News Items tag as: Helicopter Winch Rescue Team

Vernon Search and Rescue deploys helicopter to injured hiker
April 08, 2015 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - A seriously injured hiker in Kimberly has Vernon Search and Rescue to thank for getting him to the hospital in record time.
Kelowna hunter rescued after taking tumble down Lumby ravine
November 30, 2014 - 3:03 PM

LUMBY – A 51-year-old Kelowna man out hunting near Lumby is lucky he had cell service when he took a tumble into a snowy ravine Saturday afternoon.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

Vernon Search and Rescue deploys helicopter to injured hiker