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B.C. residents more pessimistic about pandemic than rest of Canada
More than anywhere else in the country, B.C. residents are more pessimistic when it comes…
At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, crime in Vernon actually went up
Even though during the early days of the pandemic much of society was closed down,…
Despite COVID-19 pandemic crime in Vernon still up in March
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic crime in Vernon still increased in March. Recently released statistics from…
Kelowna lost thousands of jobs in April, according to Labour Force Survey
Kelowna’s unemployment rate took a significant jump last month, rising from 5.9 per cent to…
Okanagan Rail Trail sees 170% increase in use leading up to Easter weekend
With visits to see family for an Easter lunch over the long weekend out of…
iN NUMBERS: How the pandemic has changed our lives
A lot has changed around the world in the last few weeks and a lot…
2019 a bumper year for Thompson-Okanagan tourism
The number of tourists spending at least one night in the Thompson-Okanagan grew by 18…
Nearly half of all bylaw calls involve Vernon’s street entrenched population
Almost 50 per cent of files dealt with by the City of Vernon's bylaw department…
Stats show Interior tourism boomed this summer
Over a million more people visited the Interior this summer than in the summer of…
If you thought you saw fewer red plates this year, you’re right
If you thought you'd seen fewer red plates on the roads earlier this year you…
Report shows steep increase in theft from homes and vehicles in Vernon
NORTH OKANAGAN – The latest crime figures released by the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP show…
Salmon Arm best place to live in B.C., West Kelowna comes in 2nd
Salmon Arm has been ranked as the best place to live in B.C. and the…
Thompson-Okanagan hosted almost 10 million tourists in 2018
The Thompson-Okanagan hosted over nine-and-half million tourists for an overnight stay last year. New data…
Lake Country crime spiked in 2018
LAKE COUNTRY – Crime spiked in Lake Country in 2018 compared to 2017, but illegal…
Slight dip in 2018 North Okanagan crime stats
VERNON – The latest crime numbers reported by the North Okanagan RCMP show a minor…
Kelowna housing construction decreased in 2018, while other Interior cities see new apartment boom
The City of Kamloops saw a boom in construction last year, almost doubling the number…
How common crimes compare in Southern Interior cities
From bike thefts to property crime, Kelowna RCMP has broken down which cities in the…
Latest overdose stats show fentanyl continues to kill in the B.C. Interior
TWO OVERDOSE DEATHS A DAY ACROSS THE PROVINCE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Drug overdoses continue to claim…
Kamloops drivers apparently forgetting texting and driving is illegal
KAMLOOPS – Fines and enforcement for distracted driving have been going up across the province,…
HELSTON: Why is no one fully tracking homeless deaths in B.C.?
OPINION We have stats to tell us about imports and exports, what the employment rate…
Kelowna RCMP, mayor celebrate no change in crime rate
NO CHANGE IN STATISTIC; OTHERS DID WORSE FASTER KELOWNA – It’s been two years since…
Kelowna is the fastest growing city in B.C.
KELOWNA – For the third year in a row Kelowna has grown faster than any other city in the province, according to Statistics Canada. Based on population estimates from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, Kelowna, with a growth rate of 1.8 per cent, was one of only six cities that outpaced the national...
Self harm among Okanagan youth higher than rest of province
OKANAGAN – The results of a province-wide survey on the health of B.C. adolescents shows that young people in the Okanagan are more likely to participate in activities that risk their health than teens in the rest of the province. The study was conducted by the McCreary Centre Society and looked at survey responses from...
One cause of pedestrian-vehicle incidents in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It’s a fairly simple driving tip – watch out for pedestrians. Yet ICBC and the Kamloops RCMP were at the transit exchange Tuesday morning to hand out safety reflectors, board transit buses and tell pedestrians to look, listen and be seen by motorists. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP, said pedestrian...