Shelley Jordan

Look up, look way up, at the new additions on Bernard Avenue’s light poles. Artistic metal fabricated plates created by local artist Crystal Przybille have been installed between Abbott and Pandosy Streets. “This is really the crowning touch to the light poles,” said Pat McCormick, Public Art Coordinator. “A notable feature is that the stainless...

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...

Residents took time to share ideas for the development of an initial City Park Concept Plan – and now City staff want feedback on an updated version of the plan. Some key changes include: improved picnic areas, separated cycling and pedestrian pathways, separated adolescent activities from children's amenities, improved waterfront access (boardwalk and diving tower),...

Park & Play, a free family fun night taking place at parks around Kelowna, is kicking off its fifth season at Curlew Park in the Mission on Tuesday, July 2. From 5 to 8 p.m., the City’s Park & Play crew will fill the park with fun games and activities for children and parents/guardians, such...

The District of West Kelowna has prepared its 2012 Annual Report and it is ready for public review. The 2012 Annual Report provides an accounting of the District of West Kelowna's financial position, as well as highlights of the programs and services delivered and the projects undertaken throughout the year. Publication of an Annual Report...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan wishes to make it clear that it is not considering any change in regulations that would propose a ban on any specific breed of dog. Such a suggestion was not a part of the Regional Dog Control Service Review that was fully endorsed by the Regional Board last fall. ...

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...

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...

Arts and cultural organizations in the Okanagan and beyond are invited to attend the 2013 Arts & Culture Summit, Wednesday, June 12 to Friday, June 14 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. This year’s theme, From Volume to Value – Building Engagement, Capacity & Resilience, is designed to get organizations thinking about how they...

Okanagan College has acquired a seasoned and strategic executive-level professional to lead its campus planning and facilities management department with the appointment of Kathleen Lausman as director. Lausman has an impressive professional background with decades of senior experience in capital planning, design, project management and leadership. Having worked in both the public and private sector,...

Get together with family and friends for an afternoon of fun at Family Fun Day at the Parkinson Recreation Centre on Sunday, May 26 from 12 to 4 p.m. Children can participate in lots of fun activities including games, crafts, wall climbing and inflatable fun centres. Magician Gordon deRoos, PT the Clown and Kiki the...

Teams vote to approve full membership after two years of probationary play UBC’s Okanagan Heat teams are now members of the big club – for good. Today, after a process that spanned more than five years, the UBC Okanagan Heat received the votes necessary to become members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA)....

Natalia Hautala is about to graduate from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at UBC’s Okanagan campus. And while her formal education is coming to a close, she is using her 10 years experience as a tree planter as the basis for her graduate absurdist performance Looking Sideways. A person has a lot of time...

The Open Burning Season will end across the Central Okanagan on Tuesday, April 30th.  If conditions permit, that’s the last day, eligible property owners with burning permits in the City of Kelowna and Districts of Lake Country, Peachland and West Kelowna and four Regional District fire protection areas, will be allowed to burn yard waste...