LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN CANADA AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2 hours ago · Canada’s COVID-19 infections are at the lowest level since last September, with the seven-day average of new cases sitting at 1,611 as of Wednesday. They are also down almost a third from a week ago, and down 82 per cent from the third wave peak of more than 8,800 cases per day on average in BYE BYE BABY, BABY GOODBYE 2 hours ago · The middle-aged hearts of women around the globe sagged when it was announced without fanfare that Leslie McKeown, lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, died suddenly at home at the age of 65 on April 20, 2021. Unless you slept through the seventies, you RCMP TAKE AIM AT DOWNTOWN VERNON CRIME A nine-day downtown Vernon crime blitz saw 33 arrests as RCMP made 162 investigations. A six-member Vernon North Okanagan RCMP crime reduction team conducted targeted enforcement activities to address crime issues in the downtown core and IIO INVESTIGATES AFTER MAN INJURED DURING ARREST IN The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating after a man was injured during an arrest in Falkland a year and a half ago. Information provided by the RCMP indicates that on Dec. 3, 2019 around 9:40 a.m., officers found a vehicle near the COVID-19 VACCINES NOW AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS OKANAGANAUTHOR: TWILA AMATO As B.C.’s vaccination program accelerates, COVID-19 vaccines will be more accessible across the Interior Health (IH) region. In the Okanagan, people aged 30 and older can now choose to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Penticton, and Vernon. PENTICTON INDIAN BAND ‘SHOCKED AND SICKENED’ BY DISCOVERY The Penticton Indian Band released a statement late on Friday regarding the discovery of the remains of over 200 children at the site of the Kamloops residential school. In their statement, the band expressed how they are “shocked and sickened” by the news, and called for full accountability for UPDATE: FIRE UNDER CONTROL AFTER CLAIMING SEVERAL HOMES Several homes have been destroyed by fire off Westside Road. The blaze was spotted shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, June 4 in the Emerald Bay area. Four cabins and two trailers were reportedly lost on Smith Crescent. The blaze is near Komasket Beach, B.C. ADULTS 40+ ELIGIBLE TO BOOK COVID-19 VACCINATIONS British Columbians as young as 40 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week. Starting Tuesday (May 11), people born in 1981 and earlier will be able to register for the vaccine, says the province. 48 COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS TO OPEN ACROSS INTERIOR HEALTH Forty-eight COVID-19 vaccine clinics will open across Interior Health (IH) in the coming weeks. People aged 90 and over (those born before or in 1931), as well as Indigenous people over 65 (born in or before 1956) and elders, will be able to begin booking appointments Monday (March 8) through IH’s call centre at 1-877-740-7747. LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN CANADA AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2 hours ago · Canada’s COVID-19 infections are at the lowest level since last September, with the seven-day average of new cases sitting at 1,611 as of Wednesday. They are also down almost a third from a week ago, and down 82 per cent from the third wave peak of more than 8,800 cases per day on average in BYE BYE BABY, BABY GOODBYE 2 hours ago · The middle-aged hearts of women around the globe sagged when it was announced without fanfare that Leslie McKeown, lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, died suddenly at home at the age of 65 on April 20, 2021. Unless you slept through the seventies, you RCMP TAKE AIM AT DOWNTOWN VERNON CRIME A nine-day downtown Vernon crime blitz saw 33 arrests as RCMP made 162 investigations. A six-member Vernon North Okanagan RCMP crime reduction team conducted targeted enforcement activities to address crime issues in the downtown core and IIO INVESTIGATES AFTER MAN INJURED DURING ARREST IN The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating after a man was injured during an arrest in Falkland a year and a half ago. Information provided by the RCMP indicates that on Dec. 3, 2019 around 9:40 a.m., officers found a vehicle near the COVID-19 VACCINES NOW AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS OKANAGANAUTHOR: TWILA AMATO As B.C.’s vaccination program accelerates, COVID-19 vaccines will be more accessible across the Interior Health (IH) region. In the Okanagan, people aged 30 and older can now choose to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Penticton, and