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Shelley Jordan
Local creeks may still rise, city of Kelowna recommends caution
UPDATE: 3:54 p.m. June 21, 2013 A nine kilometer section of the Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park is open again. The stretch between the Hollywood Road south parking lot entrance to Scenic Canyon Regional Park and the Field Road parking area near Gallagher’s Canyon was closed yesterday due to high creek flow and water levels...
Extreme turbidity forces DCW to tap into alternative water source
Residents with water piped from Duteau Creek Water will be getting theirs from another source today because of extreme turbidity. The utility is turning off the tap and providing water from Kalamalka Lake source through Mission Hill Treatment Plant. With the change of source, Greater Vernon Water says no ill health effects are expected. The...
Expect Delays on Old Kamloops Road starting Monday, June 24
City of Vernon paving contractors will be grinding the surface of Old Kamloops Road on Monday, June 24 in preparation for an asphalt overlay. The project extends from 43rd Avenue North to the City of Vernon Municipal Boundary South of Blue Jay subdivision. Surface Grinding will take approximately 2 days to complete and will result...
Police looking for thieves in Lake Country
RCMP are searching for separate suspects in two thefts that happened in Lake Country over the past couple weeks. A security company reported a break and enter at an RV trailer lot located on the 300 block of Beaver Lake Road that happened between 9 p.m. and midnight June 18. Thieves cut a hole in...
Man wanted for murder in Alberta arrested in Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP arrested a man wanted for an Alberta homocide yesterday. Mark William Bitterman, 30, of Red Deer was taken into custody after a long investigation by Red Deer RCMP after a man was found dead in a home there by a concerned neighbour May 3. The Calgary Medical Examiners office performed an autopsy showing...
Merritt innovative forestry harvest levels increased
Five companies in an innovative forestry practices agreement have had a combined increase of 373,000 cubic metres per year for their allowable annual cut, effective from Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2015. The regional executive director awarded the increase after reviewing their application, forestry plan and timber supply analysis, as well as considering public...
Expect Delays on Old Kamloops Road starting Monday, June 24
City of Vernon paving contractors will be grinding the surface of Old Kamloops Road on Monday, June 24 in preparation for an asphalt overlay. The project extends from 43rd Avenue North to the City of Vernon Municipal Boundary South of Blue Jay subdivision. Surface Grinding will take approximately 2 days to complete and will result...
Momo the cat safe and sound after watery escape from truck in Alberta flood
DE WINTON, Alta. – An eight-month-old cat's dramatic escape from a truck sinking in Alberta floodwaters has cast both the water-loving pet and her owner into the spotlight.
Facebook says bug exposes contact information of 6 million users
Facebook says a bug in its system led to 6 million users' contact information being inadvertently exposed.
Fawn fished from family pool as conservation officer becomes Bambi benefactor
KELOWNA, B.C. – A feisty fawn has cheated death in Kelowna, B.C., thanks to some timely help from a local conservation officer.
West Kelowna Sports Fields Reopen
Thanks to a break in the rain and less precipitation in the weather forecast, the District of West Kelowna has been able to reopen all sports fields. Crews have been busy, since the rain let up Friday morning, readying fields in time for weekend games. Most fields had been closed Thursday afternoon due to heavy...
West Kelowna Sports Fields Reopen
Thanks to a break in the rain and less precipitation in the weather forecast, the District of West Kelowna has been able to reopen all sports fields. Crews have been busy, since the rain let up Friday morning, readying fields in time for weekend games. Most fields had been closed Thursday afternoon due to heavy...
City Park concept plan open house
A design option for City Park will be presented at an open house Thursday, June 27 near the Sails Plaza under the big white tent from 4:30 to 8 p.m. “We’re pleased with the outcome of the design process so far,” said urban planner specialist, Patrick McCormick. “One of the main themes from the online...
No charge parking on Small Shop Saturday
The City of Kelowna will waive on street parking charges this Saturday in support of the Downtown Kelowna Association’s Small Shop Saturday initiative. However, shoppers are reminded that posted time restrictions remain in effect. Vehicles can park for free, but posted time limits remain in effect so that convenient parking spaces are turned over for...
Council wants Municipal Hall/Civic Centre to be in Westbank
At its meeting June 18, 2013, West Kelowna Council agreed that Westbank Centre is where a future Municipal Hall/Civic Centre should be located and will focus on options in this area during the next phase of the process. Council was provided information on the Market Sounding Exercise conducted by consultant, Jonathan Huggett, P.Eng, regarding the...