Tag Archives: Okanagan
Kelowna Pride announces dates for 2020 celebrations
Kelowna’s 2020 Pride celebrations will run from June 6 to the 14. Organizers are hoping for even more participation than last year when over 12,000 people turned out for the Pride March downtown...
Pete McIntyre Feb 21, 2020
Okanagan teens learn more about booming tech industry
More than 200 teens from high schools throughout the Okanagan spent Thursday at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus for a day of learning about technology and innovation. Organized by Junior Achie...
Pete McIntyre Feb 20, 2020
Rockets make coaching change
Kelowna Rockets have released head coach Adam Foote and replaced him with assistant coach Kris Mallette on an interim basis. President and GM Bruce Hamilton says the team has struggled since the Chris...
Pete McIntyre Feb 19, 2020
Air Canada uses 767 for YLW to Toronto service
The largest aircraft to offer scheduled service at Kelowna International Airport, will begin operating this summer. Air Canada will use a Boeing 767-300ER for daily, non-stop service from Kelowna (YLW...
Pete McIntyre Feb 19, 2020
Combative shoplifter arrested
A Kelowna man is facing potential charges after allegedly stealing from a store and threatening a loss prevention officer. Police say a man stole merchandise from a business in the 1400 block of Harve...
Pete McIntyre Feb 19, 2020
Gas stop turns ‘golden’ for great grandmother
Lillian Williamson's decision to stop for gas in Golden, B.C., en route to visit her new great-grandson in Kelowna, is filling her with excitement after she matched all four numbers playing the Extra ...
Pete McIntyre Feb 18, 2020
Drugs seized in trafficking probe
Police seized drugs such as heroin, cocaine and ketamine after executing a search warrant at a home in Kelowna’s Lower Mission area. The warrant in the 600 block of Tomby Court on Friday was rel...
Pete McIntyre Feb 18, 2020
UPDATE: Teenage snowmobiler spends cold night out in the wild
UPDATE 4 p.m. Vernon Search and Rescue members were the first to spot a young snowmobiler who got separated from his family in the Graystokes area east of Kelowna Monday. The 14-year-old Kelowna boy s...
Pete McIntyre Feb 18, 2020
RCMP arrest alleged impaired driver after collision
A man faces potential impaired driving charges after a vehicle hit a power pole in Kelowna. RCMP received a report of a car colliding with a pole in the 200 block of Valley Road in Kelowna Saturday at...
Pete McIntyre Feb 17, 2020
Fifth case of coronavirus in Interior Health region
A fifth case of the coronavirus - or COVID-19 - has been reported in British Columbia, and this one hits closer to home. Officials say a woman in her 30s who lives in the Interior Health region return...
Pete McIntyre Feb 14, 2020