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Duck Lake
Why there’s no longer ice racing on Duck Lake in the Okanagan
As Okanagan Valley lakes go, Duck Lake is not one of the biggest or better…
RCMP investigators put out call for witnesses to crash on Highway 97 north of Kelowna airport
Kelowna RCMP are looking for witnesses to a crash involving a pickup truck and a sedan…
Barricades planned for deadly stretch of Hwy 97
LAKE COUNTRY – A dangerous stretch of Highway 97 where a woman died following a head on collision Sunday is getting some attention from the Ministry of Transportation. “That incident over the weekend was terrible and our thoughts are with the friends and family of the people affected,” says Ministry spokesperson Murray Tekano. “It’s really...
UPDATE: Crash on Highway 97 claims a life
KELOWNA - The crash between a semi and a SUV on Highway 97 north of the Kelowna Airport Sunday afternoon claimed the life of the driver of the SUV. The highway was closed for three hours after the head-on crash around 2 p.m. 4 kilometres north of Airport Way, according to RCMP, causing a major...
Bear dies in four-car crash in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Darkness and the animal’s natural camouflage are listed by police as the reasons behind a four-car crash involving a bear in Kelowna Sunday night. At about 8:20 p.m. RCMP were called to the crash right by Duck Lake, RCMP say. Each of the four vehicles hit the bear, one after the other. Police...
Coroner identifies three people in traffic accident near Duck Lake
KELOWNA - Three people who died in a Hwy 97 traffic accident near Duck Lake have been identified by the B.C. Coroners Service. They were Harold Reinhardt Miller, 82 and his wife Violet Juline Miller, 79, both from Vernon and their great-grandson, Thomas Rhys Edward Davies, 14, from Victoria. Mr. Miller was driving the car...