Tag Archives: Okanagan

Public pool users in Kelowna will be displaced until January. The City of Kelowna said the pool and aquatic area at Parkinson Recreation Centre would be temporarily closed due a boiler failure that re...

A police officer in West Kelowna will not be facing charges after a suspect was injured during an arrest. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO BC) was tasked with investigating the incid...

Open burning restrictions have been lifted as of Monday, Oct. 16 in the Central Okanagan. The Regional District of Central Okanagan said permits are available for eligible property owners from their l...

The Canadian government is helping build a skilled workforce in British Columbia. The government announced an investment of $3 million through the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (Pacifi...

The provincial government is taking steps to open more housing options by regulating the short-term rental market. The B.C. NDP introduced legislation Monday, Oct. 16, to regulate short-term rentals o...

Plans for a $241 million loan for recreational facilities in Kelowna are moving forward after an alternative approval process (AAP) failed to generate enough opposition. The City of Kelowna said a tot...

Police in Kelowna are seeking the male suspects involved in an altercation in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 13. The RCMP say several males were allegedly involved in an altercation behind the shoppi...

RCMP are recommending 18 charges against a woman accused of fraudulently using a credit card. Police say the victim reported that a credit card, which he had disposed of two years earlier, had recentl...

A rare annular solar eclipse will occur Saturday over parts of British Columbia. The eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Earth and sun, treating viewers to a bright halo surrounding the b...

The Supreme Court of Canada’s refusal to hear a Hells Angels challenge of B.C.’s forfeiture of three clubhouses will “put criminals on notice,” the province’s pubic safet...