Tag Archives: Okanagan
Funtastic 2020 cancelled due to Covid-19
There will not be a Funtastic in Vernon this year. Organizers of the sports and music festival have cancelled the 36th annual event set for June 26 to 30 at the DND grounds due to concerns about Covid...
Pete McIntyre Apr 09, 2020
UPDATE: Falkland Stampede rescheduled
UPDATE The 102nd annual Falkland Stampede has been rescheduled for late summer. Organizers announced on social media the event normally held on the May long weekend will instead be from August 28-30 i...
Pete McIntyre Apr 08, 2020
B.C Covid update: 45 new cases and five more deaths; two new cases in Interior Health
There were 45 new COVID-19 cases in British Columbia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,336 since the outbreak began. In the Interior Health region, there is two new cases so it moves up to...
Pete McIntyre Apr 08, 2020
Provincial parks shut down
BC Parks has announced an immediate closure of all provincial parks in response to the call for increased action to address COVID-19. The temporary measure means people should not be going to provinci...
Pete McIntyre Apr 08, 2020
Trudeau pledges more help for businesses and students
The prime minister has announced more help for businesses and students impacted by Covid-19. Justin Trudeau says the conditions for businesses to qualify for the 75 per cent wage subsidy will be relax...
Pete McIntyre Apr 08, 2020
RCMP investigate early morning shooting
A man is being treated for injuries after a shooting early Tuesday morning in West Kelowna. Just before 1:30 a.m., RCMP were called to the 2400 block of Quince Road in West Kelowna for a report of a m...
Pete McIntyre Apr 07, 2020
New B.C. gas price site goes online
The B.C. Utilities Commission has launched a website to track gas and diesel prices across the province. gaspricesbc.ca also provides information on how gas prices compare to other cities across Canad...
Pete McIntyre Apr 07, 2020
Fortis announces relief measures for customers
FortisBC has received interim approval from the BC Utilities Commission to implement its COVID-19 Customer Recovery Fund, a program that provides new support measures for residential and small busines...
Pete McIntyre Apr 07, 2020
B.C. Covid update: 25 new cases; four new deaths; no change for Interior Health
British Columbia has had 25 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,291 since the outbreak began. In the Interior Health region there were no new cases so it stays at 128. The...
Pete McIntyre Apr 07, 2020
Spaces secured for vulnerable to recover or isolate from Covid-19
BC Housing has been working with regional health authorities, municipal partners and non-profit shelter and housing providers to develop community-based response plans to the COVID-19 pandemic. This i...
Pete McIntyre Apr 07, 2020