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Section of Lakeshore Road closed Sunday
Traffic on Lakeshore Road will be affected over the next four days as underground services are installed for a new commercial development. Connecting utility services to the new building at 3327 Lakeshore Rd. will require single-lane traffic on Lakeshore between Lanfranco Road and Richter Street starting Friday, April 5. Single-lane traffic will be in place...
Highlights of the Regional Board Meeting – June 24, 2013
Water Consumption Fee Threshold Reduced The Regional Board has adopted an amendment to the Water Systems Fees and Regulations bylaw. The change means that starting July 1st, the consumption fee threshold will drop to 90-cubic meters. Customers of the six RDCO water systems that use more than 90-cubic meters of water in a billing quarter...
Blazers release pre-season schedule
The Kamloops Blazers will open the 2013-14 preseason with a game in Kelowna on Friday, Aug. 30th at 7 p.m. In total, the Blazers will play five pre-season games. After opening the pre-season in Kelowna, the Blazers will host the Vancouver Giants on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. The Blazers will then host their...
Okanagan College and BCIT deepen partnership with MOU
Okanagan College and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) took a significant step forward in joint collaboration this week with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding that formalizes each institution’s commitment to explore and pursue joint opportunities to provide high quality programming, complementary disciplines and applied research. Broadly, the MOU is aimed toward...
Paddlewheeler park to officially open
Construction is now completed at the new Paddlewheeler Park on Pritchard Drive. The public is invited to join Mayor Doug Findlater from 10 to 11 a.m., Thursday, June 27 to officially open the beach access. Freezies will be handed out to those in attendance at the opening. Paddlewheeler Park is the first of three District...
Car hits cyclist who was riding along the sidewalk
KAMLOOPS - A cyclist attempting to navigate along the sidewalk next to Tranquille Road was struck by a car leaving a parking lot today. The accident happened about 11:15 a.m. The cyclist was taken to Royal Inland Hospital with minor injuries. The accident is under investigation to determine if either party will be ticketed.
Police find stolen truck and dog
KELOWNA - A chocolate lab from Squamish was recovered by police last night after they received a tip about two men in a suspected stolen truck. Mounties were called to investigate about 10 p.m. June 24 with a description of the two men in the truck. They were told the men might have been attempting...
Fuel management reduces wildfire risks in Agate Bay
Wildfire Management Branch crews, in partnership with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, have completed a 5.8-hectare fuel management project southeast of Barriere near Agate Bay Road. The project involved pruning, spacing and removing trees to reduce the amount of forest fuels available in the event of a wildfire. The debris piles remaining onsite will be burned this fall, when conditions make...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Joel Jeremy Shawn McLean
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of June 25, 2013. Joel Jeremy Shawn McLean (DOB 1987-12-30) is wanted for one count of driving while prohibited and one count of driving while suspended. McLean is described as a 25-year old white male,...
Canada Day – Free Transit Service
On Canada Day residents are invited to ride the bus for free! The City of Kamloops and B.C. Transit are flying the flag and showing their Canadian pride by offering free rides all day long on July 1. All existing routes will be fare-free, and there will also be free shuttle services offered from the...
B.C. presses ahead with long-term teacher contract, revises bargaining process
VICTORIA – Education Minister Peter Fassbender has suspended talks between B.C.'s public school teachers and the negotiating arm of government as he overhauls the bargaining process.
Sick man attempts to steal a ride home
VERNON - Police say a 49-year-old Penticton man attempting to hot-wire a U-Haul vehicle told them he has a rare neurologic disorder and was just looking for a ride home. A concerned resident called police about 12:25 a.m. June 23 after witnessing the interior light flashing in a parked U-Haul at 2504 43rd Street in...
Spaces available in summer recreation programs
There are still spaces available in many District of West Kelowna recreation programs, offering a variety of new and favourite activities for children and youth. For more information on these and more programs contact Recreation at 778-797-8800.
Curbside catch basin mosquito treatments
This week you may see people driving through Central Okanagan neighbourhoods and throwing packets into curbside catch basins. Weather permitting from Tuesday, June 25th through Sunday, June 30th, five crews (three in cars, two on scooters) will be driving by every roadside catch basin in the City of Kelowna, District of Lake Country, a portion...
Bike to School and Work was a hit
The days of walking and cycling to school may be numbered - but during Bike to Work and School Week the numbers were big. From May 27 to June 2, many families gave walking and cycling to school and work a try. More than 125,000 kilometres were traveled by bike and other active transportation options,...
Dan Albas MP: weekly report
Without question, one of the most frequently raised concerns that I hear from citizens of Okanagan-Coquihalla, pertains to the Canadian Senate, and by extension– senators. Recently I have had several requests to write about the Senate in a weekly MP report. Although I have covered this particular topic previously, it has been suggested that some...
B.C.’s first female carpenter to speak at TRADE UP! 2013 Conference at Okanagan College
A Red Seal carpenter who broke down the barrier for women entering the trades in B.C. will be the keynote speaker at the TRADE UP! Women in Trades 2013 Conference on Saturday, July 6 at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus. Kate Braid started work in construction in the 1970s and then spent 15 years building houses,...
Flooding has changed the Rockies forever, says scientist
CANMORE, Alta. – A leading scientist says flooding in southern Alberta has changed the Rockies and the foothills forever.
Heavy-hearted heavy metal fans as motorcycle festival cancelled in Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. – Another blow for organizers of the Sturgis North motorcycle jamboree and music festival, as the August event, slated for Merritt, B.C., has been cancelled.
Police nab speeders in construction zone
VERNON - Police handed out 59 speeding tickets Friday along the Highway 97 construction zone south of the city by Crystal Waters Road. The operation was in force for four hours in the new stretch of Highway 97. It was designed to help keep highway construction workers safe in the area where the speed limit...
Drunk driver heading for Kelowna with child in car
A public tip helped get a drunk driver and his 12-year-old passenger off the road Sunday morning. RCMP received a call from a concerned citizen that a brown Chevy was swerving all over the road in Vernon on Highway 97 near Baily Road. The 46-year-old driver was stopped by Traffic Services and found to be...
Police dog sniffs out trespassing teens
The owners of Vernon Auto Wreckers got a bit of surprise when they tuned into the live streaming video and saw a young man lurking about their business. They called the RCMP who contained the area and using a service dog chased the suspect who fled west on foot across Highway 97 into a creek...
Next-generation ‘green’ concrete a home construction first
UBC engineering professor mixes recycled waste aggregate into concrete Kelowna architect Hugh Bitz heard buzz about a “green concrete” project and called UBC. Bitz is always looking for ways to integrate green strategies and technologies into building projects – and decided that green concrete was the answer for constructing his own new home. The application...
Clark’s B.C. Liberals return to legislature to pass budget, set tone of restraint
Premier Christy Clark's Liberals return to the legislature this week promising to pass their previously introduced surplus budget and lay the groundwork for a cost-conscious government looking to seize a potential trillion-dollar liquefied natural gas opportunity and slay the debt within 15 years.