forces Snowbirds to abort their planned pass over the valley Sunday morning. The team of nine jets was supposed to fly over the ...
Pete McIntyre May 16, 2020
UPDATE: Military device found by hikers in park now removed
UPDATE May 17 Vernon Matters reached out to Vernon North Okanagan RCMP for an update on the situation, and found out the item has been removed from the park and the situation is resolved. “The m...
Pete McIntyre May 16, 2020
15 new Covid cases in B.C.; five more deaths
British Columbia has 15 new cases of Covid-19 since Thursday, for a provincial total of 2,407. There have been no new cases in Interior Health (still at 181), and only one new case in IH since last Fr...
Pete McIntyre May 15, 2020
City to reopen skateboard park, pickleball and tennis courts
West Kelowna will re-open its skateboard park, pickleball and tennis courts on May 16 in response to the phased strategy unveiled in the province's Restart Plan as part of the COVID-19 recovery. "It's...
Pete McIntyre May 15, 2020
Higher water levels expected as reservoir reaches capacity
The City of Kelowna says residents around the Idabel Lake and McCullouch Lake Reservoir and associated spillways are likely to see higher water levels as early as next week. Water from the reservoir i...
Pete McIntyre May 15, 2020
Optional in-class instruction to start June 1
Parents will have the choice of bringing their children back to class on a part-time basis as of June 1 as part of B.C.’s Restart Plan. The longer term goal is to return to full-time classes in ...
Pete McIntyre May 15, 2020