Tag Archives: Okanagan
B.C. virus total jumps again
B.C government officials are confirming new cases of the coronavirus. “We are announcing six new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 27 in British Columbia,” said provincial health officer D...
Pete McIntyre Mar 07, 2020
Boil water notice lifted for Pritchard neighbourhood
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health Authority, has rescinded a Boil Water Notice enacted on Wednesday (March 3) after an accidental non-municipal related water main break. T...
Pete McIntyre Mar 06, 2020
Real estate market continues to recover
The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board will be watching for the impact of the recent Bank of Canada interest rate cut — as well as the coronavirus — on home sales in the valley. President...
Pete McIntyre Mar 06, 2020
Boil water notice issued
A boil water notice has been issued for those water customers still receiving water from the former South East Kelowna Irrigation District (SEKID) distribution system as a domestic drinking water sour...
Pete McIntyre Mar 06, 2020
Eight new cases of coronavirus
The provincial health officer says there are eight more cases of suspected coronavirus in B.C. Dr. Bonnie Henry says that brings the total to 21 in the province. Four of the new ones are related to a ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 05, 2020
Coffee run ends in jail cell for wanted man
There's no bad time to go for a coffee, as a West Kelowna RCMP officer found over the weekend. On March 1 at 2:30 a.m., the officer was waiting in a drive-thru line at a local coffee shop when she dis...
Pete McIntyre Mar 05, 2020
Teens arrested as drugs, guns and cash seized from crime group
Police seized drugs, guns and around $30,000 in cash after a bust in the 1200 block of Kelowna’s Ellis Street. Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy said the search warrant was part of a drug trafficking prob...
Pete McIntyre Mar 04, 2020
Open burning gets green light
Residents may notice smoke in the Smith Creek area of West Kelowna, but there is no cause for alarm. The city said it’s part of wildfire mitigation near the Powers Creek water treatment plant. &...
Pete McIntyre Mar 04, 2020
Ten people taken into custody in drug trafficking sweep
Illegal drugs, prohibited devices and stolen property were seized after police executed a search warrant at a residence in Kelowna’s Rutland area. Community Safety Unit officers were at a proper...
Pete McIntyre Mar 03, 2020
Another tool to reach functional zero homelessness
Kelowna is going to find out more about the people who are homeless in the community. The Central Okanagan Journey Home Society has announced its participation with Built for Zero Canada, a national e...
Pete McIntyre Mar 03, 2020