Tag Archives: Okanagan
Man dies in snowmobile incident
A Quebec man died after going missing while snowmobiling near Revelstoke. RCMP say the 27-year-old was snowmobiling with a group on Boulder Mountain on Saturday, Dec. 2 when he became separated. He wa...
Dec 04, 2023
Fundraiser launched for volleyball player who suffered spinal injury in crash
An online fundraiser has been launched for one of the three Thompson Rivers University (TRU) men's volleyball players who were involved in a car crash last week in Kamloops. According to organizer Cou...
Dec 04, 2023
Atmospheric river expected to drench areas over next few days
Environment Canada has issued a number of weather warnings and advisories as a new milder, wetter weather system moves in. The agency said an atmospheric river will reach B.C. today, which is expected...
Dec 04, 2023
Drought conditions unchanged in the Interior, Okanagan
Southeastern B.C. did not see any change to drought conditions on a weekly basis. The B.C. River Forecast Centre reported the Okanagan Basin was still ranked at Drought Level 2 as of Thursday, Nov. 30...
Dec 01, 2023
Local unemployment rate drops to new record low
The local joblessness rate continues to set positive records. Statistics Canada reported the unadjusted unemployment rate for the Thompson-Okanagan, which includes Vernon, fell to 3.1 per cent in Nove...
Dec 01, 2023
Award-winning singing group performs Christmas concert in Vernon
Classical music lovers will want to be at the Vernon Community Music School on Sunday Dec. 10 for a special holiday event. That’s when the award-winning Kelowna-based singing group Candesca perf...
Dec 01, 2023
Applications open for water conservation grants
Organizations undertaking water projects in the Okanagan can apply for some additional funding. The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has opened applications for it’s Water Conservation and Qual...
Dec 01, 2023
Over 100 sextortion reports to RCMP this year
RCMP in the Okanagan are urging parents and caregivers to have conversations with their children about the dangers of sextortion in the wake of the recent suicide of a 12-year-old boy in Prince George...
Nov 30, 2023
More temporary homes coming to Kelowna
Kelowna is seeing another 60 temporary homes built to house people experiencing homelessness. Construction on the temporary homes at 2740 Highway 97 North, is set to begin in early-December, which is ...
Nov 30, 2023
Vernon hosts national curling championships, public invited to watch some of the game’s best
They are classified as seniors, but they really aren’t that old. The top 50-and-older curlers in Canada will be in Vernon Dec. 3 to 9 for the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships at the...
Nov 30, 2023