Tag Archives: Okanagan

On the heels of a 17 per cent tax hike last year, Lake Country council has approved a 9.52 per cent increase as part of this year’s budget. Mayor Blair Ireland said council felt it was needed to...

RCMP officers in Kelowna handed out several dozen tickets for distracted driving during special enforcement as part of Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Officers were stationed in the 2100-block of ...

RCMP are asking the public to help identify a possible suspect in the theft of a parrot. Police say Critters Pet Store in Salmon Arm reported a theft of a Sun Conure parrot on Tuesday, March 19, which...

A total solar eclipse is a rare celestial event that always generates excitement, but next month’s version is expected to be unusually spectacular. The April 8 eclipse that will occur over a lar...

RCMP and firefighters were taking no chances with a suspicious package found in Kelowna’s Rutland area. A concerned resident turned the package over to police on Tuesday, March 19, saying it was...

There was a heavy police presence at the Orchard Park Mall in Kelowna Tuesday afternoon. The response was a result of RCMP being advised that an individual was in possession of a firearm and threateni...

The BC Wildfire Service and Westbank First Nation are conducting a cultural and prescribed fire burn of about 40 hectares in the McCulloch area on Tuesday (March 19). Smoke may be visible from Kelowna...

The B.C. government is bolstering supports to help farmers manage, collect and store water for crops and livestock. The province has invested $80 million into the Agricultural Water Infrastructure Pro...

Some frightening times on a beautiful Saturday afternoon for people around Bernard and Abbott in Kelowna About 5 p.m., police received a number of calls about a man displaying what they called ‘...

One person was taken for treatment after RCMP responded to the report of an injured person in the 400 block of Queensway in Kelowna on Saturday night (March 16). When officers arrived on scene, they l...