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Traffic delays in Lake Country due to busy road repairs tomorrow
Drivers going through Lake Country should be prepared for delays this week as the district…
Countdown to a ‘navigable’ Oyama canal begins with dredging underway
After years of fighting through bureaucratic red tape, community organizing and raising nearly $100,000 dollars,…
Truck thief chased down and caught by owner in Lake Country
A stolen truck owner saw someone driving their vehicle in Kelowna, and decided to get…
Former Lake Country student with MS claims school district discriminated against her
A former Lake Country high school student has won the first round of a BC…
Lake Country pilot’s float plane underwent alterations before crash that killed three people: TSB
ALERT BAY, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says a float plane that crashed into a remote island off B.C., killing three people, had undergone a series of modifications to change how it operated.
Busiest construction year ever for Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – B.C.’s fastest growing community is working to keep up with the infrastructure needed to support all the construction activity. Lake Country had it’s busiest year of construction in the district’s 20 year history in 2015, 36 per cent higher than 2014, according to a media release. There was over $68 million worth...
Shed fire in Lake Country quickly put out
LAKE COUNTRY - A minor shed fire in Lake Country early this morning was partially extinguished before fire crews arrived. Firefighters from both the Lake Country and Kelowna Fire Departments were called around 2 a.m., Dec. 13, to the shed fire at a mobile home on Beaver Lake Road, according to a media release. Kelowna...
Cram the Cruiser overwhelming success in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A fundraiser for the Lake Country Food Bank gets more successful every year. The 4th annual Cram the Cruiser event was held on yesterday, Dec. 5, raising over $3,700 in cash and gathering over 3,000 lbs. of non-perishable food and other items, according to a media release. Members of the Lake Country...
Diamond ring found in Vernon Walmart glove returned to rightful owner
VERNON – A woman from Lake Country quickly bought a pair of gloves at the Walmart in Vernon as she and her daughter headed to the city’s Downtown Light Up event Friday evening, Nov. 27. When Tanya Krcmar put on the gloves, one of her fingers slipped through what she says felt like a ring....
Lake Country man arrested for lighting house on fire
LAKE COUNTRY – A Lake Country man has been arrested for a suspicious fire at a house on the corner of Highway 97 and Beaver Lake Road this week. Emergency services were called to a fire at a house at 3109 Beaver Lake Rd. around 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2. A bystander, Dean Bose of...
Lake Country house fire sparks arrest
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP have a man in custody following a house fire in Lake Country this morning. Fire crews, police and an ambulance were dispatched to the blaze at 3109 Beaver Lake Road, near Highway 97 at about 10:11 a.m., Nov. 2. Dean Bose of Oyama says he saw a man in his 50s...
Small fire evacuates Lake Country business
LAKE COUNTRY – A minor fire in an extraction fan forced the evacuation of a Lake Country steel supply business today. Crews from the Lake Country and Kelowna Fire Departments were called to the fire at A.J. Forsyth at 8955 Grigg Rd. at about 11:56 a.m., Oct. 23, according to a media release. Firefighters found...
Would you like fries with your unsolved crimes?
KELOWNA – RCMP have released details on three unsolved crimes in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country, including stolen guns, credit card fraud and a man who broke into a fast food restaurant and stole boxes of food. On Sept. 5, a suspect used two stolen cards, a bank card and a credit card, to...
Man steals from Lake Country laundromat
LAKE COUNTRY - In early October a man entered the Winfield Coin Laundry and used a technique to get the coin dispensing machine to give him coins without paying for them. The incident happened around 12:30 p.m., Oct. 5, when the unknown man entered the Highway 97 location and began ‘stringing’ the machine. RCMP describe...
Suspects who shot Lake Country man during home invasion still at large
LAKE COUNTRY – The suspects and the victims of a home invasion and shooting in Lake Country likely knew each other, say Kelowna RCMP. Last Sunday night, Oct. 4, two men entered the home of a Lake Country couple just before midnight. RCMP won’t say if anything was stolen but a media release sent Monday...