Lake Country Calendar

Echo is safe and secure!!!!!

4/6 8:00pm - we have a possible sighting and have volunteers in the area and working hard to get him home.
Again - please do not try to catch or call Echo. Text or call us and we will get our team in place.

Please share and check cameras April 4, overnight, today!
Echo is on trial and went missing. Also a potential sighting at Lakehill Way Lake country
We need that community to keep an eye out for him. He is scared and will not come to anyone so do NOT call or try to catch! Call or text us!

A self-described “activist” from Quebec who pleaded guilty to sending Donald Trump a poison-laced letter at the height of the former president’s ill-fated 2020 re-election effort has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison.

Quebec woman sentenced to 22 years for sending poisoned letters to Trump - Lake Country Calendar Pascale Ferrier called herself an activist, not a terrorist

The evacuation alert area for the McDougall Creek Wildfire Central has expanded to include an additional 924 properties as a result of the rapidly expanding ‘out of control’ fire. Those under evacuation alert should be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice. More than 6,500 properties are now under evacuation alert.

BREAKING: Evacuation orders, local state of emergency in effect due to West Kelowna wildfire - Lake Country Calendar Residents from the 68 properties must leave immediately

The RDCO has upgraded 68 properties from an evacuation alert to an evacuation order, meaning the residents must leave their property immediately.

BREAKING: Evacuation orders, local state of emergency in effect due to West Kelowna wildfire - Lake Country Calendar Residents from the 68 properties must leave immediately

Two more people accused of running a massive fentanyl and methamphetamine lab in Lumby were sentenced in Kelowna court on Monday, bringing the total number of people sentenced in connection to the lab up to six.

Large Lumby drug lab leads to 11 years jail for 2 men - Lake Country Calendar Trent Fussi and Robyn Bryson are among six people to be sentenced after the lab was busted in 2018

The Giant’s Head Mountain Park wildfire started on Aug. 11, 1996, around 4 p.m. in the mountain park. The fire reached a size of more than 60 hectares. The fire was around 275 metres up the side of the mountain.

Remembering the 1996 fire that came close to Summerland homes - Lake Country Calendar Giants Head Mountain Park fire left charred remnants in its wake

The BC Housing Ministry has released an independent review of three supportive housing sites in Maple Ridge, and recommendations to improve services and safety of the residents.

Independent review of troubled supportive housing in Maple Ridge released - Lake Country Calendar Report makes recommendations about staff training, security, medical attention

“People have not forgotten. For those who weren’t living here then, it is hard to explain,” Zimmermann said of those days in August 2003 when the city was threatened by a wildfire initially sparked by lightning in Okanagan Mountain Park.

Okanagan Mountain Park fire an enduring memory - Lake Country Calendar A look back on Fire Storm 2003

The tremor, which occurred at 5:14 a.m. on Aug. 15, was located 70 kilometres south of Daajing Giids and 222 kilometres southwest of Prince Rupert. Earthquakes Canada noted its depth at 22.4 kilometres on its website.

4.7 magnitude earthquake shakes B.C. village; possible aftershock of 2012 quake - Lake Country Calendar Epicentre located 70 kilometres south of Daajing Giids, 222 kilometres southwest of Prince Rupert

As Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas remarked, “ It is an event that is etched in the minds of all those who experienced it in 2003.”

‘Save the rest of the city’: Reflecting on Okanagan Mountain Park 2003 wildfire - Lake Country Calendar The Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire started Aug. 16, 2003, with a lightning strike

The N.W.T government, in its latest fire update, stated the blaze had advanced four kilometres closer overnight to Yellowknife, which is home to 20,000 people.

Wildfires still menacing large areas of N.W.T., creep close to Yellowknife - Lake Country Calendar Wildfires menacing the capital of the Northwest Territories crept closer Wednesday, moving within 16 kilometres of Yellowknife.

Lake Country has the worst air quality currently in the Central Okanagan.

Central Okanagan air quality ranging from very unhealthy to hazardous - Lake Country Calendar Lake Country has the worst air quality in the region

Overdoses leading cause of death of those between 10 and 18 years old in Western Canada

Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say - Lake Country Calendar

BC Wildfire has 23 personnel responding to the scene supported by three helicopters.

McDougall Creek fire above West Kelowna grows to 4 hectares - Lake Country Calendar The fire was first reported Tuesday evening

Golden, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Penticton, Revelstoke, Summerland, and Vernon all broke heat records on Aug. 15, according to Environment Canada.

