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Kelowna in good shape to weather COVID-19 storm but layoffs still possible
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran encouraged everyone who can to pay their property taxes by July…
Kelowna restaurant robbed by suspects who climbed through drive-through window
One person was injured early Saturday morning after two men climbed through a drive-through window…
Models show spread of COVID-19 slowing in B.C. but we aren’t out of the woods yet
No matter how obedient British Columbians are about safe distancing and other anti-COVID-19 measures, the…
BREAKING: B.C. may ease pandemic restrictions by mid-May if existing rules continue to be followed
The resumption of elective surgeries in B.C. may be the first easing of lockdown restrictions…
Lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in a month
Only 14 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed yesterday, April 16, according to a report…
Renters of illegal suites in B.C. can get COVID-19 subsidy at no risk to landlords
Renters may be worried that they won’t qualify for the new rent subsidy if they…
Long-term care homes in Interior Health region face staffing shortages under new COVID-19 order
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s order that workers in long-term care homes can only…
Kelowna looking to borrow as much as $150 million to keep city running
Kelowna city council is being asked to approve a bylaw that will let it borrow…
Interior Health corrects the number of COVID-19 cases at West Kelowna nursery
Interior Health has corrected the number of cases of COVID-19 reported amongst farm workers at…
How Kelowna bylaw deals with calls about people not social distancing
Kelowna bylaw officers have responded to about 200 COVID-19-related complaints since the end of March.…
B.C. businesses getting property tax break from province but not residents
Commercial taxpayers will get a reduction in their municipal property tax bills of at least…
B.C.’s two largest Interior cities not facing bankruptcy, but it can’t be ruled out
While Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Steward mused about bankruptcy in his city in the face of…
B.C. won’t move into recovery until Dr. Bonnie Henry gives OK: Horgan
Everyone wants to know when B.C. can move its pandemic response into recovery but the…
Central Okanagan politicians join with business to plot course for post COVID-19 economic recovery
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and regional district chair Gail Given will head a task force…
Mexican farm workers destined for Okanagan begin landing in Vancouver tomorrow
A charter plane with about 150 Mexican farm workers will land at Vancouver International Airport…
Raising money to replace lost income during pandemic? GoFundMe may not be the way to go
With so many losing their jobs to COVID-19 or wanting to help fight the spread…
COVID-19 has hit Okanagan home inspectors hard but people are still buying and selling
It’s taking some time for COVID-19 to work its way into the Okanagan real estate…
Kelowna and Kamloops golf courses open with pandemic precautions in place
At least four Okanagan golf courses are opening this week with more coming in the…
B.C. will be safe-distancing and hand-washing for months to come, Dr. Bonnie Henry says
As the number of new COVID-19 cases slows, there’s more discussion about what easing B.C.’s…
Three human caused wildfires burning in the Thompson Okanagan
Three wildfires were sparked in the Okanagan and Kamloops regions over the weekend, as of…
Demand is up and funding has tanked, Mamas for Mamas changing how it helps clients during COVID-19
Mamas for Mamas, Kelowna-based agency used to help mostly single mothers struggling to make ends…
Some forms of travel have been cut by as much as 90 per cent by COVID-19 in Kelowna
Not surprisingly, the volume of all forms of travel in Kelowna have dropped dramatically in…
Okanagan moms getting shamed for taking kids shopping during COVID-19 pandemic
After a New Brunswick woman posted on Facebook that she was shamed by Costco employees…
COVID-19 recovery plans could differ across B.C.
Only two new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the Interior Health Region in three out…