Tag Archives: Okanagan
Search continues for missing senior in rural area
Police are seeking information on a missing senior as the search for the man continues. RCMP said Allan Allan Francescutti, a 79-year-old Kelowna man, went missing on April 16. Police said Francescutt...
May 03, 2024
Mobile home damaged in fire, occupant requires treatment
One person was taken to hospital after an overnight mobile home fire in Kelowna. Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 1800 block of Watson Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday, and found a mobile...
May 03, 2024
Open burning ban in place until October
Large fires won’t be permitted for the next several months. Effective at noon today (Friday, May 3), Category 3 open burnings will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, including in...
May 03, 2024
Kelowna-area homicide victim was missing Kamloops man
RCMP say they believe a Kamloops man who went missing last month was the victim of a homicide. In a news release issued Wednesday (May 1), Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said a man’s body was discovered ne...
May 01, 2024
Police probe culminates with seizure of stolen property and drugs
RCMP seized drugs, weapons and more than $200,000 in stolen property after executing two search warrants in West Kelowna. The operation conducted in March by the Kelowna RCMP’s Proactive Enforce...
May 01, 2024
Rockets auctioning off helmets for charity
Fans of local hockey are able to get their hands on some memorabilia. The Kelowna Rockets are auctioning off game-worn white helmets from this past season, with all proceeds going to local charities. ...
May 01, 2024
Vehicles, structures damaged in fire
Several structures, vehicles and boats were damaged in a hedge fire that spread in Kelowna. The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Barkley Road. Crews found a large hedge on f...
Apr 30, 2024
‘New chapter of baseball’: ball field gets upgrade funding
Kelowna has received a grant of $72,500 from the Jays Care Foundation to upgrade the baseball fields at Edith Gay Park. The city, in partnership with the Central Okanagan Minor Baseball Association, w...
Apr 30, 2024
Highway 97 rock slide blasting planned through May, road won’t fully reopen for several months
Work is ongoing to ensure the slope along Highway 97 where a major rockslide occurred last summer is safe. Blasting at the site of the August 28 rockslide north of Summerland has been ongoing periodic...
Apr 30, 2024
Abandoned home torn down after fire
Smoke from a structure fire in West Kelowna on Sunday night was highly visible from Highway 97. Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the blaze at an abandoned house in the 1800 block of Ross Road arou...
Apr 29, 2024