Tag Archives: Okanagan
SunRype sold
Okanagan-based SunRype Products has a new owner. Lassonde Industries Inc., based in Rougemont, Quebec, announced today that two of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of ...
Pete McIntyre Oct 29, 2019
SunRype sold
Okanagan-based SunRype Products has a new owner. Lassonde Industries Inc., based in Rougemont, Quebec, announced today that two of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of ...
Pete McIntyre Oct 29, 2019
Fire at former school district building
The former school district building on Dilworth Drive, across from Orchard Park Mall, was damaged by a fire Tuesday morning. It may have started in some surrounding trees and spread to the structure. ...
Pete McIntyre Oct 29, 2019
Police looking for witnesses to restaurant robbery
Mounties have released photos of a suspect in a recent robbery at a Kelowna restaurant. The Subway in the 3000 block of Pandosy Street was robbed just before 9:30 p.m. on October 21. The male suspect ...
Pete McIntyre Oct 29, 2019
Province provides cash for wine industry guide
When a consumer pops the cork on a bottle of B.C. wine, it marks the end of a long journey from soil to shelf for the winery and winemaker. To help more wineries and winemakers with that journey, the ...
Beach Radio Oct 26, 2019
RCMP investigate targeted shooting incident
RCMP have apprehended a suspect, who now faces a number of potential charges following a shooting carried out in the small town of Hedley early Friday morning. “On October 25, 2019 just minutes ...
Pete McIntyre Oct 25, 2019
‘We can’t live without them:’ UBCO spider expert dispels myths
Spiders are some people’s biggest fear, but a UBC Okanagan spider expert says the fear is misplaced. Matt Nelson, a biology lecturer with the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, says d...
Pete McIntyre Oct 24, 2019
Injured biker airlifted to hospital
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue had to call in air support from their Vernon counterparts for an injured mountain biker on Wednesday. The man had crashed on the trails above West Kelowna and needed...
russ.byth@jpbg.ca Oct 24, 2019
City secures land for fire station
The City of West Kelowna has announced deals to buy property in Lakeview Heights which will allow for the relocation of Fire Station No. 32. The City has agreed to purchase 2509 and 2513 Harmon Road a...
Pete McIntyre Oct 23, 2019
Business Watch Crime Prevention Program Launched
A new crime prevention program to help businesses in West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation has been launched. Business Watch is modeled after the Block Watch residential program, and has business...
Pete McIntyre Oct 22, 2019