Shelley Jordan
West Kelowna wildfire preparation open houses
West Kelowna Fire Rescue is hosting two Wildfire Preparation Open Houses where residents can get information on making their homes and properties safer from wildfire threat. Saturday, April 27 1 to 3 p.m. Fire Station 33 Rose Valley 1805 Westlake Rd. Sunday, April 28 1 to 3 p.m. Fire Station 34 Glenrosa 3399 Gates Rd....
Regional District Online/Phone Services Unavailable April 28th
Central Okanagan residents are advised that online website services provided by the Regional District will not be available for most of the day, Sunday, April 28th. The Regional District apologizes for any inconvenience this might cause as its Information Services staff conducts a simulated disaster recovery exercise. It’s anticipated that all online services including the...
UPDATE: Suspects arrested in Via train terror plot linked to al-Qaida in Iran: RCMP
by The Canadian Press on Monday, April 22, 2013 3:40pm
Killer of Ashlee Hyatt sentenced to prison, probation
UPDATE: Killer of Ashlee Hyatt will spend 9 months behind bars 5:00 p.m. April 17 The girl responsible for stabbing Ashlee Hyatt to death at a house party in Peachland in 2010 will serve a 18-month prison sentence, but only nine months behind bars. At a sentencing hearing today, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Geoff Barrow...
Clean Up for Earth Day
Looking for a great way to celebrate Earth Day this year? Why not tackle a Community Cleanup project? Monday April 19th is officially Earth Day, and all of April is Community Cleanup month, with the Regional Waste Reduction Office reminding you they have all the gear and supplies you’ll need to tackle a spring cleanup...
Oriole Road Construction
Kamloops, BC – Beginning April 22nd, extensive road rehabilitation work will be taking place on Oriole Road from the Trans Canada Highway to Valleyview Drive. Work is expected to continue until May 10th, 2013, between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm daily. There will be limited access from Highway 1 from April 22nd to May 3rd....
Vernon: B.C. Mountie shares photos from Boston Marathon finish line with U.S. officials
VERNON, B.C. – A B.C. Mountie who took photographs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon before the deadly explosions says he's sharing his pictures with U.S. investigators.
Boston Marathon bombing suspects’ images revealed in FBI press conference
The FBI has released a video containing images of two men they suspect may have connections to the Boston Marathon bombings. They are asking the men or members of the public who might know who the men are to step forward to help with the investigation. More information on images is available at the FBI...
Winfield Auxiliary Treasurer Has Supported Her Community since Day One
91 Years Young and Counting… Marion Sallenbach, age 91, has been volunteering with the Winfield Auxiliary to the Kelowna General Hospital for over 57 years and has no plans to ‘retire’ any time soon. She and the 12 other fun-loving and hard-working members keep busy year round with their own fundraising functions and catering services....
Local chefs bring Growing Chefs! program to Okanagan
The Okanagan Young Professionals (OYP) Collective and top chefs from local restaurants have paired up to bring the Growing Chefs! program to the Okanagan. Some of the best chefs in the Valley are teaching grade 3 students at AS Matheson how to plant their own gardens, do show and tell with vegetables and fruit and...
UPDATE: Boston Marathon explosion: Local runners 500 metres from blast
STOCKWELL DAY WILL RUN NEXT YEAR: 'WON'T BE INTIMIDATED' 5:15 p.m. April 15, 2013 Former Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Stockwell Day says an achilles injury prevented him from running in the Boston Marathon this year, but vowed to run it next year. "We have to stand up," he says. "I plan to train and qualify and run...
Okanagan NDP candidate resigns following controversial comments
The same day the election writ was dropped, the B.C. NDP has dropped its candidate for Kelowna-Mission. Just hours after the B.C. Liberals demanded that Dayleen Van Ryswyk's resignation over controversial comments she made in the past about Natives and French Canadians, NDP leader Adrian Dix accepted her resignation. "Earlier today, I was made aware...
Highlights of April 15 Kelowna City Council meeting
Kelowna Art Gallery Annual Report The Kelowna Art Gallery presented its annual report to Council, highlighting a focus on community perspectives through the Just Imagine, Please Touch the Art and Canadian Mental Health exhibitions. In 2012, the art gallery also provided adult classes, partnerships with School District 23 and special programs such as Youth InSights...
Mother and child frightened as water balloon smashes windshield
A woman and her five-year-old child were shaken up when group of youths dropping water balloons from a railway bridge smashed the front windshield of her car as she drove under. Police received a call about 7 p.m. Friday that four to six males were tossing water balloons off the bridge by Kal Store. The...
New 911 campaign seeks to get drunk drivers off Kelowna roads
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is bringing a road safety campaign to Kelowna that enlists the help of the public to identify impaired drivers. The MADD Central Okanagan chapter hooked up with Kelowna RCMP to launch the first phase of the Campaign 911 program by placing click on stickers on cruisers in December, 2012. They advertised...