Tag Archives: Okanagan

Evacuation alerts lifted for Okanagan fire
With the Glen Lake wildfire now being held, all of the remaining evacuation alerts have been lifted and the local state of emergency for the Regional District of Central Okanagan has ended. The fire, ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 28, 2023

Campfire ban lifted for Central Okanagan
As of today (Sept. 28), campfires are once again allowed in the most areas of the Central Okanagan. The Regional District of Central Okanagan has lifted the ban that had been in place since June 7. ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 28, 2023

Bear statue stolen from Kelowna restaurant
Kelowna RCMP is seeking information on the theft of a large bear statue. Mounties sau the six-foot tall wooden bear statue was reported stolen from a restaurant in the 1700 block of Pier Mac Way on th...
Liam Verster Sep 27, 2023

Classic, showroom condition truck reportedly stolen in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP are searching for a stolen antique truck. Mounties say the owner reported the classic truck was stolen from a secured and fenced parking lot in the 1300 block of St. Paul Street sometime ...
Liam Verster Sep 27, 2023

Murder suspect pleads guilty to lesser charge
The suspect in a Vernon murder case has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. Paige Courteney Howse pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the case of the death of Kelowna’s Alishia Lemp in Vernon Sup...
Liam Verster Sep 27, 2023

Campfire ban will be lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
The B.C. Wildfire Service will be lifting its campfire ban for the Kamloops Fire Centre. The provincial firefighting service stated the cooler wetter weather has improved conditions, allowing for the ...
Liam Verster Sep 27, 2023

Prolific offender from Alberta apprehended in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP have arrested a known prolific offender from Alberta. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Kelowna RCMP’s Target Team located a vehicle suspected of recent criminal activity. The vehicle, a blac...
Liam Verster Sep 26, 2023

Most of orders and alerts lifted for McDougall Creek fire
Almost all of the evacuation orders and alerts connected to the McDougall Creek fire have been lifted. The news comes after the BC Wildfire Service reported the five-week-old fire was being held and n...
Pete McIntyre Sep 21, 2023

Scammer using police phone number
Police suspect someone is using caller ID spoofing technology after a complaint about scammers calling on the Kelowna RCMP’s non-emergency phone line. The complainant was initially contacted fro...
Pete McIntyre Sep 21, 2023

Highway 97 reopening to two lanes at rock slide site
Traffic will once again be flowing smoothly on Highway 97 in the Central Okanagan. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that, as of noon Friday, Sept. 22, two lanes of Highway 9...
Liam Verster Sep 21, 2023