Lake Country Calendar

04/06/2024

Echo is safe and secure!!!!!

4/6 8:00pm - we have a possible sighting and have volunteers in the area and working hard to get him home.
Again - please do not try to catch or call Echo. Text or call us and we will get our team in place.

Please share and check cameras April 4, overnight, today!
Echo is on trial and went missing. Also a potential sighting at Lakehill Way Lake country
We need that community to keep an eye out for him. He is scared and will not come to anyone so do NOT call or try to catch! Call or text us!

08/18/2023

A self-described “activist” from Quebec who pleaded guilty to sending Donald Trump a poison-laced letter at the height of the former president’s ill-fated 2020 re-election effort has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison.

Pascale Ferrier called herself an activist, not a terrorist

08/17/2023

The evacuation alert area for the McDougall Creek Wildfire Central has expanded to include an additional 924 properties as a result of the rapidly expanding ‘out of control’ fire. Those under evacuation alert should be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice. More than 6,500 properties are now under evacuation alert.

Residents from the 68 properties must leave immediately

08/17/2023

The RDCO has upgraded 68 properties from an evacuation alert to an evacuation order, meaning the residents must leave their property immediately.

Residents from the 68 properties must leave immediately

08/17/2023

Two more people accused of running a massive fentanyl and methamphetamine lab in Lumby were sentenced in Kelowna court on Monday, bringing the total number of people sentenced in connection to the lab up to six.

Trent Fussi and Robyn Bryson are among six people to be sentenced after the lab was busted in 2018

08/17/2023

The Giant’s Head Mountain Park wildfire started on Aug. 11, 1996, around 4 p.m. in the mountain park. The fire reached a size of more than 60 hectares. The fire was around 275 metres up the side of the mountain.

Giants Head Mountain Park fire left charred remnants in its wake

08/17/2023

The BC Housing Ministry has released an independent review of three supportive housing sites in Maple Ridge, and recommendations to improve services and safety of the residents.

Report makes recommendations about staff training, security, medical attention

08/17/2023

“People have not forgotten. For those who weren’t living here then, it is hard to explain,” Zimmermann said of those days in August 2003 when the city was threatened by a wildfire initially sparked by lightning in Okanagan Mountain Park.

A look back on Fire Storm 2003

08/17/2023

The tremor, which occurred at 5:14 a.m. on Aug. 15, was located 70 kilometres south of Daajing Giids and 222 kilometres southwest of Prince Rupert. Earthquakes Canada noted its depth at 22.4 kilometres on its website.

Epicentre located 70 kilometres south of Daajing Giids, 222 kilometres southwest of Prince Rupert

08/17/2023

As Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas remarked, “ It is an event that is etched in the minds of all those who experienced it in 2003.”

The Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire started Aug. 16, 2003, with a lightning strike

08/16/2023

The N.W.T government, in its latest fire update, stated the blaze had advanced four kilometres closer overnight to Yellowknife, which is home to 20,000 people.

Wildfires menacing the capital of the Northwest Territories crept closer Wednesday, moving within 16 kilometres of Yellowknife.

08/16/2023

Lake Country has the worst air quality currently in the Central Okanagan.

Lake Country has the worst air quality in the region

08/16/2023

Overdoses leading cause of death of those between 10 and 18 years old in Western Canada

08/16/2023

BC Wildfire has 23 personnel responding to the scene supported by three helicopters.

The fire was first reported Tuesday evening

08/16/2023

Golden, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Penticton, Revelstoke, Summerland, and Vernon all broke heat records on Aug. 15, according to Environment Canada.

Out of the eight cities, Kamloops peaked at 39.6 C

08/16/2023

Corp. Michael Gauthier thanked the media and the public for their assistance with the matter.

The incident took place around 1 a.m. on Aug. 12

08/16/2023

Survivors of deadly wildfires on Maui contended with intermittent power and unreliable cell service as they sought help rebuilding their lives. Teams of people, meanwhile, labored to find the dead and identify them.

Teams continuing work to find and ID the dead

08/16/2023

The 24-year-old multi-sport athlete has wanted to compete at Penticton’s Ironman Canada triathlon since he moved to Penticton when he was in middle school.

Former Peach City resident Clive Bradley has dreamed of being in Ironman since he was a teenager

08/16/2023

BC Hydro set a new record for peak hourly demand Monday night (Aug. 14) as temperatures soared across the province, which had British Columbians turning to air conditioners and fans in an effort to beat the heat.

Spokesperson says it was just 200 megawatts less than all-time record during 2021 heat dome

08/15/2023

Cylie’s employer, Hampton Pools and Landscape, opened the fundraiser with a goal of $10,000 to help Cylie with medical bills, rehabilitation and other living expenses.

The man was cycling July 28 in Kelowna when he was struck

08/15/2023

Richmond RCMP say officers were called to the 5600-block of Cooney Road on Sunday (Aug. 13) after a delivery driver reported that his van was taken at gunpoint by two masked suspects. The driver was unhurt.

1 man was arrested by Surrey RCMP, while another later turned himself into police

08/15/2023

Temperatures in the area are expected to reach 39 degrees on Tuesday, but it will feel like 42 C, according to Environment Canada. The area has a heat warning in effect but there is no air quality warning. Winds are also expected to continue.

The Ross Moore Lake wildfire has been burning since Friday, July 21

08/15/2023

A smoky skies bulletin has been issued for the above regions, with wildfire smoke expected to impact the regions over the next 24 to 48 hours

Other impacted regions include Similkameen, Nicola and Columbia

08/15/2023

People and professionals were riding wake, surf and foil, at the premiere Canadian event. Some spectators watched from the Eldorado docks while others had front-row seating and watched from their boats in a tie-up-line.

The event was the first of its kind to be hosted in Canadian waters

08/15/2023

In spite of the heat, golfers in the PGA of BC Championship at the Revelstoke Golf Club kept their cool today, posting some impressive scores after the first round of play.

Mark Kitts is the club pro at Kelowna’s Shadow Ridge Golf Club

08/15/2023

The new suite is a stark upgrade from the old one.

Health Minister Adrian Dix visited Kelowna to tour the new interventional radiology suite

08/15/2023

A Kelowna man who has spent the last five years in prison for killing his wife and two children had his application granted to have the period of time until he is allowed to apply for parole reduced.

A Kelowna man serving a life sentence for three murders can apply for parole in 25 years

08/14/2023

The South Okanagan General Hospital’s emergency department will be closed from 6 p.m. on Aug. 14 until 8 a.m. on Aug. 15, due to a lack of available doctors, according to Interior Health.

The facility has had repeated overnight closures from a lack of doctors

08/14/2023

A man suffered serious injuries during an alleged standoff in Grand Forks that brought special response officers from Kelowna on Saturday (Aug. 12).

Emergency Response Unit called in from Kelowna

08/14/2023

The East Adams Lake wildfire is expected to see increased activity through the week as temperatures rise and humidity drops.

The wildfire was first discovered July 12