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New Rockets blasting into town next week
As close to 180 young hockey players get set to converge on Prospera Place in Kelowna next week, scouts, coaches and management for the Kelowna Rockets are getting set to welcome another crop of potential players. When the Rockets 2013 training camp begins next Wednesday, Aug. 21, it will be one of the biggest rookie...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Desiree Kaylee Tamantha Kovacs-Crosby
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following female who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of August 15, 2013. Desiree Kaylee Tamantha Kovacs-Crosby (DOB 1990-04-28) is wanted for one count of theft under $5000. Kovacs-Crosby is described as a 23-year old white female, 5’7” tall and 100 lbs. She has...
Business plan a step toward new PRH care tower
PENCTICTON - There's some forward motion toward completion of a new patient care tower at Penticton Regional Hospital now that two health care design companies have been selected as consultants to help develop a business plan. IBI Group will provide architectural consulting services while Genivar Inc. will look into the details of electrical, mechanical and...
Environmental watchdog worries Canada set to become pollution haven
VANCOUVER – A group championing environmental law reform in British Columbia and Canada accuses the federal government of breaking an international pledge to protect North America's air, land and water.
B.C. RCMP renew pleas for three-year-old case of missing Australia man
KELOWNA, B.C. – The RCMP in B.C.'s Interior are renewing their public plea for information in a three-year-old missing-person case involving an Australian man.
UPDATE: Early morning crash sends two to hospital
UPDATE: 2:26 p.m. Aug. 14, 2013 WEST KELOWNA - The two drivers involved in a near head-on collision at Hwy 97 and Daimler Road were both residents of West Kelowna, RCMP Const. Steve Holmes said in a press release. According to witnesses, a grey 2012 Hyundai sedan driven by a 76-year-old woman was in the...
Celebration planned for Hwy 97 opening in Lake Country Friday
LAKE COUNTRY - There's only two more sleeps until the grand opening of the new section of Highway 97 between Winfield and Oyama. Traffic will begin to flow over the completed $78 million project Friday, Aug. 16 starting at 7 p.m. At noon the same day the public is invited to come up to the Winfield...
West Kelowna celebrates completion of Gellatly Road upgrades
West Kelowna, British Columbia – Representatives gathered today to celebrate the completion of the third phase of upgrades to Gellatly Road and Trail along Okanagan Lake. Improvements were made to the road surface and existing lakeside trail, along with the addition of cycling lanes, pedestrian lookouts, streetlights, dedicated parking with assigned handicapped stalls, storm sewers...
Revisions to the Provincial Awards Program
VICTORIA - Beginning in September 2013, the Provincial Awards Program will be revised to provide school districts with greater flexibility and better align with the BC Education Plan. The revisions will phase out the Passport to Education over the next three years. This change coincides with our ongoing development of district/authority awards, where students will have more areas to...
Kelowna City Council meeting highlights August 12
Destination Races Wine Country Half Marathon Council supported the request from Pacific Sport for a liquor license for the Destination Races Wine Country Half Marathon that will be held Sept. 7, 2014. Nearly 2,000 people are expected to run in this inaugural race, which begins at 7 a.m. at Vibrant Vines winery and finishes in...
Harley rider taken off wheels in fluke accident
LAKE COUNTRY - A 62-year-old driver of a motorcycle is in hospital with a serious injury after a wheel came off an oncoming pickup truck and struck him yesterday. The accident happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Hwy 97 near Ponderosa Lake Road. Police attending the scene spoke to witnesses who told them the driver's...
Tell mayor and council what they’re worth this month
KAMLOOPS - Get ready because the council remuneration citizen task force is hitting the streets to gather public input this month. Seven members of the community will be gathering public thoughts on annual remuneration amounts for Mayor and Council during the exercise. "We wanted to make this process easy for residents," task force chair Brant...
Report on breathalyzers not admissible in driving ban review: B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's Supreme Court has thrown out a roadside suspension issued to a woman who the court said had her rights to a second breathalyzer test violated, but the province's watchdog for motorists says court challenges to the province's tough drinking-and-driving laws are to be expected.
Chemists discover 23 new molecules in red wine
Medical breakthroughs among potential benefits of research findings Scientists have long espoused the health benefits of red wine. Now UBC chemists have discovered 23 new molecules that could mean there are even more vino virtues. Assoc. Prof. Cédric Saucier, who runs the Enology laboratory at UBC’s Okanagan campus, has spent years trying to determine what...
UPDATE: Body in Polson Park – Death isn’t suspicious
UPDATE: 3:46 p.m. Aug. 13, 2013 The body found in Polson Park on Monday was a man and the death is not suspicious. The autopsy on the body found near Vernon Creek in the east end of the park was completely this afternoon. "The pathologist was able to determine that foul play did not play...
Explosion in residential Oliver under investigation
OLIVER - RCMP are investigating the apparent detonation of an explosive device that happened in a residential area of Oliver overnight Sunday. It appears the device was placed under an unoccupied vehicle parked behind a home in the 600 block of Earl Crescent and exploded at about 2 a.m. Aug. 11. At about 10:40 a.m....
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Dana Paul Merrick
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of August 13, 2013. Dana Paul Merrick (DOB 1978-03-27) is wanted for one count of breach of undertaking. Merrick is described as a 35-year-old white male, 5’8” tall and 210 lbs. He has brown hair...
Warrant issued in B.C. for arrest of alleged illegal dentist
VANCOUVER – A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who B.C.'s College of Dental Surgeons alleges has been working as a dentist for more than 10 years despite not being licensed or qualified.
The Salvation Army continues assistance to those affected by the Rutland Apartment Fires
Kelowna, British Columbia | August 12, 2013 – The Salvation Army continues to provide assistance to the residents affected by the Rutland Apartment Fires in the form of food, clothing, household items and furniture through the Community Life Centre located at 200 Rutland Road South. Major Ron Cartmell states, “We are very thankful for the...
Cod Gone Wild performs this Friday
Returning to Music in the Park for the second year in a row, Cod Gone Wild will treat the audience this Friday night to an energetic evening of modern Celtic music. A big hit with last year’s Music in the Park attendees, Cod Gone Wild is a group of four talented musicians who call the...
Family still seeking answers 53 years after their baby went missing
A 53-year-old cold case involving a missing toddler has been revived with the hope the latest investigative techniques and technology can provide answers for the child's family. On July 3, 1960, police received a report of a lost child in the Red Lake area, about 45 km northwest of Kamloops. Then 21-month-old Edna Bette-Jean Masters,...
Some roads to close for peak Centre of Gravity pedestrian traffic
KELOWNA - Sections of some roads will be closed this long weekend during peak times to accommodate crowds leaving Center of Gravity events. Bernard Avenue to Mill Street to Abott Street and Leon Avenue will be closed for about two hours each day events are operating, from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Aug. 2 - 4,...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Paul Michael Andrunyk
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of August 2, 2013. Paul Michael Andrunyk (DOB 1980-05-09) is wanted for one count of trafficking a controlled substance and one count of fail to appear. Andrunyk is described as a 33-year-old white male, 5’7”...
Public to have its say on digital service delivery in B.C.
VICTORIA - The Province is opening the lines of communication so British Columbians can speak up about the future of digital services and the tools that deliver them, including the BC Services Card. This fall, government will undertake a provincewide citizen consultation process to gain a better understanding of British Columbians' priorities, expectations and vision for the future delivery...