Vernon. PENTICTON INDIAN BAND ‘SHOCKED AND SICKENED’ BY DISCOVERY The Penticton Indian Band released a statement late on Friday regarding the discovery of the remains of over 200 children at the site of the Kamloops residential school. In their statement, the band expressed how they are “shocked and sickened” by the news, and called for full accountability for UPDATE: FIRE UNDER CONTROL AFTER CLAIMING SEVERAL HOMES Several homes have been destroyed by fire off Westside Road. The blaze was spotted shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, June 4 in the Emerald Bay area. Four cabins and two trailers were reportedly lost on Smith Crescent. The blaze is near Komasket Beach, B.C. ADULTS 40+ ELIGIBLE TO BOOK COVID-19 VACCINATIONS British Columbians as young as 40 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week. Starting Tuesday (May 11), people born in 1981 and earlier will be able to register for the vaccine, says the province. 48 COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS TO OPEN ACROSS INTERIOR HEALTH Forty-eight COVID-19 vaccine clinics will open across Interior Health (IH) in the coming weeks. People aged 90 and over (those born before or in 1931), as well as Indigenous people over 65 (born in or before 1956) and elders, will be able to begin booking appointments Monday (March 8) through IH’s call centre at 1-877-740-7747. LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! LOCAL NEWS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Indigenous leaders frustrated after Pope passes on apology for residential schools. More than 60 per cent of residential schools were run by the Catholic Church COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN CANADA AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2 hours ago · Canada’s COVID-19 infections are at the lowest level since last September, with the seven-day average of new cases sitting at 1,611 as of Wednesday. They are also down almost a third from a week ago, and down 82 per cent from the third wave peak of more than 8,800 cases per day on average in TAYLOR: THE COVID-19 QUARANTINE BLUES 5 hours ago · Only 14 days to go. This shouldn’t be difficult. I don’t expect quarantine will be much different from daily life in these COVID-restricted times. I live alone. COVID rules won’t let me invite people in for dinner or coffee. The only germs I have to deal with are my own. So keeping the house ALBERTA TO LIFT SOME RESTRICTIONS; MANITOBA TO RELEASE 5 hours ago · Two Prairie provinces hit hard by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are moving toward shedding more public health restrictions. Alberta is entering the second step of its reopening plan, which includes allowing up to 20 people at outdoor gatherings, weddings and funeral services, but still bans indoor gatherings. BYE BYE BABY, BABY GOODBYE 2 hours ago · The middle-aged hearts of women around the globe sagged when it was announced without fanfare that Leslie McKeown, lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, died suddenly at home at the age of 65 on April 20, 2021. Unless you slept through the seventies, you RCMP TAKE AIM AT DOWNTOWN VERNON CRIME A nine-day downtown Vernon crime blitz saw 33 arrests as RCMP made 162 investigations. A six-member Vernon North Okanagan RCMP crime reduction team conducted targeted enforcement activities to address crime issues in the downtown core and TALKING VAPING WITH STUDENTS AGAINST PRINCIPAL’S ORDERS 3 hours ago · A Vancouver Island teacher has been reprimanded for discussing vaping with his students. A consent resolution agreement was published by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation on June 8, 2021, stating that teacher Terrence Andrew Makofka engaged in “inappropriate conversations” with students while he was a teacher on call (TOC) at a secondary school in School District 70 Pacific Rim. SUMMERLAND FIREFIGHTER’S TRANSGENDER IDENTITY BEGAN 3 7 hours ago · Three years after coming out as transgender, Darrien McWatters has undergone gender reassignment surgery. “It’s not minor surgery,” McWatters said of the procedure which was done at GRS Montreal in May. The procedure was done three weeks ago, but the transitioning process began in ITEMS STOLEN FROM RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL MEMORIAL IN VERNON 7 hours ago · Thieves stooped to a new low in Vernon recently. One of the Every Child Matters memorials set up in town was stolen from People Place. To show respect to the children and Indigenous families, two offices — Independent Living Vernon and FASD Okanagan Valley Assessment and Support Society — built a memorial outside the 27th

