Tag Archives: Okanagan
Pilot project for new water meters
A pilot project is being launched to upgrade aging water meters and metering equipment in the Kelowna Water Utility with automatic reading. Two hundred properties have been selected for upgrades to wa...
Pete McIntyre Sep 16, 2019
Airport Tim’s gets upgrade
Upgrades to improve the customer experience at Tim Hortons are now underway at Kelowna International Airport (YLW). The Tim Hortons located in the terminal before security screening will undergo impro...
Pete McIntyre Sep 16, 2019
Spaces joins Innovation Centre
Kelowna's Innovation Centre has completed four years of construction and has welcomed the global co-working company, Spaces. The Innovation Centre, at the corner of Ellis and Doyle, is being called th...
Pete McIntyre Sep 16, 2019
Province rakes in $ from speculation, vacancy tax
(File photo/ID 25752262 Wenling01 | Dreamstime.com) B.C. Finance Minister Carole James said Thursday the province has raked in $115 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year where the speculation and vacanc...
Beach Radio Sep 12, 2019
Volunteers Give $1.5 Million to JoeAnna’s House
It's one of the largest cash gifts for JoeAnna's House, and it comes courtesy of 400-plus auxiliary members and volunteers to the KGH Foundation. The hospital's four volunteer-run businesses have anno...
Beach Radio Sep 10, 2019
Popular West Kelowna beach closed for repairs
Rotary Beach in West Kelowna to close for a month. (Photo submitted/City of West Kelowna) The City of West Kelowna will close Rotary Park, including the beach and parking lot areas, starting We...
Beach Radio Sep 10, 2019
Kelowna’s 55+ BC Games about to begin
(Archery is one sport among more than 30 at the games. 55+ BC Games website photo) Let the games begin: the 55+ BC Games are here! Some 4,000 athletes and supporters from around the province will comp...
Beach Radio Sep 09, 2019
UBCO champ takes gold in Lima
(Rob Shaw swings for victory. UBCO/submitted photo) UBC’s Rob Shaw served up victory for Canada at the recent Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. Shaw is the first-ever Parapan American Quad-t...
Beach Radio Sep 09, 2019
Saturday night lightning show
The skies lit up on Saturday night with one of the most spectacular lightning storms in recent memory. Hundreds, if not thousands, of lighting strikes, could be seen throughout the night, starting wes...
Pete McIntyre Sep 08, 2019
Update: Saturday night lightning show; rain helps firefighting efforts
Update 6 p.m. The rain today is helping firefighting efforts in the Kamloops Fire Centre. The B.C Wildfire Service provided the following updates: With cooler temperatures and precipitation in the reg...
Pete McIntyre Sep 08, 2019