Tag Archives: Okanagan
VIDEO: Hockey team stays connected with toilet paper trickery
KAMLOOPS - Social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is hard on everyone, but can be especially hard on children who are taken away from daily contact with friends and classmates. In the fa...
Pete McIntyre Mar 31, 2020
Wage subsidy provides no help for closed down businesses
KAMLOOPS - The federal government has announced a wage subsidy for employees impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. But for many Kamloops businesses, their doors have already closed due to safety concerns. ...
Jill Sperling Mar 31, 2020
Prime Minister announces $2 billion for medical equipment
The federal government has announced new funding to provide more medical supplies for health care workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at his nationa...
Pete McIntyre Mar 31, 2020
Man facing charges in bus driver assault
A 29-year-old man is facing charges after an alleged assault on a bus driver in Kelowna. RCMP were called to the Queensway Bus Loop around 4:30 p.m. March 28 where a BC Transit driver had allegedly be...
Pete McIntyre Mar 31, 2020
Parking fees suspended at Interior Health sites
Interior Health is suspending pay parking for everyone at its sites, effective April 1 until further notice. The health agency said the change is intended to help support the public, and their dedicat...
Pete McIntyre Mar 30, 2020
Open burn permits cancelled in Electoral Areas B and C
All open burning permits issued by the Regional District of North Okanagan for the fire protection areas of Electoral Areas B (Swan Lake) and C (BX / Silver Star) are cancelled from March 31 to April ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 30, 2020
Gospel Mission still providing services
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission is still helping the city’s homeless and poverty-stricken by adjusting some of its services. The supper meal, prepared in the Mission’s kitchen, is served at...
Pete McIntyre Mar 30, 2020
BC reports 86 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday for 970 total; now 94 in Interior Health
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there were 86 new COVID-19 cases in the province since the last update on Saturday, bringing the total to 970. In the Interior Health District there wer...
russ.byth@jpbg.ca Mar 30, 2020
Motorhome destroyed by fire
A fire that destroyed an RV motorhome in West Kelowna is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews say the vehicle was fully involved when they arrived at a site in the Ross Road area around 4 a.m. Mond...
Pete McIntyre Mar 30, 2020
Senior arrested after report of shots fired at residence
A 70-year-old man is facing potential charges after RCMP responded to a report of shots fired at a residence in Kelowna. Just after 4:30 p.m. on March 28, RCMP received a report of a firearm being poi...
Pete McIntyre Mar 30, 2020