Tag Archives: Okanagan
UPDATE: Suspect arrested after Sikh student attacked on Kelowna bus
UPDATE: Sept. 14, 2023 Vernon Matters Staff Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a Sikh high school student in Kelowna being pepper sprayed after an incident on a transit bus on Monday. M...
Sep 13, 2023
Dozens of warnings issued to speeders in school zones
Police say they handed out 88 warnings to drivers in school zones in Kelowna during the first week of back to school. RCMP and BC Highway Patrol officers visited numerous schools in the Kelowna region...
Sep 13, 2023
Bear necessities: animals on fall forage
With fall just around the corner, people going to regional and community parks should be prepared for possible bear sightings. With ripening fruit and spawning Kokanee salmon returning to streams, rep...
Sep 13, 2023
City and CUPE staff ratify new deal
The City of Kelowna and its employees, who are members of CUPE, have a new two-year contract agreement which goes into effect next January 1. It provides for 4 per cent wage increases each year plus a...
Sep 13, 2023
Final suspects sentenced in $258 million drug seizure in North Okanagan
A federal investigation that led to the discovery of one of the largest drug super-labs in B.C., and the conviction of all six suspects, has wrapped up with the last two suspects being sentenced to 11...
Sep 12, 2023
Evacuation orders downgraded for McDougall Creek fire
UPDATE: 1 p.m. The number of properties on evacuation order due to the McDougall Creek fire is down to 380 after 25 homes along Westside Road were downgraded to alerts Monday night. And today, emergen...
Sep 12, 2023
Garage damaged in morning fire
Kelowna fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 1100 block of Felix Road around 5 a.m. Tuesday. Flames were coming out of the roof of garage when they arrived. “First arriving crews were...
Sep 12, 2023
Single lane opening at rock slide site
Traffic is once again flowing on Highway 97 north of Summerland, but the going will be slow. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said a single, alternating lane opened as of 6 p.m. Monda...
Sep 11, 2023
Body found by firefighters
Police say a dead man was found after a brush fire was put out in Kelowna. On Sept. 10 just before 2 a.m., Kelowna RCMP were contacted by the Kelowna Fire Department to attend a small brush fire off t...
Sep 11, 2023
B.C. sets up climate emergency task force amid wildfire crisis
British Columbia will form an expert disaster task force to rapidly deploy to, respond to and support people and communities facing emergencies amid a historic wildfire season that has destroyed about...
Sep 11, 2023