Klaug2021

Drought is forcing Kelowna to threaten fines for watering lawns on off days
As the drought deepens in the Okanagan, the City of Kelowna has announced it could…

275 of 464 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. are in the Interior Health region
The torrid pace of COVID-19 infections in the Interior Health region continues to grow daily.…

Bars and nightclubs hardest hit by new COVID restrictions in the Central Okanagan
A number of new health orders are being imposed on the Central Okanagan as 56…

Evacuation orders in effect for Central Okanagan properties due to White Rock Lake wildfire
The Central Okanagan Regional District has issued evacuation orders in the west electoral area due…

Multiple Okanagan businesses close temporarily due to potential COVID-19 exposures
Multiple Okanagan businesses have decided to temporarily close for the weekend due to potential COVID-19…

Peachland councillor censured for pressuring district manager to approve unpermitted deck
Pete Coolio, a District of Peachland councillor, has been censured by his fellow councillors for…

Wildfire near Highway 97C between West Kelowna and Peachland still classified as out of control
A wildfire burning to the north of Highway 97C is still classified as out of…

Huge increase in Interior Health COVID cases come largely from the Delta variant
The record number of COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region is attributable, in part,…

Kelowna needs to rethink a massive new park as a gift from a developer, group says
The City of Kelowna has a chance to get 246 acres of parkland in the…

Kelowna Olympian returns home from Tokyo, says biggest challenge for an athlete is mental
The biggest challenge for an Olympic swimmer is not the four hours a day spent…

Cool weekend weather, forecast for rain also comes with wind
Rain could fall in the Thompson and Okanagan regions as early as tomorrow, Aug. 6,…

402 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. with 234 in Interior Health
The COVID-19 pandemic just won’t go away as the number of new cases continues to…

More than a quarter of B.C. homeowners plan to sell their homes in the next few years
A recent Insights West survey found that 73 per cent of B.C. residents are expecting…

Man who escaped multiple assassination attempts dies in Enderby
A West Kelowna man who survived multiple assassination attempts and was considered a "threat" by…

Man arrested in Kelowna area after drugs, handgun, weapons found in vehicle
A man in the Kelowna area has been arrested after police officers found drugs, a…