8 Okanagan cities experience temperature records as heat wave soars across B.C. - Lake Country Calendar Out of the eight cities, Kamloops peaked at 39.6 C

Corp. Michael Gauthier thanked the media and the public for their assistance with the matter.

Suspects identified in ‘Working Man’ statue mischief - Lake Country Calendar The incident took place around 1 a.m. on Aug. 12

Survivors of deadly wildfires on Maui contended with intermittent power and unreliable cell service as they sought help rebuilding their lives. Teams of people, meanwhile, labored to find the dead and identify them.

Survivors of Maui fires face power cuts and poor cell service - Lake Country Calendar Teams continuing work to find and ID the dead

The 24-year-old multi-sport athlete has wanted to compete at Penticton’s Ironman Canada triathlon since he moved to Penticton when he was in middle school.

Man living with rare sleep disorder set to ‘do the impossible’ at Penticton’s Ironman - Lake Country Calendar Former Peach City resident Clive Bradley has dreamed of being in Ironman since he was a teenager

BC Hydro set a new record for peak hourly demand Monday night (Aug. 14) as temperatures soared across the province, which had British Columbians turning to air conditioners and fans in an effort to beat the heat.

BC Hydro breaks record for hourly electricity demand in August - Lake Country Calendar Spokesperson says it was just 200 megawatts less than all-time record during 2021 heat dome

Cylie’s employer, Hampton Pools and Landscape, opened the fundraiser with a goal of $10,000 to help Cylie with medical bills, rehabilitation and other living expenses.

Company starts GoFundMe for Kelowna employee injured in hit-and-run - Lake Country Calendar The man was cycling July 28 in Kelowna when he was struck

Richmond RCMP say officers were called to the 5600-block of Cooney Road on Sunday (Aug. 13) after a delivery driver reported that his van was taken at gunpoint by two masked suspects. The driver was unhurt.

2 masked suspects steal delivery truck at gunpoint in Richmond - Lake Country Calendar 1 man was arrested by Surrey RCMP, while another later turned himself into police

Temperatures in the area are expected to reach 39 degrees on Tuesday, but it will feel like 42 C, according to Environment Canada. The area has a heat warning in effect but there is no air quality warning. Winds are also expected to continue.

Fire crews making process on blaze outside Kamloops despite heat - Lake Country Calendar The Ross Moore Lake wildfire has been burning since Friday, July 21

A smoky skies bulletin has been issued for the above regions, with wildfire smoke expected to impact the regions over the next 24 to 48 hours

Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Okanagan, Shuswap - Lake Country Calendar Other impacted regions include Similkameen, Nicola and Columbia

People and professionals were riding wake, surf and foil, at the premiere Canadian event. Some spectators watched from the Eldorado docks while others had front-row seating and watched from their boats in a tie-up-line.

VIDEO: Nautique wake and surf Regatta at Kelowna resort - Lake Country Calendar The event was the first of its kind to be hosted in Canadian waters

In spite of the heat, golfers in the PGA of BC Championship at the Revelstoke Golf Club kept their cool today, posting some impressive scores after the first round of play.

Kelowna’s Mark Kitts leads after first round at PGA of BC Championship in Revelstoke - Lake Country Calendar Mark Kitts is the club pro at Kelowna’s Shadow Ridge Golf Club

The new suite is a stark upgrade from the old one.

New suite proving successful, less invasive at Kelowna General Hospital - Lake Country Calendar Health Minister Adrian Dix visited Kelowna to tour the new interventional radiology suite

A Kelowna man who has spent the last five years in prison for killing his wife and two children had his application granted to have the period of time until he is allowed to apply for parole reduced.

Kelowna man who killed family eligible for parole 10 years sooner - Lake Country Calendar A Kelowna man serving a life sentence for three murders can apply for parole in 25 years

The South Okanagan General Hospital’s emergency department will be closed from 6 p.m. on Aug. 14 until 8 a.m. on Aug. 15, due to a lack of available doctors, according to Interior Health.

Oliver hospital’s emergency department closing overnight again - Lake Country Calendar The facility has had repeated overnight closures from a lack of doctors

A man suffered serious injuries during an alleged standoff in Grand Forks that brought special response officers from Kelowna on Saturday (Aug. 12).

Man shot by police in multi-hour standoff in Grand Forks - Lake Country Calendar Emergency Response Unit called in from Kelowna

The East Adams Lake wildfire is expected to see increased activity through the week as temperatures rise and humidity drops.

Increased activity expected this week on East Adams Lake fire - Lake Country Calendar The wildfire was first discovered July 12