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Long term care home staffing changes in the Interior Health region in the wake of COVID-19
With 30 of the 50 deaths recorded in B.C. due to COVID-19 being in long…
7.2 per cent unemployment rate in B.C. doesn’t show the whole picture
While the latest unemployment figure for B.C. is 7.2 per cent, that doesn’t come close…
When foreign workers arrive, orchardists will have pandemic precautions to consider
As thousands of temporary foreign workers are anticipated to return to the Okanagan, the question…
International commercial flights in and out of Kelowna Airport will end tomorrow
Kelowna International Airport is still getting daily flights in and out of Seattle. Alaska Air…
Travellers returning to Canada may catch connecting flights to the Interior before self-isolating, says B.C. premier
Premier John Horgan announced new measures today, April 8, to make sure people have a…
Bylands Nursery workers suffering from COVID-19 getting better and getting lots of love
West Kelowna residents have rallied around the 75 workers in isolation because of a COVID-19…
Three e-bikes stolen in two West Kelowna thefts
West Kelowna RCMP is asking for help in finding three e-bikes that were stolen last…
Is there a bed for you if you get really sick with COVID-19 in the Okanagan or Kamloops?
With the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 still climbing, Interior Health is doing its…
Dr. Bonnie Henry has a plan to possibly ease pandemic restrictions, but can’t reveal it yet
The message that we’re going to be in the COVID-19 lockdown for weeks or months…
Shooting in West Kelowna sends man to hospital
An early morning shooting in West Kelowna has sent a man to hospital with a…
Interior Health fines North Okanagan gym for violating COVID-19 order to close
When Interior Health says it wants a business closed immediately during the COVID-19 pandemic it’s…
Kelowna giving residents leeway on property tax deadline
While the City of Kelowna isn’t encouraging people to defer their property taxes beyond the…
Call volume hasn’t changed under pandemic response, Kelowna RCMP says
Kelowna RCMP report that the COVID-19 pandemic has not impacted crime since the province imposed…
Pandemic response has B.C. municipalities scrambling to pay bills
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought all kinds of payment deferrals, ranging from electricity to federal…
Want to know your employment rights during COVID-19? This legal information won’t cost you a cent
In the wake of hundreds of people being laid off work because of COVID-19, Kelowna…
Past failures may have helped protect long term care homes from COVID-19: lawyer
The fact that COVID-19 hasn’t yet moved into long term care homes outside the Lower…
Why no one in B.C. will be penalized for violating safe-distancing recommendations
Every day health officials in B.C. and around the world are urging people to keep…
Fitness centres latest businesses ordered to shut down in Interior Health region
Interior Health has officially ordered the closure of all fitness centres, gyms, yoga studios or…
Why Okanagan orchardists may have to rely more on local labour this year
The lockdown at Byland Nurseries because of confirmed COVID-19 cases amongst temporary foreign workers is…
COVID-19 outbreak at Bylands in West Kelowna grows to 19 workers
Seven more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among foreign workers employed by Bylands Garden…
B.C. Hydro gives customers a break on bill payments
B.C. Hydro is giving all its customers a one per cent rate rollback and will…
Dozens of complaints made in Kelowna for violations of pandemic orders
Kelowna RCMP and bylaw officers have fielded about 100 calls over the past nine days…
As homeless shelters close in Kelowna, Recreation Avenue campground comes back to life
After being virtually deserted during the winter, people are setting up tents again at the…
How B.C. is adapting long-term seniors care on-the-fly in wake of COVID-19
The most shocking and tragic impact of COVID-19 in B.C. has been the deaths of…