Grindrod
Grindrod woman all smiles after winning the lottery
GRINDROD – There’s a lot of excitement in the small, North Okanagan community of Grindrod…
Grindrod residents advised of water quality advisory
VERNON – Grindrod residents are being told to take extra precautions with their water. Due…
UPDATE: Highway 97A crash near Grindrod is clear
UPDATE: 3:35 PM FEB. 19 GRINDROD – The crash that prompted the closure of Highway…
Water intake shut off after fuel spill in Shuswap River
GRINDROD – A diesel spill in the Shuswap River forced a shut-off of the Grindrod…
Small North Okanagan town bands together for Rock Creek fire victims
GRINDROD - A small community in the North Okanagan area is rallying together for victims of the Rock Creek wildfire. The Riverfront Pub & Grill is organizing a Ride for Rock Creek to assist people affected by an aggressive wildfire east of Osoyoos in the Rock Creek area. The human-caused fire destroyed 30 homes and...
Okanagan hockey refs flee burning car
ENDERBY - Three Okanagan hockey referees are lucky to be alive after an off-ice collision Friday night. Jeremy Silzer, 24, of Vernon says he and two other refs, one from Winfield and one from Kelowna, were returning home from a Junior B hockey game in Sicamous around 10 p.m. They were just rounding a corner...
Coroner identifies man in fatal accident near Grindrod
ENDERBY - The B.C. Coroners Service identified a man who crashed his motorcycle near Grindrod May 11. He was Herman Gerrits, 64, of Enderby. Gerrits was driving a motorcycle north on the Enderby/Grindrod Road at about 10:30 a.m. when he collided with a southbound vehicle. Gerrits' family was notified of his death. The B.C. Coroners...
New motorcyclist dies in head-on collision near Enderby
NORTH OKANAGAN - Police responded to a fatal motorcycle accident in Enderby mere hours after attending the scene of a tragic car crash in Lumby involving two brothers. Police and emergency crews responded to the motorcycle around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Cpl. Gerry Kovacs says a 64-year-old Enderby man new to motorcycling was killed in a...