Lake Country

Lake Country break and enters on the rise
LAKE COUNTRY – A rise in thefts in the area has police warning residents to…

Police looking for $40,000 travel trailer stolen in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP are hoping the public can help track down a travel trailer…

Appliances stolen from three unfinished homes in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – Three homes still under construction in Lake Country were hit by thieves…

Wildfire in Lake Country not a threat to property
LAKE COUNTRY – B.C. Wildfire initial attack crews are working to contain a wildfire in…

Rail trail won’t go ahead without fundraising campaign
LOCAL SOCIETY AIMS TO RAISE $7.9 MILLION IN 18 MONTHS OKANAGAN – The municipalities cooperating…

Quick response to Lake Country church fire saves building
LAKE COUNTRY – Fire crews knocked down a fire at a church in Lake Country…
Lake Country man run down in hit and run
KELOWNA – A Lake Country man was taken to hospital after he was run over…

Lake Country crash sends motorcyclist to hospital
LAKE COUNTRY – A crash between a crossover SUV and a motorcycle Friday afternoon on…

Two people in critical condition following ATV rollover in Oyama
LAKE COUNTRY – Two local men are in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after the…
Awesome dad builds igloo at Big White so daughters can have a sleepover
TEACHES HIMSELF FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS, THEN TRIES IT OUT BIG WHITE – If teaching yourself…

Lake Country avoids property tax increase for 2016
KELOWNA – Lake Country stands alone amongst communities in the Okanagan in approving a zero…

Unlocked vehicle leads to theft from Lake Country garage
LAKE COUNTRY - Parked vehicles left unlocked, two with garage door openers inside, led to the theft of electronics and loose change this morning, as well as tools and fishing gear from a garage. A vehicle parked in the 9800 block Sonata Road in Lake Country was broken into sometime before 9 a.m. today, Dec....

Garbage and recycling pick-up changes over the holidays
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Along with the holidays comes celebrations and gifts, which means more garbage and recycling. But the pick-up people get some days off too which means some slight adjustments to the schedule. Curbside pick-up ervice is largely unaffected by the holidays with Christmas and New Years the only days with service changes throughout...
Cops cram cruiser in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A sure sign Christmas can’t be far away; the Cram the Cruiser event was held in Lake Country on Saturday. The third annual event, put on by the Mounties from Kelowna and Lake Country, has been declared a huge success. The officers and RCMP volunteers invited the pubic to come cram a...

Diamond ring found in Vernon Walmart glove returned to rightful owner
VERNON – A woman from Lake Country quickly bought a pair of gloves at the Walmart in Vernon as she and her daughter headed to the city’s Downtown Light Up event Friday evening, Nov. 27. When Tanya Krcmar put on the gloves, one of her fingers slipped through what she says felt like a ring....