Tag Archives: Okanagan
Police say Alberta sex assault suspect may have victims in Okanagan
Police say a man charged in relation to an alleged child abduction and sexual assault in Edmonton also lived and worked in other places including Vernon and Kelowna. And police say he may have had vic...
Pete McIntyre Mar 24, 2020
Some BC Parks closed due to social distancing concerns; Kal Lake Park still open
While some provincial parks are being shut down over social distancing concerns, Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park in Greater Vernon remains open. The province said parks throughout B.C. are seeing an in...
Pete McIntyre Mar 24, 2020
How you can help local businesses through the pandemic
(This is a column provided by the Better Business Bureau of B.C.) The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has put a ‘spoke in the wheel’ of B.C.’s business community, with many businesse...
Better Business Bureau Mar 24, 2020
Assault suspect arrested in Kelowna
A Surrey man remains in police custody facing numerous potential charges in Kelowna after a concerned citizen called the RCMP to report a woman crying for help early Monday morning. On Mar. 23, just a...
Kate Bouey Mar 23, 2020
B.C government announces $5 billion COVID action plan
The B.C. government has announced a $5 billion economic action plan focussing on people, services and business during the Covid-19 pandemic. Premier John Horgan calls it an action plan for the economy...
Kate Bouey Mar 23, 2020
City honours former mayor Jim Stuart
City flags in Kelowna are at half-mast today to mark the passing of long-time Mayor Jim Stuart. A city news release said Stuart served as a bridge between the city's agricultural roots to the growing ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 23, 2020
“They need to have someone at our table”: Kamloops councillor frustrated with COVID-19 communication from Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor says he’s not happy with how public communication around the COVID-19 pandemic is being handled by Interior Health. Upon hearing that participants of a local cur...
Dylana Kneeshaw Mar 22, 2020
Sun Peaks Health Centre confirms area doctor tested positive for COVID-19
SUN PEAKS - The Sun Peaks Health Centre has added further details into a recent report of one resident testing positive for COVID-19. In a release today (Mar. 22), Sun Peaks Health Centre’s Medi...
Dylana Kneeshaw Mar 22, 2020
Employers urged to take all precautions to minimize Covid spread
As the challenges caused by the COVID-19 outbreak continue to shift, the B.C. government and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, are taking unprecedented measures to slow the transmission. Re...
Pete McIntyre Mar 22, 2020
B.C. COVID update: Restaurants allowed to deliver liquor with meal deliveries; Premier to announce relief plan
In order to reinforce social distancing orders and help support workers in the restaurant industry, the B.C. government is making changes to temporarily allow restaurants to deliver liquor products al...
Pete McIntyre Mar 22, 2020