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“People go up there and dump their yard waste. Besides it being illegal, it helps spread invasive species.”
02/10/2023

“People go up there and dump their yard waste. Besides it being illegal, it helps spread invasive species.”

Environmental groups are working to clean-up literal tons of flammable garbage from the forest in Peachland.The Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance is working with the Okanagan Forest Task Force to clear yard waste f

The 19-year-old’s response when he was pulled over: The other driver was going faster, police said.
02/10/2023

The 19-year-old’s response when he was pulled over: The other driver was going faster, police said.

A 19-year-old driver with his learner's licence was pulled over going 199 km/h in an 80km/h zone, on Friday, police say.The driver was caught racing another car on the Upper Levels highway and given a total of $1,500

The City of Kelowna, which has been a major funder of the Journey Home Society, will not be renewing its agreement with ...
25/07/2023

The City of Kelowna, which has been a major funder of the Journey Home Society, will not be renewing its agreement with the organization.

When the Journey Home Society started working five years ago it aimed to bring Kelowna to effectively-zero homelessness by 2024. That hasn’t happened and now about 150 people are sleeping outdoors in the city every

The number of rentals units is up 70% in Kelowna since 2014 and up 25% in Kamloops.
24/07/2023

The number of rentals units is up 70% in Kelowna since 2014 and up 25% in Kamloops.

Over the past eight years, 2,700 new rental housing units were built in Kelowna. That’s a 70% increase since 2014 when the first tax breaks were given to developers to encourage them to build more rentals.“Ke

The Federal Boundary Commission has decided against Vernon-Monashee.
20/07/2023

The Federal Boundary Commission has decided against Vernon-Monashee.

Adding a new federal riding in the Southern Interior means all boundaries have to be adjusted.During that process, Lake Country was dropped from the title of all the new ridings in its area by the Federal Electoral Bound

More than 12,000 people have to sign petitions against the borrowing in order to stop the Parkinson Rec Centre rebuild a...
19/07/2023

More than 12,000 people have to sign petitions against the borrowing in order to stop the Parkinson Rec Centre rebuild and other recreation projects.

Kelowna residents opposed to the city borrowing $241.3 million to spend on recreation facilities, including the rebuild of the Parkinson Rec Centre, have until Sept. 15 to have their say.Called the alternative appro

“These high speeds and complete disregard for public safety is not acceptable.”
19/07/2023

“These high speeds and complete disregard for public safety is not acceptable.”

Kelowna RCMP seized three vehicles and will hold them for a week in separate incidents today.The first event happened at 6 a.m. today, July 19, when police, who had just left the RCMP detachment on Clement Avenue, spotte

"We know there is more to do, and we won't stop working until we end this crisis."
19/07/2023

"We know there is more to do, and we won't stop working until we end this crisis."

The BC Coroners Service says 48 people have died in Kelowna due to the unregulated drug supply, while 89 of the city's residents died in the entirety of 2022.This year is on the way to break another record for d

The hit and run driver talked to witnesses, but took off before police got there.
18/07/2023

The hit and run driver talked to witnesses, but took off before police got there.

Kelowna RCMP are looking for the driver of a white minivan after it struck a cyclist on Sunday.The cyclist was riding his bike on the 2100 block of Enterprise Way around noon, July 16, when he was hit by a Ford Freestar

Passersby stepped in to stop the assualt.
13/07/2023

Passersby stepped in to stop the assualt.

A woman walking along a downtown Kelowna street was punched by a strange man yesterday afternoon.She was walking along the sidewalk on Mill Street at Queensway talking on her cellphone yesterday, July 12, at around 1 p.m

More than $450,000 still needs to be donated before Saturday’s deadline.
12/07/2023

More than $450,000 still needs to be donated before Saturday’s deadline.

Efforts to raise $650,000 in 10 days to buy land bordering on Kelowna's Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park seem to be falling short.On July 5, the BC Parks Foundation announced its crowdfunding campaign to raise the f

The design for a permanent memorial to those who died in the crane collapse has been unveiled.
12/07/2023

The design for a permanent memorial to those who died in the crane collapse has been unveiled.

Plans for a memorial honouring five men who died on two years ago today when a crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna were released at a special commemoration today.The RCMP continue to investigate the July 12, 2021, crane

The rent on a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna is still just under $2,000 a month.
12/07/2023

The rent on a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna is still just under $2,000 a month.

The asking price for rental apartments in Kelowna in June fell from May's rates, dropping the city to the 16th most expensive out of 35 major markets in Canada.In May, the city ranked 13th and it came in at 10th spot

“Kelowna will see bigger and bigger productions - guaranteed.”
12/07/2023

“Kelowna will see bigger and bigger productions - guaranteed.”

A movie with a $5-million budget shot in Kelowna has raised the city’s film making industry to a new level and is leading key players to talk about expansion.“The film details cannot be shared at this time, b

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