Avenue building.

LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! LOCAL NEWS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Drivers need to share the roads, says Vernon cyclist shaken by near miss. Nancy Hichok, 65, is currently training for a 160 km ride in support of cancer funds this summer EEDITIONS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! B.C. ADULTS 40+ ELIGIBLE TO BOOK COVID-19 VACCINATIONS British Columbians as young as 40 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week. Starting Tuesday (May 11), people born in 1981 and earlier will be able to register for the vaccine, says the province. People can register online, by phone from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day COVID-19 VACCINES NOW AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS OKANAGANAUTHOR: TWILA AMATO As B.C.’s vaccination program accelerates, COVID-19 vaccines will be more accessible across the Interior Health (IH) region. In the Okanagan, people aged 30 and older can now choose to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Penticton, and Vernon. PENTICTON DISPLAY MOURNS 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT KAMLOOPS Orange shirts and orange baby socks are hanging from a tree at 594 Lakeshore Dr. in Penticton. It’s a visual reminder of the atrocities that took place at Canada’s residential schools and of the recent discovery of 215 children’s remains at a Kamloops residential school. Amanda Darnley, who LANDSLIDE CLOSES SUGAR FOREST ROAD NEAR CHERRYVILLE A significant landslide has made Sugar Lake Forest Service Road impassable around kilometre 48 severing access to the Greenbush Lake Protected Area and rec site. The road, licensed by Tolko, will be closed for the foreseeable future while the slide and damage are assessed by Tolko and Forest WOMAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER NEAR SUMMERLAND A 35-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle rollover north of Summerland. At about 7:27 a.m., Thursday (May 27), a person driving in the 1200 block of Fish Lake Road came across a single-vehicle crash and called police. Penticton RCMP attuned the scene and discovered an

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CLOSURE OF BRIDGE EAST OF ENDERBY TO WRAP UP ONE DAY EARLY A week-long closure of Baxter bridge will wrap up earlier than expected. An inspection following repairs to the old wooden bridge east of Enderby at Ashton Creek were expected to stretch into

Saturday, May 15.

MAJOR HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURES TO BEGIN NEAR GOLDEN The lengthy closures for road upgrades on Highway 1 near Golden will begin March 29. From then until April 9, there will be 2-hour evening closures from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, and overnight closures from 10 p.m. to

5 a.m.

LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! LOCAL NEWS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Drivers need to share the roads, says Vernon cyclist shaken by near miss. Nancy Hichok, 65, is currently training for a 160 km ride in support of cancer funds this summer EEDITIONS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! B.C. ADULTS 40+ ELIGIBLE TO BOOK COVID-19 VACCINATIONS British Columbians as young as 40 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week. Starting Tuesday (May 11), people born in 1981 and earlier will be able to register for the vaccine, says the province. People can register online, by phone from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day COVID-19 VACCINES NOW AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS OKANAGANAUTHOR: TWILA AMATO As B.C.’s vaccination program accelerates, COVID-19 vaccines will be more accessible across the Interior Health (IH) region. In the Okanagan, people aged 30 and older can now choose to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Penticton, and Vernon. PENTICTON DISPLAY MOURNS 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT KAMLOOPS Orange shirts and orange baby socks are hanging from a tree at 594 Lakeshore Dr. in Penticton. It’s a visual reminder of the atrocities that took place at Canada’s residential schools and of the recent discovery of 215 children’s remains at a Kamloops residential school. Amanda Darnley, who LANDSLIDE CLOSES SUGAR FOREST ROAD NEAR CHERRYVILLE A significant landslide has made Sugar Lake Forest Service Road impassable around kilometre 48 severing access to the Greenbush Lake Protected Area and rec site. The road, licensed by Tolko, will be closed for the foreseeable future while the slide and damage are assessed by Tolko and Forest WOMAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER NEAR SUMMERLAND A 35-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle rollover north of Summerland. At about 7:27 a.m., Thursday (May 27), a person driving in the 1200 block of Fish Lake Road came across a single-vehicle crash and called police. Penticton RCMP attuned the scene and discovered an

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CLOSURE OF BRIDGE EAST OF ENDERBY TO WRAP UP ONE DAY EARLY A week-long closure of Baxter bridge will wrap up earlier than expected. An inspection following repairs to the old wooden bridge east of Enderby at Ashton Creek were expected to stretch into

Saturday, May 15.

