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Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

Last chance to give input on West Kelowna water plan

Should a $40.6 million water treatment plant be built next year or in 2021? Should all water systems in the District of West Kelowna be combined into one? Those are the questions being asked as the District of West Kelowna takes the Water Utilities Master Plan to the community for one last round of online...

Queensway road improvements begin

KELOWNA - Beginning Monday, June 2, at 7 a.m. Queensway from Mill to Pandosy streets will be closed to motorists and parking temporarily removed to accommodate the utility replacement and roundabout construction as part of the Queensway transit exchange and road upgrades project. Detour routes will be clearly marked and traffic safety personnel will be...

West Kelowna council meeting: May 27, 2014

Gas Tax Funding Formula Mayor Doug Findlater publically thanked MP Dan Albas for his efforts in lobbying for a change to the Gas Tax Funding formula, on behalf of the District of West Kelowna. The District of West Kelowna together with member municipalities of the Intermunicipal Services Advisory Board including the cities of Kelowna, Vernon,...

Receation programs during school closures

West Kelowna Recreation and Cultural and its service delivery partners are offering the following programs for when children are out of school due to the school closure on Monday, June 2. -         District of West Kelowna Recreation staff will offer a full-day of programs for kids ages 6 to 12 Lakeview Community Hall, 860 Anders...

Summer 2014 Recreation Guide is here

The Summer 2014 West Kelowna Recreation Guide is now available. It is packed with programs provided by the District of West Kelowna and its partners, Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre, Webber Road Community Centre and Westside Youth Centre. There are programs and activities for all ages and abilities. The Summer 2014 West Kelowna Recreation Guide...

B.C. Lions invite public to Fanfest

KAMLOOPS - It's time once more for fans of the B.C. Lions to head out to Hillside Stadium for a special day that's all about them. The City of Kamloops and B.C. Lions are holding Fanfest again, from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 8. The team will host a practice and clinic, encouraging fans...

Six arrested for unrelated break and enters

WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna RCMP arrested six suspects yesterday during investigations into two unrelated break and enters. Of the six, two people were held for court today, though the other four may face charges as well. Just before noon May 28, Mounties were called to a home on the 4700 block of Paradise Valley...

What parents need to know about teen car crashes on graduation night

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Planning ahead during graduation season could prevent the number one preventable cause of death for teens in B.C.: car crashes. One crash was reported May 8 in Lake Country. The accident happened when two teens travelling along Beaver Lake Road after a graduation party veered off and rolled the vehicle down an embankment....

Water parks open this weekend in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - It may not feel like summer is around the bend with the wet, cool weather lingering over Kamloops these past few days, but the city isn't about to let kids down. They're opening water parks at the end of the month. Starting Saturday, May 31, all City of Kamloops water parks will be...

Biofilter replacement and modification at Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant

WEST KELOWNA - From Monday, June 2 to Friday, June 6, there may be periods when more odours than normal are noticeable in the area around the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. That’s because during this time, modifications will be made and new media will be installed in the Biofilter at the facility off Gellatly...

Grey Canal Trail Closure – Blackcomb Way

The upper part of the Grey Canal Trail loop, between Blackcomb Way (Silver Star Foothills) and Rugg Road, will be closed due to construction from May 28 to June 20. For further information and updates visit www.rdno.ca.

Bodies of three missing canoeists recovered from icy lake in southeast B.C.

NEW DENVER, B.C. - The bodies of three males have been pulled from an icy lake in southeast B.C., almost three weeks after the friends vanished in a canoeing accidents. RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little says the bodies were located in about 150 metres of water in Slocan Lake, near the community of New Denver. He...

Architect announced for Summerland Branch library building

Okanagan Regional Library is pleased to announce that Urban Arts Architecture has been awarded the contract for the new Summerland Branch library building. Urban Arts Architecture (UAA) is an award winning Vancouver based architectural firm specializing in community and cultural projects across the province. Their projects include libraries, cultural facilities, advanced education facilities, community centres,...

Engineering tool links health risks, poor household air quality

A UBC Okanagan graduate engineering student has developed an indoor environmental assessment tool that has the potential to reduce respiratory illness from household mold and dampness. PhD candidate Craig Hostland developed the tool utilizing building science and measurable site criteria, by modelling a home’s indoor environment based on its construction type, maintenance characteristics, and history...

New landfill entrance opens June 2

The new gates to the landfill swing open on Monday. The existing Glenmore Road entrance to the landfill will be closed to customers and the new entrance off John Hindle Drive will be open for business. The new entrance means better service for landfill customers. Improvements include a new recycling area before the main gates,...

YMCA Healthy Kids Day is this Sunday

Wacky mascot races, adventures on giant inflatables, skipping battles against friends and a ton of other fun filled activities are some of what you can expect at YMCA Healthy Kids Day happening this Sunday! This exciting FREE family event, sponsored by Interior Savings, is set to take place inside and outside Kelowna Family YMCA from...

West Kelowna man charged with creating child porn

WEST KELOWNA - The West Kelowna man arrested April 2 for allegedly communicating with a member of the RCMP posing as a 13-year-old girl in an online chat forum was officially charged Monday with child luring and making child pornography. Tyler James Nowek, 29, was arrested after an investigation by the B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation...

UPDATE: Mom came home to unresponsive baby, court hears

"I WAS TRYING TO GET ANY REACTION OUT OF HER" KAMLOOPS – A Barnhartvale mother delivered tearful testimony in Kamloops Supreme Court this morning about her husband's alleged assault on their infant daughter. Often pausing to collect herself, Cassandra Gunn, born in 1980, said she and her husband were often challenged by their daughter, who...

Recipe for trouble: Man heaps three fresh charges atop five warrants

KELOWNA - A Kelowna man with five outstanding warrants is facing new charges after a kerfluffle with police Tuesday evening. Mounties set out to arrest the 43-year-old who they believed was likely avoiding police. They tracked him down May 27 to a problem house on the 2400 block of Charolais Road but he wasn't there...

Alleged bear-spraying thief still at large

KELOWNA - Police continue to search for a suspect who allegedly bear-sprayed a store employee during a shoplifting attempt Sunday afternoon. Just after 3 p.m. May 25, Kelowna RCMP were called to Costco Wholesale store at 2479 Hwy. 97 north because someone allegedly sprayed an employee located at the front door. Children in the area...