Tag Archives: Okanagan
Wineries band together to provide ‘HOPE’
Following the closure of tasting rooms, Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country has launched the HOPE Fund (Helping Our People Eat), which will support up to 200 family meals per week for members of the region's ...
Pete McIntyre Apr 20, 2020
Search and Rescue respond to incident on Kettle Valley Railway
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue was called out Saturday night at 11:45 p.m. to rescue two ATVers near the Kettle Valley Railway. Nine COSAR members responded, including five recent graduates from t...
Pete McIntyre Apr 19, 2020
Police and bylaw officers get new powers to enforce reselling of essential goods and price gouging
The B.C. government has given police and other enforcement officers the ability to issue $2,000 violation tickets for price gouging and the reselling of medical supplies and other essential goods duri...
Pete McIntyre Apr 19, 2020
B.C. COVID update Saturday: 29 new cases, three more deaths; orders could be relaxed by mid-May
British Columbia continues to see minimal new cases of COVID-19, with 29 new cases since Friday, along with three more deaths. It brings the province’s case total to 1,647 and death toll to 81. ...
Pete McIntyre Apr 18, 2020
COVID outbreak in Alberta may have impact on B.C. Interior workers
A COVID-19 outbreak in Alberta may affect workers in the Interior Health region. On April 15, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, reported an outbreak of the virus at t...
Pete McIntyre Apr 18, 2020
Armstrong and Spallumcheen community updates; residents can prepare for flooding
Local communities are preparing for the possibility of spring flooding, and providing supplies for residents, while also continuing to respond to COVID-19 related issues. Here are the latest community...
Vernon Matters Staff Apr 18, 2020
Select no touch crosswalks during COVID-19 response
As part of its response to COVID-19, the City of Kelowna has automated crosswalk signals in some areas of Kelowna, making select pedestrian crossings contactless to reduce touch points. Impacted areas...
Pete McIntyre Apr 17, 2020
B.C. is flattening the COVID curve, but too soon to relax restrictions, says health officer
We are on the right track — but now we need to hold the line. Those were the comments of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry who updated COVID-19 models for British Columbia today. Henry ...
Pete McIntyre Apr 17, 2020
RCMP seize drugs, weapons and stolen property from residence
A drug trafficking investigation led to RCMP officers confiscating drugs, weapons and suspected stolen property from a residence in downtown Kelowna. On April 16 officers from the Kelowna RCMP Communi...
Pete McIntyre Apr 17, 2020
Time to Bear Smart your home and yard
It’s the time of year when bears emerge from their dens and search for food, often bringing them into the nearest community. With more people staying home due to COVID-19 and some waste and recy...
Pete McIntyre Apr 17, 2020