MAJOR HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURES TO BEGIN NEAR GOLDEN The lengthy closures for road upgrades on Highway 1 near Golden will begin March 29. From then until April 9, there will be 2-hour evening closures from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, and overnight closures from 10 p.m. to

5 a.m.

OBITUARIES – LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Explore Lake Country Calendar. NEWS; SPORTS; TRENDING NOW; BUSINESS; ENTERTAINMENT; LIFE; COMMUNITY; OPINION; VIDEOS; WEATHER B.C. COVID RESTART PLAN: HERE’S WHO YOU CAN SEE, AND WHERE Many British Columbians have been waiting for months to find out when they can gather with people outside their household, outside of just the trusted 10. And on Tuesday (May 25), they got an answer. The province laid out a four-step plan for getting back to GREATER VERNON CYCLING PROGRAM STUCK IN GARAGE DUE TO 1 day ago · Cycling Without Age gives seniors and shut-ins free rides in specially designed bikes; program unlikely to run in 2021 The Vernon physician who co-founded a hugely popular cycling program for seniors and shut-ins will likely park the three-wheel bikes for a second straight year. Lauren Lypchuk, who MAY SNOWFALL KEEPS VERNON RESORT ON ITS TOES Less than one month before bike season rolls out and Silver Star was dumped with snow May 28, 2021. “Hang on what month is it?” SilverStar Mountain Resort said. “Mother Nature keeping us on our toes with today’s snowfall.” Snow fell at higher elevations overnight Thursday, May 27, and KAMLOOPS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL NEVER DISCUSSED BY VERNON 12 hours ago · Warning: The following story contains details about residential schools some readers may find distressing. Only once in their 66 years of marriage did Cecilia Louis talk about being a student at the Kamloops Indian Residential School with her husband Charlie. All she told him was that she was taken VANCOUVER ISLAND FIRST NATIONS DECLARATION NOT ENOUGH FOR 1 day ago · Although three southwestern Vancouver Island First Nations called for a halt to both old-growth logging and related protests on their territory in a declaration made over the weekend, activists say they will stand their ground at the Fairy Creek watershed. The Rainforest Flying Squad called the TK’EMLUPS CONDEMNS VANDALISM AT KAMLOOPS CATHOLIC CHURCH 1 day ago · The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation has expressed its disappointment with graffiti discovered scrawled on the outside of a heritage church on its reserve. In a press release, Chief Rosanne Casimir said the band was “deeply disturbed to learn that the Saint Joseph’s church was vandalized LAST SUMMER’S WILDFIRE IN PENTICTON BRINGS BEARS DOWN 1 day ago · BC Conservation Services is asking Penticton and area residents to manage bear attractants after more bruins are coming down Christie Mountain into neighbourhoods, looking for food. According to Conservation Services Sgt. James Zucchelli, there is little new growth since last summer’s wildfire on CRASH REPORTED ON HIGHWAY NEAR ARMSTRONG 1 day ago · A crash is causing some delays on Highway 97A near Armstrong. DriveBC reports a lane closure between Wagner and Powerhouse roads due to a vehicle incident reported at 1:54 p.m. Monday, June 7. #BCHwy97A reports of a collision at Pleasant Valley

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VICTORIA COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SWITCHING TRUTCH STREET TO 1 day ago · A Fairfield street named after colonial politician Joseph Trutch could soon be getting a rebrand if a motion passes Victoria council’s committee-of-the-whole meeting Thursday (June 10). Calls to rename Trutch Street began in earnest over three years ago after University of Victoria student Lisa LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! LOCAL NEWS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Drivers need to share the roads, says Vernon cyclist shaken by near miss. Nancy Hichok, 65, is currently training for a 160 km ride in support of cancer funds this summer EEDITIONS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! B.C. ADULTS 40+ ELIGIBLE TO BOOK COVID-19 VACCINATIONS British Columbians as young as 40 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week. Starting Tuesday (May 11), people born in 1981 and earlier will be able to register for the vaccine, says the province. People can register online, by phone from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day COVID-19 VACCINES NOW AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS OKANAGANAUTHOR: TWILA AMATO As B.C.’s vaccination program accelerates, COVID-19 vaccines will be more accessible across the Interior Health (IH) region. In the Okanagan, people aged 30 and older can now choose to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Penticton, and Vernon. PENTICTON DISPLAY MOURNS 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT KAMLOOPS Orange shirts and orange baby socks are hanging from a tree at 594 Lakeshore Dr. in Penticton. It’s a visual reminder of the atrocities that took place at Canada’s residential schools and of the recent discovery of 215 children’s remains at a Kamloops residential school. Amanda Darnley, who LANDSLIDE CLOSES SUGAR FOREST ROAD NEAR CHERRYVILLE A significant landslide has made Sugar Lake Forest Service Road impassable around kilometre 48 severing access to the Greenbush Lake Protected Area and rec site. The road, licensed by Tolko, will be closed for the foreseeable future while the slide and damage are assessed by Tolko and Forest WOMAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER NEAR SUMMERLAND A 35-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle rollover north of Summerland. At about 7:27 a.m., Thursday (May 27), a person driving in the 1200 block of Fish Lake Road came across a single-vehicle crash and called police. Penticton RCMP attuned the scene and discovered an

