Tag Archives: Okanagan

A new collective agreement has been ratified by the City of West Kelowna and close to 200 of its staff. The four year deal was reached by the city and the Association of Local Government Employees Uni...

UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. RCMP say a vehicle belonging to a high risk missing 79-year old man reported earlier has been located near Beaver Lake Road and Dee Lake Road in the Lake Country area. Alan Francescu...

Two Okanagan municipalities will need to meet provincial housing targets to accomodate growth in the community. Kelowna and West Kelowna were among 20 B.C. municipalities identified as priority commun...

A Kelowna resident is making plans for the future after winning the top prize in BC Lotteries’ Set for Life game. Maureen Lee couldn’t believe it when she found out she won $675,000. "You'...

Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated in...

A high-profile offender in the North Okanagan is facing new charges. Curtis Sagmoen is facing two criminal charges in Kamloops provincial court for possession of a firearm contrary to an order, and wi...

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a deceased person was discovered in a rural area outside Kelowna. The Southeast District RCMP's Major Crime Unit said the body was found in a creek ...

The Independent Investigation Office has found that a Kelowna RCMP officer that abandoned a wellness check in January was not responsible for the person’s death. The man had died the previous da...

Afie Jurvanen, also known as Bahamas, is leaning into country music with his recently released album Bootcut - a fresh collection of songs on an upcoming tour through Canada, starting in the West. Rol...

With the new regulations to limit short-term rentals in B.C. coming online next month, the province has released further details. The Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act takes effect May 1, for commu...