News Items tag as: COVID-19

Habitat for Humanity Okanagan Restore moves online
April 04, 2020 - 6:00 PM

As stores shutter their doors to prevent the spread of COVID-19, West Kelowna’s Habitat for Humanity Restore is now selling items online.
COVID-19 case identified at Kamloops army and navy club
April 04, 2020 - 3:58 PM

Interior Health has announced that a person with COVID-19 recently visited the Anavets 290 Army & Navy Club between March 13 and 17.
Kamloops, Okanagan breweries, wineries and cideries that deliver to your door
April 04, 2020 - 2:30 PM

Leaving the house is stressful these days. But there's nothing better than a local craft beer, glass of wine or cider to help ease you through this quarantine.
Interior Health clarifies: Should pet groomers still be open?
April 04, 2020 - 1:30 PM

B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has made it very clear that hair, nail and all other beauty salons must close, but what about pet groomers?
UPDATE: 'We are seeming to flatten our curve,' 29 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C., 2 new cases in Interior Health
April 04, 2020 - 12:09 PM

The number of new cases reported in B.C. is the lowest in weeks, according to an announcement today from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Past failures may have helped protect long term care homes from COVID-19: lawyer
April 04, 2020 - 8:00 AM

The fact that COVID-19 hasn’t yet moved into long term care homes outside the Lower Mainland may be due, in part, to the fact that families of residents already know there are staff shortages and other problems within those facilities, according to one B.C. lawyer.
Low chance of exposure to public from Okanagan Correctional Centre COVID-19 case
April 04, 2020 - 7:22 AM

Interior Health is following up with any individuals who had contact with an inmate at Okanagan Correctional Centre who tested positive for COVID-19, according to the health authority in a news release.
This might be the perfect time to adopt a pet, just remember it's a long-term commitment, trainer says
April 04, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Many of us are stuck at home right now and will be for at least another couple months. For those feeling lonely and a little blue, this may be the perfect time to adopt a new pet.
Apex Trail at Knox Mountain Park now a one-way
April 03, 2020 - 5:26 PM

Knox Mountain has gotten so busy during pandemic precautions, the City of Kelowna has had to add lanes to keep people apart.
City of Penticton cuts 20 per cent of staff due to COVID-19 pandemic
April 03, 2020 - 4:26 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in more layoffs at the City of Penticton.
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'Another threat on our doorstep,' says Okanagan fire chief
Burning is the go-to method for getting rid of unwanted debris from orchards, acreages and forested areas both public and private and it’s not a matter of beautifying open spaces. West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund has stressed the

POLL: Do you think isolation will have long-term impacts on your lifestyle?
Can you believe it's only been three weeks since B.C. declared a provincial state of emergency? It seems clearer every day we could be under these orders and recommendations until mid-June and perhaps even longer. They say it takes two

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