older model grey

CLOSURE OF BRIDGE EAST OF ENDERBY TO WRAP UP ONE DAY EARLY A week-long closure of Baxter bridge will wrap up earlier than expected. An inspection following repairs to the old wooden bridge east of Enderby at Ashton Creek were expected to stretch into

Saturday, May 15.

MAJOR HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURES TO BEGIN NEAR GOLDEN The lengthy closures for road upgrades on Highway 1 near Golden will begin March 29. From then until April 9, there will be 2-hour evening closures from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, and overnight closures from 10 p.m. to

5 a.m.

LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! LOCAL NEWS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Drivers need to share the roads, says Vernon cyclist shaken by near miss. Nancy Hichok, 65, is currently training for a 160 km ride in support of cancer funds this summer EEDITIONS - LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Get current local news, crime, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, arts, features, obituaries, real estate and all other stories relevant to residents of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Your News Source! B.C. ADULTS 40+ ELIGIBLE TO BOOK COVID-19 VACCINATIONS British Columbians as young as 40 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week. Starting Tuesday (May 11), people born in 1981 and earlier will be able to register for the vaccine, says the province. People can register online, by phone from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day COVID-19 VACCINES NOW AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS OKANAGANAUTHOR: TWILA AMATO As B.C.’s vaccination program accelerates, COVID-19 vaccines will be more accessible across the Interior Health (IH) region. In the Okanagan, people aged 30 and older can now choose to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Penticton, and Vernon. PENTICTON DISPLAY MOURNS 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT KAMLOOPS Orange shirts and orange baby socks are hanging from a tree at 594 Lakeshore Dr. in Penticton. It’s a visual reminder of the atrocities that took place at Canada’s residential schools and of the recent discovery of 215 children’s remains at a Kamloops residential school. Amanda Darnley, who LANDSLIDE CLOSES SUGAR FOREST ROAD NEAR CHERRYVILLE A significant landslide has made Sugar Lake Forest Service Road impassable around kilometre 48 severing access to the Greenbush Lake Protected Area and rec site. The road, licensed by Tolko, will be closed for the foreseeable future while the slide and damage are assessed by Tolko and Forest WOMAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER NEAR SUMMERLAND A 35-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle rollover north of Summerland. At about 7:27 a.m., Thursday (May 27), a person driving in the 1200 block of Fish Lake Road came across a single-vehicle crash and called police. Penticton RCMP attuned the scene and discovered an

older model grey

CLOSURE OF BRIDGE EAST OF ENDERBY TO WRAP UP ONE DAY EARLY A week-long closure of Baxter bridge will wrap up earlier than expected. An inspection following repairs to the old wooden bridge east of Enderby at Ashton Creek were expected to stretch into

Saturday, May 15.

MAJOR HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURES TO BEGIN NEAR GOLDEN The lengthy closures for road upgrades on Highway 1 near Golden will begin March 29. From then until April 9, there will be 2-hour evening closures from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, and overnight closures from 10 p.m. to

5 a.m.

