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UPDATE: Boat that crashed into pier successfully removed
UPDATE: 1 p.m. July 10, 2013 The boat that collided with the Kiwanis Pier has been removed and is now sitting on a barge. 10:38 a.m. July 10, 2013 PENTICTON - A 28-foot boat collided with the Kiwanis Walking Pier late Tuesday night. The craft sits on top of the pier Wednesday morning. The owner...
Want to live into your 90s? Your mind may have edge on people who hit age before you
NEW YORK, N.Y. – If you're lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.
Springer Park to officially open
Construction is nearing completion at the new Springer Park on Elliott Road and the District of West Kelowna is inviting the community to join Mayor Doug Findlater and Council for an official grand opening on Tuesday, July 16. The ribbon cutting ceremony will start at 11 a.m. Springer Park will be the second of three...
Falcon Ridge water advisory lifted
A Water Quality Advisory has been lifted for residents served by the Falcon Ridge Water System off Highway 33 east in the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area. The removal of the Advisory this morning by the Regional District of Central Okanagan was made after consultation with Interior Health. RDCO Communications Officer Bruce Smith says, “The...
Drunk driver calls drunk friend for pickup at roadside check
SPALLUMCHEEN - A woman who pulled over at a roadside check to pick up an impaired friend had her car impounded after she failed a sobriety test. Mounties set up at the Otter Lake Road roundabout in Spallumcheen July 9 and checked a vehicle driven by a 37-year-old woman who was showing signs of impairment....
Robber flees when panic alarm rings
KAMLOOPS - The clerk at an 8th Street convenience store pulled the alarm when a man came in flashing the blade of a knife and demanding cash. Police responded to the alarm at the Hasty Market and when they arrived the employee told police the alarm prompted the man to flee in a vehicle and...
Blazers acquire first round prospect for Cheveldave
Kamloops, BC – The Kamloops Blazers have announced that they have traded 20-year-old goaltender Cole Cheveldave and a fourth round WHL Bantam pick in 2015 in exchange for 15-year-old Jake Kryski and a seventh round WHL Bantam pick in 2014. Kryski was the Raiders first round, 13th overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft....
UPDATE: Mother pleads for teen boys to come home – boys found
UPDATE: 8:51 a.m. July 10, 2013 The missing boys have been found and are safe. A West Kelowna mother is pleading for her teen son and teen nephew to please come home. The boys, 14-year-old Levi and Lochlan McLeod were last seen July 7 about 8 p.m. when they left the house in West Kelowna....
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Drew Richardson
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of July 10, 2013. Drew Richardson (DOB 1988-09-09) is wanted for one count of possession of a controlled substance, one count of resist peace officer and one count of fail to appear. Richardson is described...
Joe Conley, small town general store owner on ‘The Waltons’ for nearly a decade, dies at 85
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Joe Conley, an actor best known as the small town storekeeper on the TV series "The Waltons," has died at age 85.
Compilation of people doing the incredible
There are so many amazing videos to be found on the web it makes sense to post one that features many examples of people doing incredible things. %%Video1%%
Advanced voting statistics up for Westside-Kelowna byelection
Turnout statistics are in for advanced voting July 3 to 6 for the Westside-Kelowna byelection. Advanced voting attracted a total of 5,777 people, with 2,044 coming out July 3, 1,395 July 4, 1,073 July 5 and 1,265 July 6. Advanced voting for the election in 2009 only attracted 3,777. The close of general voter registration...
Missing mushroom picker from Chase found dead
A man from Chase who went missing after being dropped off to join a mushroom picking camp in northern B.C. is dead. Lyle Martin, 61, was from the Neskonlith Indian Band and travelled to Fort Nelson to join the camp located at km 36 of the Eskai Road July 1. He was dropped off by...
Significant funding boost sharpens focus of UBC concussion research
Two grants allow scientists to add resources for monitoring concussed athletes Research into the long-term effects on athletes of repeated concussions will take on a sharper focus, thanks to two recent grants received by scientists at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Paul van Donkelaar, director of UBC’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences, has received $287,000 through...
Portion of KVR Trail closed for special event
Recreational users are being advised that a portion of the Kettle Valley Railway Trail - between Gillard Forest Service Road and Chute Lake Lodge - will be closed to motorized traffic from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 13 to accommodate the Okanagan Trestles Tour biking event. Non-motorized use along this portion of the trail will still be allowed....