Jacqueline Gelineau

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jacqueline Gelineau

West Kelowna's Two Eagles Golf Course is asking those involved in a viral fight video that unfolded on its property to acknowledge the damage done, engage in a restitution process and commit to a culture of respect. The fight between two groups of golfers was captured on April 14, and was subsequently posted to the social media site Reddit by user u/meme_machine.

1 week ago | saobserver.net | Jacqueline Gelineau

Question period in the B.C. Legislature began with an inquiry about a large data breach that targeted Interior Health. "Over 28,000 social insurance numbers have been stolen from B.C.'s Interior Health employees," said Bruce Banman, a B.C. Conservative MLA for Abbotsford South. "Their personal information has been hacked and stolen," he added. "What kind of gong show is this government running in Interior Health?"  In March 2024, Interior Health released a statement about the data breach.

1 week ago | thenorthernview.com | Jacqueline Gelineau

Despite a slight decrease in rental prices in Kelowna, the Central Okanagan city has moved up one spot on Zumper Rental's monthly rent report. Zumper uses data from online listings to create an approximation of the rental market in cities across North America. According to Zumper, the median one-bedroom rental in Kelowna is valued at $1,850. The median is the middle value in a dataset is organized in ascending or descending order.

1 week ago | mapleridgenews.com | Jacqueline Gelineau

In Zumper Rental's monthly rent report, four B.C. cities remain in the top 10 across the country when it comes to rent prices. Vancouver sits atop of the country with a median rent of $2,500, followed by Burnaby at $2,300. Victoria sits fourth on the list at $2,070. Despite a slight decrease in rental prices in Kelowna, the Central Okanagan city has moved up one spot on the report, in a tie for seventh with Barrie, Ontario.

1 week ago | saobserver.net | Jacqueline Gelineau

After thousands of hours spent searching through landslide debris for a missing man, volunteers with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) and members of the RCMP believe that they have now refined the search area. "It's like searching for a needle in a mud-covered haystack, but we have narrowed it down," said Ed Henczel, a spokesperson for COSAR, which is a volunteer-run organization made up of individuals with extensive training in search and rescue.