OBITUARIES – LAKE COUNTRY CALENDAR Explore Lake Country Calendar. NEWS; SPORTS; TRENDING NOW; BUSINESS; ENTERTAINMENT; LIFE; COMMUNITY; OPINION; VIDEOS; WEATHER B.C. COVID RESTART PLAN: HERE’S WHO YOU CAN SEE, AND WHERE Many British Columbians have been waiting for months to find out when they can gather with people outside their household, outside of just the trusted 10. And on Tuesday (May 25), they got an answer. The province laid out a four-step plan for getting back to GREATER VERNON CYCLING PROGRAM STUCK IN GARAGE DUE TO 1 day ago · Cycling Without Age gives seniors and shut-ins free rides in specially designed bikes; program unlikely to run in 2021 The Vernon physician who co-founded a hugely popular cycling program for seniors and shut-ins will likely park the three-wheel bikes for a second straight year. Lauren Lypchuk, who MAY SNOWFALL KEEPS VERNON RESORT ON ITS TOES Less than one month before bike season rolls out and Silver Star was dumped with snow May 28, 2021. “Hang on what month is it?” SilverStar Mountain Resort said. “Mother Nature keeping us on our toes with today’s snowfall.” Snow fell at higher elevations overnight Thursday, May 27, and KAMLOOPS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL NEVER DISCUSSED BY VERNON 2 hours ago · Warning: The following story contains details about residential schools some readers may find distressing. Only once in their 66 years of marriage did Cecilia Louis talk about being a student at the Kamloops Indian Residential School with her husband Charlie. All she told him was that she was taken VANCOUVER ISLAND FIRST NATIONS DECLARATION NOT ENOUGH FOR 16 hours ago · Although three southwestern Vancouver Island First Nations called for a halt to both old-growth logging and related protests on their territory in a declaration made over the weekend, activists say they will stand their ground at the Fairy Creek watershed. The Rainforest Flying Squad called the TK’EMLUPS CONDEMNS VANDALISM AT KAMLOOPS CATHOLIC CHURCH 17 hours ago · The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation has expressed its disappointment with graffiti discovered scrawled on the outside of a heritage church on its reserve. In a press release, Chief Rosanne Casimir said the band was “deeply disturbed to learn that the Saint Joseph’s church was vandalized LAST SUMMER’S WILDFIRE IN PENTICTON BRINGS BEARS DOWN 18 hours ago · BC Conservation Services is asking Penticton and area residents to manage bear attractants after more bruins are coming down Christie Mountain into neighbourhoods, looking for food. According to Conservation Services Sgt. James Zucchelli, CRASH REPORTED ON HIGHWAY NEAR ARMSTRONG 17 hours ago · A crash is causing some delays on Highway 97A near Armstrong. DriveBC reports a lane closure between Wagner and Powerhouse roads due to a vehicle incident reported at 1:54 p.m. Monday, June 7. #BCHwy97A reports of a collision at Pleasant Valley

Road. 1 lane is

VICTORIA COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SWITCHING TRUTCH STREET TO 14 hours ago · A Fairfield street named after colonial politician Joseph Trutch could soon be getting a rebrand if a motion passes Victoria council’s committee-of-the-whole meeting Thursday (June 10). Calls to rename Trutch Street began in earnest over three years ago after University of Victoria student Lisa

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PIANO MAN LIGHTS UP NORTH OKANAGAN STREETS

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KELOWNA ROCKETS’ NOVAK, PETEREK INVITED TO CZECH REPUBLIC’S U-20

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CANADIAN ICON RICK MERCER TO ADDRESS UBC OKANAGAN GRADUATES ‘ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS’ OF EARLY SALMON RUNS AT FRASER RIVER SLIDE

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FAMILY COMMEMORATES OSOYOOS BOAT CRASH VICTIMS ONE YEAR LATER

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TEACH BLACK HISTORY TO FIGHT RACISM, STARTING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:

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B.C. FILM INDUSTRY GIVEN GO-AHEAD TO RESTART PRODUCTIONS HALTED DUE TO

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SUMMERLAND SCHOOL TO PRESENT VIDEO OF GRADUATION CEREMONIES

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BOILING WATER ADVISED FOR KILLINEY BEACH CUSTOMERS Advisory issued for 290 customers of Killiney Beach system after control room work finished June 9 * by Morning Star Staff ‘WE HEAR YOUR CRY’ SAYS SOUTH OKANAGAN IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATION “Racism, discrimination, intolerance – this negative mindset … has no place in Canadian society.”

