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Saturday busiest day of the year so far for Central Okanagan rescue group
March 27, 2022 - 10:53 AM

The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team has the busiest day of the year yesterday with two rescue operations and a cheque presentation.
Kelowna sledders donate $15K to rescue group after being saved near Revelstoke
December 24, 2021 - 9:20 AM

Three years ago, snowmobilers Andrew MacLeod and TJ Dumonceaux were saved by a search and rescue and rescue group. Today, Dec. 24, they paid it forward by making a $15,000 donation to Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.
Man who walked away from Lake Country crash found at home by search teams
December 02, 2021 - 11:44 AM

A vehicle that lost control in Lake Country went flipping into an orchard and police were unable to locate the driver upon arrival.
Okanagan search and rescue team isn't enthused about new app promoted by emergency responders
October 11, 2021 - 2:50 PM

A new app being promoted by the RCMP and emergency dispatchers as an effective tool for backcountry adventurers is not being met with the same amount of enthusiasm from the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team.
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue says 2021 busiest season ever
October 01, 2021 - 9:21 AM

The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team has experienced a record-breaking year for call outs.
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team uses UTV to help injured rock climber
September 12, 2021 - 8:53 AM

Yesterday morning the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team attended to an injured rock climber in Myra Canyon.
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue needs help in funding new home
September 10, 2021 - 1:42 PM

Volunteers who do everything from backcountry rescues to looking for lost children and missing seniors in the Central Okanagan are looking for community support to find and fund a new home.
Search and rescue stands down in search for missing Kamloops diver in Okanagan Lake
May 25, 2021 - 11:21 AM

After one of the longest search efforts in Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team’s history, the volunteer organization has been ordered by the RCMP to stand down.
Backcountry skier rescues himself at Big White
March 08, 2021 - 9:50 AM

A major search effort was called off last night, March 8, after a backcountry skier at Big White Ski Resort managed to make his own way to safety.
Person in medical distress rescued in Fintry area north of Kelowna
January 06, 2021 - 12:04 PM

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue volunteers were called to to help the RCMP in a search to locate someone in medical distress in the Fintry area north of Kelowna last night.
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Driverless bus could become part of the Rail Trail in Kelowna
A joint UBCO-City of Kelowna study on transit options for the Okanagan Rail Trail through the city is stopping users to get their thoughts. “The need from the city was to explore the opportunity for this corridor, that is available to

New Asian fusion eatery opens in downtown Vernon
An Asian restaurant located in the heart of Vernon opened this month. Jade Asian Kitchen specializes in authentic Chinese cuisine, Japanese sushi and Canadian comfort foods. “We love it here in Vernon and are getting lots of pos

Front companies being used to launder illicit cannabis cash: intelligence agency
OTTAWA - Canada’s financial intelligence agency says a wide range of businesses — from food wholesalers to electronics repair services — are being used to disguise the proceeds of illicit cannabis operations. In a new oper

Peachland golf course project comes with hundreds of homes
More than a decade after first being approved, work is expected to start next year on a new golf course and up to 500 homes on what’s known as the Ponderosa lands in upper Peachland. In 2011, a plan for those lands was approved by the

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