News Items tag as: block watch program

This West Kelowna man is taking Block Watch to the shops
October 22, 2019 - 2:45 PM

Roy Morgan knows Block Watch programs reduce crime in residential areas because he’s been running them in the Okanagan for more than a decade.
Why this Kelowna man is patrolling his neighbourhood at night
October 11, 2019 - 6:00 PM

If all the officials trying to deal with crime and homelessness really want to know what’s going on in their cities, they could do worse than taking an early morning ride with some Block Watch members in Kelowna.
Neighbours fight crime with Block Watch program
April 08, 2015 - 10:29 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - In a world where social media provides almost instantaneous connections, an anti-crime program that relies on email and the telephone for neighbours to stay connected seems almost anachronistic.
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JONESIE: The real forces controlling the news
OPINION I think I understand sometimes why some people don’t trust the news anymore. It plays by old rules that seem silly and stuffy and serving you — citizens and readers/viewers — seems to be missing from the

What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Cayman Islands to ask voters whether to ease marijuana laws
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands plans to hold a referendum on whether to turn possession of small amounts of marijuana into a minor offense. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said there is widespread support among legisla

Kelowna couple living in highrise lose legal fight with strata over patio umbrella
A Kelowna couple who splashed out more than $2.5 million for a condo in the One Water Street building will have to brave the harsh Okanagan sun if they want to enjoy their huge patio after the building's strata banned patio umbrellas. W

This West Kelowna man is taking Block Watch to the shops