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NINE NEW POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS IN B.C., NO NEW OUTBREAKS

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BC SPCA INVESTIGATING AFTER MINIATURE HORSE FOUND MUTILATED IN

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KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DIRECTOR ON CHANGES DUE TO COVID-19

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SHUSWAP POLICE LOOK TO RETURN STOLEN BICYCLES AND FISHING GEAR

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B.C. ORDERED TO PAY FAMILY OF TUBING ACCIDENT VICTIM $150K

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ONE SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER SEMI COLLIDES WITH CAR ON HARVEY AVENUE

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LOCAL BAND GOES VIRAL WITH MUSIC VIDEO SHOT IN WEST KELOWNA

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Greg Glassman has apologized for his tweet calling it a ‘mistake,’ but the fallout was fast * by The Canadian Press GOLFERS COMPETE IN DOROTHY FRANKLIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Summerland Ladies Club holds event on June 9, 2020 * by Summerland Staff

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SEAHAWKS QB RUSSELL WILSON: ‘I DON’T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT

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Thanks to our friends at River Stone Estate Winery, 50th Parallel Estate Winery, Oliver Twist Estate Winery and The Vibrant Vine who are running a very special promotion this month. $1 from every wine bottle purchased goes to United Way's COVID19 Relief Fund and back to local charities to support front-line community service workers. Thank you for your generosity, and for showing your local love! ❤️Show

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SilverStar Mountain Resort, in partnership with the Community Foundation of the North Okanagan, has launched Play It Forward, pledging to allocate $150,000 to local organizations in support of the community in which SilverStar staff live, work and play. “The fund was established to provide funding in support of our community successfully navigating challenging times and continuing to thrive for generations to come,” said resort general manager Ken

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Anyone can Play It Forward by volunteering and taking small acts of kindness, contributing items in need, and donating to the SilverStar Play It Forward Fund. All dollars raised will be allocated to local non-profits on the front-lines. “Many guests have asked how they could support the community during these uncertain times and we’re making it easy to donate to the most pressing needs by offering our guests the ability to Play It Forward now and throughout the 2020/21 season,” said Derpak. All donations are directed to local non-profit organizations that are providing direct community assistance. To learn more about the fund, and to make a donation, visit: www.skisilverstar.com/about/play-it-forward

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What is the United Way 8 Minute Challenge? Happening on June 20th, individuals or teams of up to 8 will do whatever they want to do – together but apart – for 8 minutes. Participating teams will compete for the coveted community cup based on a set judging criteria applied by a panel of celebrity judges and teams will be assessed based on the following: creativity, laugh factor, degree of difficulty, potential for community impact, and $$ raised for the community! To join, just follow these three simple steps: 1. Form a team of up to 8 (solos are welcome too!) 2. Do something altogether (but apart) for 8 minutes – added points for laugh factor & $$ raised! 3. Submit your video … That’s it! Show your local love! Join us on June 20th, at 10am. 💪 Register now at 8minutechallenge.com. #UW8Min #8MinuteChallengeShow more...

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For Seniors Week, United Way Southern Interior BC reports recent COVID-19 relief fund investments impacted 26 local senior-related programs. With the influx of federal funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program, United Way was able to invest over $173,000 that will directly impact seniors and make sure they have what they need to stay healthy and connected. Funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors

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Follow the link to our Community Calendar and add your event THE GEORGE ELLIOT GRAD CLASS OF 2020 Lake Country students celebrated their graduation using social distancing on Sunday

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RUTH CONSTANCE WHITSON (NEE NUYENS)

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KENNETH RONALD PHIPPS

Apr 19th, 2020

MICHAEL LAWRENCE MCGOWAN

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MARGARET SHUMAY

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Mar 5th, 2020

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VIDEO: COUNTRY STARS RELEASE SONG IN MEMORY OF CAPT. CASEY, WHO DIED

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COLUMN: AN UPDATE TO CONSTITUENTS FROM MP TRACY GRAY Kelowna-Lake Country MP Tracy Gray’s column

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