Julie Whittet

While no records were broken over the long weekend it was hot enough to keep crowd numbers down in the afternoon during Canada Day festivities. Festivals Kelowna executive director Renata Mills says attendance was down during midday events yesterday, with bigger crowds coming out in the evening to cool off for the fireworks.  Yesterday's temperature...

The temperature is not the only thing to soar during summer holidays. A number of motorists travelling on Highway 97 last Friday were caught speeding well above the limit and police were there to catch them. On their June 28 pre-long weekend enforcement the Central Okanagan Traffic Service handed out 74 speeding tickets to motorists...

KELOWNA - Sporadic drizzle may have rained on Saturday's Westside Daze Parade, but yesterday the sun was out in full force on Kelowna's downtown waterfront with temperatures climbing up to 33.5 degrees Celsius - well above the seasonal average. Crowds snaking along the boardwalk at Tugboat Bay waited patiently for the sun's last rays to...

KELOWNA - The city is going all out for this year's kick-off to summer - Canada Day celebrations - and they're free for all to attend. Kelowna's downtown cultural district will transform into carnival grounds today. From Prospera Place to Waterfront Park a range of festivities are scheduled throughout the day, for all ages and...

More traffic, be it on wheels or by foot, is what city planners think will create a safer park space for Kelowna residents. After an online forum for public input closed last April, the City unveiled it's first park re-design concept. Rather than cutting through large spaces of grass, new roadways, cycling routes and pedestrian...

KELOWNA - Your dog may love roaming free in the outdoors, but he won't be the one picking up the bill. The Regional District for the Central Okanagan is currently beefing up penalties for dog bylaw violations and throwing in some rewards to ensure Kelowna's pet owners are on their best behaviour. District spokesperson Bruce...

Overcrowded Kelowna grade school students will be getting a bit more room to grow. The B.C. government is spending just over $8.7 million on a much needed expansion of Okanagan Mission Secondary School and School District 23 announced Wednesday construction on the project will begin right away. There are two incentives for the expansion: giving...

"IT IS DISTURBING TO ME THAT YOU HAVE GLORIFIED CRIMINAL CONDUCT:" JUDGE KELOWNA - Robbing a jewelry store, shooting at police and kidnapping a driver will fetch a 20-year-old Surrey man eight years in jail. Devan Marckus Wong pleaded guilty to multiple offences stemming from a 2011 robbery of Kelowna's Premier Pawn shop and was...

After major flooding hit areas of southern Alberta a couple weeks ago, communities devastated by the disaster are now facing the task of rebuilding their lives and homes. For some, summer vacations will not be going ahead as planned. Tourism Kelowna communications manager Catherine Frechette says the priorities have changed for many of the Albertans...

KELOWNA - After yesterday's challenge put forth by the NDP, Christy Clark has now confirmed she will be participating in a public debate with byelection opponents. On July 4, all eight candidates are invited to discuss key issues in the Westside-Kelowna riding. Liberal Party campaign manager Don MacLachlan says Clark has never dismissed the opportunity...

KELOWNA - A local shoe store owner has an unusually big shipment of footwear on the way. Shoe company Keen Canada has somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 pairs of new shoes to donate and they are asking Jim Belshaw of Roy's Shoes to help get them to Alberta. Devastating flooding of the Elbow and Bow...

KELOWNA - An unexpected deluge of rainfall had Kelowna residents on edge last week. Both June 19 and June 20 saw record breaking rainfall. A total of 10.5 mm fell on Wednesday - the previous record was 2.5 mm back in 2005 -  and another 23.4 mm on Thursday for a two-day total of more...

Over the next three years Kelowna's transit system is expected to grow as much as the city itself. To expand the system and keep it running smoothly will take more money from taxpayers. Regional programs manager Jerry Dombowski says Kelowna is entering a new phase of growth which will translate into a larger base of...

"MORE MONEY IS NOT NECESSARILY WHAT WE NEED." In a city where wineries and distilleries are the lifeblood of its culture and tourism, the closure of its detox centre and an uncertain future for addiction treatment services in Kelowna stands out like a red wine stain.   When Kelowna's main addiction services centre announced its...