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More than 200 people in Thompson-Okanagan have died from toxic drugs
The four big cities in the Thompson-Okanagan region make up 10% of BC’s overdose deaths…
Snowfall alerts for Coquihalla and Trans-Canada highways
A snowfall alert has been issued today, Dec. 3. Heavy snow is expected to continue…
Trumpeter swan rescued in North Okanagan had yet to migrate south
The trumpeter swan can be seen throughout the Okanagan. With its striking black and white…
West Kelowna passes Penticton to become Thompson-Okanagan’s 4th largest city
A growth spurt in West Kelowna in the past year has pushed it ahead of…
Increase in solar activity means more chances to see northern lights in Kamloops, Okanagan
If you've always dreamed of seeing the northern lights, you could get lucky this year…
More heavy snow on Southern Interior mountain passes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Another storm is moving through the B.C. Interior today and tonight, Dec. 6, following the system that dumped snow in mountain passes on Saturday. Environment Canada has issued another special weather statement warning drivers to be prepared for heavy snow on the upper elevation highways. Another frontal system is crossing the Interior today...
Heavy snow on B.C. Interior mountain passes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – An intense storm system moving across B.C. this weekend is expected to dump snow on the mountain passes in the Interior. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements warning of heavy snow today, Dec. 5, and tomorrow on the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Hope, and on Highway 3 in the Allison Pass...
Crash on Okanagan Connector kills three people
MERRITT – Three people in a U-Haul van were killed last night on the Highway 97C when it slammed into the back of a semi transporting crushed cars. The crash happened at about 8:45 p.m., Nov. 6, about six kilometres east of Merritt, according to a media release from RCMP Central Interior Traffic Services. “The...
Interior Health Authority old stomping ground for new CEO
KELOWNA - The new head of the Interior Health Authority spent the first week on the job travelling and expects to to do a lot more before things settle down. “I was out talking with staff, physicians, community leaders, volunteers. I’m just going around to communities and listening to what people are telling me. I...
More snow falling on Coq and Hope-Princeton
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A dump of snow on the Coquihalla and the Hope-Princeton highways overnight is being following with another heavy snowfall today. A vigorous cold front passed through the Southwest Interior overnight dropping 10 to 15 centimetres of snow on the Coquihalla Summit and the Allison Pass, according to a Special Weather Statement from Environment...
Windstorm slams BC interior knocking power out to 39,000
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A major wind storm blew through the B.C. interior Saturday afternoon, March 14, knocking down trees and breaking branches which in turn hit hydro lines cutting the power to about 39,000. In the Thompson-Okanagan area just under 1,000 B.C. Hydro customers are still without power as of 1 p.m., Sunday, March 15 due...
Major snowfall for mountain pass highways in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Winter appears to be reluctant to release it’s icy grip on the mountain pass highways in the Thompson-Okanagan. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of 10 to 20 centimetres of snow by Monday morning. Meteorologist Ross Macdonald says a strong front over Washington State combined with falling freezing levels will...
What nurse practitioners bring to our health care system: Interior Health wants you to know
KELOWNA - What began as a study to figure out how Interior Health nurse practitioners could be better incorporated into the health system has turned into three instructional videos for the public to help them understand the role of NPs. The study, conducted by Interior Health and the School of Nursing at UBC Okanagan, was...