Adam Proskiw

KELOWNA – A controversial new bylaw that affects every dog owner in the Central Okanagan was adopted by the Regional District Board Monday. RDCO spokesperson Bruce Smith says the objective of the Responsible Dog Ownership Bylaw, which took effect Monday Feb. 24, is not to punish dog owners, but to ensure dog owners are mindful...

KELOWNA – When Olympic silver medalist Kelsey Serwa returns home from Sochi tomorrow, she will have a crowd of grateful fans and a presentation on behalf of the City of Kelowna waiting for her. Serwa arrives at Kelowna International Airport Thursday at 2:20 p.m. Students from Serwa’s own middle school, KLO, will also be attending,...

KELOWNA - The city’s approach to zoning land used to grow medical marijuana was a hot topic at council Monday. The current Marijuana Medical Access Program ends on March 31, and as of April 1, the only legal access to marijuana for medical purposes will be through licensed producers under the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations....

KELOWNA – A pedestrian was hit and injured while crossing Cooper Road by Orchard Park Mall Tuesday afternoon. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Bill Parmar says the middle-aged driver was turning left out of The Bay entrance at 3:30 p.m. when she hit a woman who was crossing west to Orchard Plaza. “At this point I’ll say...

KELOWNA – As many as six people were able to walk away from an accident on Glenmore Road that involved a school bus and two other vehicles shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday. The school bus, carrying three middle school children, was stopped on Glenmore Road facing north. An eastbound black Mercedes on McKinley Road pulled onto...

KELOWNA – Forget yoga and meditation, a new way to relax is coming to Kelowna. Dustin Erickson and Alan Healey of Kelowna are hoping to be the sole Canadian distributors of a new type of sensory deprivation flotation tank made in Singapore. They are also opening the first flotation centre in the Okanagan on Kirschner...

KELOWNA – Commutes between home and UBCO campus may soon be a lot shorter for some students and staff. Mission Group Enterprises has been granted a permit to build a three storey, 66 unit building for UBCO's south area. City of Kelowna Urban Planning Officer Ryan Smith brought the proposal before council Monday, calling the...

“I’M YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD SPIDERMAN” KELOWNA – The young man accused of trying to light a car on fire and illegally entering a home in Black Mountain while high on mushrooms in February 2012 will have to wait a little longer to learn his punishment. Brandon Seberras-Pick, 20, told police he was on a “harmless,...

'THE PUBLIC WILL BE AMAZED AT THE OUTCOME OF THIS' KELOWNA – The owner of Cycle Logic, accused of running a vehicle theft ring in West Kelowna, was sentenced today despite 'stomach-turning' objections by the judge. Judge Vincent Hogan handed John Edward Newcome, 44, a conditional sentence in Kelowna Provincial Court Thursday that includes nine...

KELOWNA – The B.C. Fruit Growers Association have a new leader. Fred Steele, an orchard operator from Kelowna and the former vice president of the association, was elected at the 125th annual BCFGA convention Saturday. Steele says that he plans to get to work immediately and is presently in Victoria meeting with ministers. He replaces...

KELOWNA – The Downtown Kelowna Association have released an interactive map that lists recently completed and ongoing construction projects in the downtown core. DKA spokesperson Ryan Watters says the map was put online in mid-January as a way to help residents understand the extent of development currently underway. “It gives people in the public an...

KELOWNA – If you ride a bike in Kelowna, you'd better keep it locked. According to the RCMP, bike thefts rose an astonishing 433% with 16 bikes stolen in January 2014 compared with only 3 in the same month of 2013. Const. Kris Clark says that the increase is due in large part to the...

SHOULD HE DO IT? KELOWNA – Kelowna city councillor Colin Basran looked pretty comfortable in the mayor’s chair Monday, but it’s only temporary—at least for now. During the regular  afternoon council meeting, long time Kelowna resident and councillor since 2011, Colin Basran, 37, was asked to fill in for acting mayor Gail Given while she...

KELOWNA - Approval for the city to borrow more than $42 million for a new police services building is now in the hands of the voters. Council approved the alternative approval process Monday, paving the way for residents to voice their concerns over the proposed 90,000 sq. ft. building that will replace the current, 52-year-old...

KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for a man who robbed a pharmacy at gunpoint on Lakeshore Road Sunday. An unknown male who appeared to be in his late 30’s entered the Shoppers Drug Mart with what appeared to be a black handgun at 8:25 p.m. He demanded money as well as prescription drugs. The man...

KELOWNA – A man has been taken to hospital with serious burns after he was found by police near four cedar trees that were on fire Friday morning. Fire crews were called to the college at around 1 a.m. after a member of the RCMP spotted visible flames coming from the trees that stand just...

KELOWNA - Sliderz Community House has only been around since August 2013 but owner-operator Darren Bates is feeling optimistic about their future. White Lion Films, a Kelowna production company, has produced a pilot episode for a new series called “Silk Road” and are using the downtown restaurant as a regular setting. “The story’s about online...

KELOWNA – Residents of Kelowna will soon get the chance to vote on whether or not the city will be allowed to borrow $42.3M for a new RCMP building on Clement Ave. An alternate approval process (AAP) was granted last week, and residents of Kelowna will have until March 28 to vote. For the process...

KELOWNA – Controversial Juno award-winning fiddler Ashley MacIsaac is coming to Kelowna April 13. Known for mixing traditional Cape Breton Celtic fiddle with modern style, MacIsaac has been featured internationally on the Conan O’Brian Show, The Today Show and was one of the musicians chosen to perform at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. He also...

KELOWNA – As many as seven people will not be able to sleep at home tonight after a fire damaged a West Kelowna home at around 9 p.m. Thursday night. A man and his six-year-old stepson were watching hockey in their rental suite on the top floor of a house in the 2900 block of...