Feb 19, 2021 12:05 AM Russ Byth
A big jump in new covid-19 cases yesterday as the province reported 617 for the previous 24 hours. Once again Fraser Health accounted for more than half the new cases. The number continued to drop in the Interior Health area though with just 17 new cases. There will be a live update this afternoon at 3.
The Ministry of Health is investing in Interior research universities to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on communities across the province. UBCO is part of the group that will take on projects from identifying the effects of the pandemic on the mental health and well-being of people living in rural communities, to improving the lifespan of N95 masks. To kick things off, the ministry is providing $150,000.
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The City of Kelowna is reminding residents to use caution around frozen ponds and waterways and to not walk or skate on the ice as the temperature warms up.
“The city’s park services staff do not maintain or inspect the ice surface on public waterways and there is no guarantee the ice is thick enough to support a person’s weight. Pond ice may look thick enough and safe to skate on but, especially late in the season, thickness can change quickly and dramatically, creating potential for injury,” a city news release stated.
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The man responsible for one of B.C.’s most horrific mass murders will have a parole hearing this July and a petition is underway to keep David Ennis (formerly Shearing) in federal prison.
On Aug. 2, 1982, Ennis shot grandparents, George and Edith Bentley, and parents, Bob and Jackie Johnson, at their campsite in Wells Gray Park.
He than raped and tortured 13-year-old Janet and 11-year-old Karen Johnson for days before killing them and putting the bodies in the truck of the family car with the four adults and set the car on fire, leaving the bodies nearly unidentifiable.
A 41-year-old Penticton man and 33-year-old woman from Vernon are in custody after RCMP stopped a stolen vehicle and found a loaded 9 mm handgun and a.
B.C. is reporting 427 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Feb. 17), including 47 within Interior Health. The new figures came in a prepared statement fro.