Tag: Kelowna
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‘It’s heart-wrenching,’ Kelowna homeowners say of Fortis BC’s tree trimming practices
[ad_1] Elayne Rix still gets emotional talking about what used to be a 65-foot-high mature linden tree in her front yard. “We watched it grow. We were here 38 years ago and it was 50 years old,” she told Global News. The tree, in Kelowna’s Hall Road area, was significantly pared down on Aug. 28…
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Police warn of phone scam impersonating Kelowna RCMP non-emergency line
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are investigating reports of scammers using Kelowna RCMP’s non-emergency phone line to extract personal information from people. On Sept. 20, a Kelowna resident reported a phone scam where the callers were using the non-emergency line. The complainant was initially contacted from telephone number 250-250-0311. The…
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Police say another Sikh student attacked on bus in Kelowna
[ad_1] Article content KELOWNA — Police say a Sikh high school student in Kelowna was pepper sprayed after an “altercation” on a bus on Monday, in the second instance of violence against a Sikh youth riding public transit in the city this year. The World Sikh Organization of Canada says it’s deeply concerned by the…
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Travel restriction to West Kelowna lifted as of midnight Thursday
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Travellers continue to be advised to avoid other areas that are affected by fires, and to check on conditions before venturing out Published Aug 24, 2023 • 2 minute read The front line as Wilson’s Landing firefighters battled the McDougall Creek blaze north of Kelowna. Photo by Wilson’s…
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“Like a science-fiction movie”: The story of one couple’s evacuation from Kelowna
[ad_1] Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as people take in the view of Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Beach, in Kelowna, B.C., last week. (Photograph by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.) In the past few days, while Canadians watched Yellowknifers flee their homes, residents of another city…
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Kelowna teacher charged with child luring
[ad_1] Article content A teacher at a Kelowna secondary school has been charged with luring a child. According to RCMP spokesperson Cpl. James Grandy, police began investigating an allegation in May 2023 that a Kelowna teacher had “engaged in inappropriate communication with a student.” Article content The case was reviewed by the Kelowna Sex Crimes…
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BC in state of emergency in fight to save West Kelowna from wildfires
[ad_1] Article content WEST KELOWNA — The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelowna’s University of B.C. campus. The fire fight in the Interior is the epicentre for a battle against hundreds of fires across B.C.…
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B.C. wildfires: Evacuations underway in Kelowna as 2 new fires reported
[ad_1] The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting two new fires in the Central Okanagan, albeit in the Kelowna area. The first spot fire was located along the shores of Okanagan Lake, just north of Knox Mountain Park. The second spot fire is north of McKinley Landing. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations said “spot fires have been…
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West Kelowna declares state of emergency with over 1,000 properties ordered evacuated as wildfire surges
[ad_1] THE LATEST: The City of West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation have declared a local state of emergency, with about 5,500 properties on evacuation alert and more than 1,000 others under order to leave due to the McDougall Creek wildfire. The Ulkatcho First Nation in the Cariboo region has also issued an evacuation order. Highway 1 is closed in…
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Kelowna RCMP investigate collision involving cyclist – Okanagan
[ad_1] Kelowna RCMP are asking the public to avoid a section of Sexsmith Road as they investigate a motor vehicle collision involving a cyclist. The incident, which police called serious, happened along the 3300 block of Sexsmith Road. 1:23 Driver safety a main concern after fatal crashes on N.B. highways “This investigation is still in…