The BC Coroners Service has identified the man killed in a plane crash near Brenda Mines in the Okanagan yesterday. The victim is 30 year old Jayson Dallas Wesley Smith of Vancouver. The other three people on board remain in hospitals in Kelowna and Kamloops, suffering from serious injuries. The Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate … [Read more...]
Woman drowns in Gallagher Lake in Okanagan
July 10, 2012 by
RCMP in South Okanagan say alcohol and prescription drugs were factors in a Sunday night drowning in Gallagher Lake, 5 kilometres north of Oliver.A 32-year-old Oliver woman fell out of a paddle boat.Witnesses performed CPR but she died in hospital. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Three killed in Okanagan plane crash
May 14, 2012 by
Three people are presumed dead in a crash of a float plane last night within sight of drivers on the Okanagan Connector. Four people were on board the plane when it left Pitt Meadows airport. One person was dropped off in Kelowna. Originally five people were to make the trip. Bill Yearwood with the Transportation Safety Board says the … [Read more...]
Okanagan residents on flood watch
May 12, 2012 by
It's going to be another weekend of watching the water levels in the Okanagan... Dale Kronebusch with the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District says an evacuation alert will stay in-effect for 11 homes near Anarchist Mountain. But that's not the only area that could be in trouble... "We're also watching the Similkameen River to see how fast it … [Read more...]
Flood threat decreases in the Okanagan
April 29, 2012 by
The snow will keep melting as spring unfolds, but regional officials say Chute Lake residents are likely safe from any more floods. An evacuation order for 47 homes in the area, north of Penticton, has been lifted, after government engineers went to work to reduce the water level. Dale Kronebusch with the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District says … [Read more...]
Okanagan standoff ends peacefully
April 27, 2012 by
A man armed with a gun and a knife has surrendered peacefully to local police in the Okanagan community of Chase, east of Kamloops. The man in his 50's entered the local Royal Bank branch, he allowed all customers and staff to exit safely. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says they still don't know what his motives were, "With respect to who this individual is, … [Read more...]
CLBC and NDP meet in Okanagan
February 1, 2012 by
The first of a series of meetings between the Minister of Social Development, and families and clients of Community Living BC was held in Vernon last night. It was a chance for people to talk about the issues they see as problems with the embattled Government agency. NDP Social Development critic Nicholas Simons says he hopes the meetings … [Read more...]
