Tag Archives: Okanagan

City names new fire chief
The Kelowna Fire Department has promoted from within for the city’s new fire chief. Dwight Seymour will replace Travis Whiting, who is moving to Whitehorse to be fire chief. Seymour joined the K...
Russ Byth Feb 01, 2024

Canucks get Lindholm from Flames for Kuzmenko, draft picks
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames, the team announced Wednesday night. In exchange, the Flames will receive forward Andrei Kuzmenko, defencemen Hunter ...
Pete McIntyre Jan 31, 2024

Okanagan man wins $100K lotto prize
A Penticton resident has taken home some significant cash in a lottery win. Steven Wilson won $100,000 in the December 23, 2023, Lotto 6/49 draw, but didn’t have it checked until nearly a month ...
Liam Verster Jan 31, 2024

‘Denim in the Dirt’ chosen as theme for 123rd IPE
The Interior Provincial Exhibition (IPE) will be incorporating the theme ‘Denim in the Dirt’ into its 2024 event in Armstrong. The theme for the 123rd IPE is ‘Denim in the Dirt’...
Liam Verster Jan 31, 2024

Family gifts $1 million to movement disorder clinic
Barry Humphreys left an indelible footprint in the potash industry in Canada and now he is hoping to do the same in an area of health care that hits close to home for the retired octogenarian. Through...
Pete McIntyre Jan 31, 2024

Child dies after being hit by vehicle
RCMP say a two-year-old child has died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident near Falkland. Police say the child was struck by a vehicle on a rural property off Highway 97 Monday afternoon...
Liam Verster Jan 30, 2024

Okanagan College backs province’s international student changes
The president of Okanagan College says they strongly support the measures announced by the B.C. government aimed at ensuring international students have a positive experience in the province. Dr. Neil...
Pete McIntyre Jan 29, 2024

Tools available to protect people from online distribution of intimate images
The province has unveiled new services to protect people who have had their intimate images and videos shared online. Two new services were launched as the Intimate Images Protection Act came into eff...
Liam Verster Jan 29, 2024

B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students
British Columbia’s post-secondary education minister says no new institutions will be allowed to enrol international students for two years as the province seeks to eliminate “exploitive p...
Pete McIntyre Jan 29, 2024

Crews attend suspicious structure fire
The Kelowna Fire Department had 15 members on the scene of a structure fire Monday morning. The dispatch centre received multiple calls about the fire at a residence at 1826 Bernard Avenue around 4:40...
Pete McIntyre Jan 29, 2024