News Items tag as: KLDEC2022

Why Okanagan Lake doesn't freeze anymore
January 16, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Don Knox remembers not only skating on a glassy smooth Okanagan Lake as a young child, but also on a nicely frozen Mission Creek.
Spiritualists, Japanese warlords and mispronounced words: Where the Okunaakan got its names
January 08, 2023 - 9:00 AM

When Europeans explored, then settled, much of North America they ignored the names given to creeks and lakes by the First Nation inhabitants.
Province seeks order to keep repeat offender from West Kelowna social services office
January 02, 2023 - 6:00 AM

B.C.’s Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction wants a restraining order against a prolific offender who has created safety concerns at the ministry's West Kelowna office.
Older generations reaching out for help from B.C. Interior crisis line
January 01, 2023 - 7:00 PM

If you're feeling lonely this holiday season, be assured you're not alone.
Weather in 2022 was far from normal in Okanagan, Kamloops
January 01, 2023 - 12:00 PM

This past year did not see the record-breaking heat dome of 2021 or the atmospheric rivers that wiped out major highways in southern B.C. that fall.
14 homicides, suspicious deaths in Kamloops, Okanagan in 2022
December 31, 2022 - 7:00 PM

More people were killed in homicides or suspicious circumstances this year in Kamloops and the Okanagan compared to 2021, and nearly all of them remain unsolved.
Impaired drivers can expect extra attention from the Kelowna RCMP tonight
December 31, 2022 - 4:30 PM
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It’s especially risky to drive drunk in the Okanagan tonight because it’s New Years Eve and RCMP officers are going to be ruling the streets with an iron first.
Why you should leave New Year's fireworks to the pros in Okanagan, Kamloops
December 31, 2022 - 6:00 AM

Old-timers will remember the days when they could light firecrackers and shoot off Roman candles with little thought about legalities.
Despite fines, people still keep parking on snow routes in Kelowna
December 30, 2022 - 3:34 PM
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Kelowna bans cars from parking on certain roads when it snows but getting residents to comply is tough.
UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens near Kelowna airport
December 30, 2022 - 2:50 PM
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RCMP are asking drivers to be patient if they're driving between Kelowna and Lake Country via Highway 97.
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News Items tag as: KLDEC2022

Why Okanagan Lake doesn't freeze anymore

Spiritualists, Japanese warlords and mispronounced words: Where the Okunaakan got its names

Province seeks order to keep repeat offender from West Kelowna social services office

Older generations reaching out for help from B.C. Interior crisis line

Weather in 2022 was far from normal in Okanagan, Kamloops

14 homicides, suspicious deaths in Kamloops, Okanagan in 2022

Impaired drivers can expect extra attention from the Kelowna RCMP tonight

Why you should leave New Year's fireworks to the pros in Okanagan, Kamloops

Despite fines, people still keep parking on snow routes in Kelowna

UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens near Kelowna airport

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