Nearly six years after Arlene Westervelt’s body was pulled from Okanagan Lake, supporters of the 56-year-old nurse stood on the steps of the Kelowna courthouse to call for justice.
The Central Okangan school board is considering a proposal aimed at making it
easier for kids with precarious immigration status to attend local schools.
The municipality says currently some vacation rentals are having an impact on
neighbours and there are concerns about the impact on the long-term rental
market.
Stephen Seelinger has been advocating for improvements to the intersection of
Highway 97A and Springbend Road since his sister Janet was killed in a
motorcycle crash there.
It has been nearly a year since the White Rock Lake wildfire swept through parts
of Killiney Beach on the west side of Okanagan Lake, but life is still far from
back to normal.
The pre-ambulance organization, which has been filling a health-care gap in the
South Shuswap for more than two decades, is urgently appealing for volunteers.
North Okanagan data shows, per capita, residents produced 533 kg of garbage last year. That’s a higher per-capital rate than at any time in the last decade.
The health authority in B.C.’s Interior says a worker shortage and long waits for needed supplies are leading to delays in upgrading air conditioning in long-term care homes.