Author: amoatgaul

The Okanagan is off to a sizzling start to the week, especially for the Osoyoos area."It’s going to remain hot. We have a heat warning or heat alert in effect for the South Thompson, as well as the South Okanagan," said Jennifer Kowal, Environment Canada Meteorologist."The are…

UPDATE 9:25 p.m.The BC Wildfire Service now lists the Daves Creek wildfire, near Highway 33 and Goudie Road, as being held. the fire size remains at 2.53 hectares. The cause is under investigation. UPDATE 8:30 p.m.Residents are being allowed to return to properties evacuated S…

Black smoke was billowing from the Glenmore Landfill in Kelowna late Sunday afternoon.The Kelowna Fire Department is on the scene.The fire appears to be in a trash pile at the landfill.-more to come…

Annette Dionne is the last remaining Dionne quintuplet still alive. Cecile Dionne died on July 28.

Rene Paredes received a vote of confidence from an impressed opponent after the veteran kicker booted another game-winning field goal as time expired. Paredes kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Calgary Stampeders (6-3) to a thrilling 28-27 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-4) on Saturday. Just 61 seconds…

The piece of land in question is a 750-hectare parcel in Richmond, including city and port lands, farms, golf courses and commercial properties.

The Kelowna RCMP is urging vigilance amid a spike in bike thefts in the community.Police say bicycle thefts have significantly increased over the past six months when compared to the same time last year. Thieves are particularly active during daylight hours when bikes are targeted in public area…

Welcome to the Scout Book Club: a brief and regular rundown of what we’re reading, what’s staring at us from the bookshelf begging to be read next, and what we’ve already read and recommend.

North Bay OPP responded to incident