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(STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca) July 07, 2021 - 4:30 PM The City of Penticton’s war with the province over the continued operation of the Victory Church homeless shelter officially reached the courts today. The outcome of the lawsuit could impact every community in the province that gets into a dispute with the province over the use of land. The petition, filed in the Supreme Court of B.C. today, July 7, names B.C. Housing, the Attorney General of B.C., Provincial Rental Hous...

(JULIE WHITTET / iNFOnews.ca) July 07, 2021 - 5:00 PM A new crossing of Mission Creek, upgrades to the fish and turtle ponds and many other changes are in the works for Mission Creek Regional Park in Kelowna. This is one of, if not the, most popular regional parks in the Central Okanagan. A 20-year plan for future development of the park is going to the board of the Central Okanagan Regional District tomorrow, July 8. It recommends dozens of changes but one of the most dramat...

Image Credit: SUBMITTED / Province of B.C. June 30, 2021 - 4:07 PM With 14 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Interior Health region recorded 32 per cent of the 44 cases in all of B.C. Those numbers were contained in a joint statement issued today, June 30, by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix. Of the new cases, 17 were in the Fraser Health region, 12 in Vancouver Coastal, one on Vancouver Island and none in the Northern Healt...

Image Credit: SUBMITTED/BC Livestream June 30, 2021 - 3:35 PM There have been 321 more sudden deaths in B.C. in the last five days than normal but Lisa Lapointe, B.C.’s chief coroner, cannot confirm how many of those are heat related. That number won’t be tallied until a review is conducted by her office into each death. “We do know many people have been found in residences that are very, very warm, not ventilated, many of whom live alone,” she said during a press bri...

June 29, 2021 - 4:34 PM The number of deaths reported to the B.C. Coroners Service jumped by 100 in the four days from Friday through Monday. “The coroners cervice would normally receive approximately 130 reports of death over a four-day period,” states a news release from the coroners service. “From Friday, June 25 through 3 p.m. on Monday, June 28, at least 233 deaths were reported. This number will increase as data continues to be updated.” Burnaby RCMP reported ea...

(ROB MUNRO / iNFOnews.ca) June 28, 2021 - 5:29 PM Two of the four e-scooter operators operating in Kelowna now say they can abide by new rules by June 30 so they can keep operating in July, but at a reduced rate. City council was given the option today, June 28, to cancel the program entirely or let those who could comply by Wednesday to keep running. Councillors voted 6-3 to keep the program running but with many restrictions. The key issue is whether the companies could put...

June 28, 2021 - 4:57 PM Campfires and other open burning will be banned across the entire province starting at noon Wednesday, June 30 through to Oct. 15. “The provincial weather forecast calls for record-breaking high temperatures throughout B.C. this week and follows a spring of lower-than-average precipitation in the southern half of the province. These conditions are expected to persist in the coming weeks,” a news release from the Ministry of Forests says. "Camping i...

(CARLI BERRY / iNFOnews.ca) The latest outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital has been declared over by Interior Health. Two patients and one staff member are linked to the outbreak in ward 3E at Kelowna General, according to an Interior Health media release. One person died as in the outbreak. “The best thing we can do to protect ourselves and our community against COVID-19 is to get vaccinated," Interior Health president and CEO Susan Brown said in the release. "If you haven’t received...

June 15, 2021 - 4:16 PM While there have been no new cases of COVID-19 this month at a Kelowna care home, the death toll has climbed by one to 12. There have been 48 cases of the virus connected to the outbreak at Spring Valley long-term care in Kelowna, including 36 of the 150 residents, according to an Interior Health media release issued today, June 15. Interior Health has not said if all the deaths are among residents of the care home. Currently, its the only outbreak in...

June 14, 2021 - 5:11 PM After years of ongoing service to the beach-going public, the Swim Bay concession at Peachlands Swim Bay is definitely going down market this summer. For possibly as many as 15 years, BGP Catering offered a variety of ice cream and food options, renewing their contract every five years. When the contract came up for tender earlier this year, BGP was the only bidder but declined to take on the job for personal reasons. “She was a really great vendor ...