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Racers chasing runner’s high at Sun Peaks
Over 4500 people are expected to hit the trails at Sun Peaks this summer, competing against each other, their personal bests and the mountains’ diverse terrain in five separate races. The events range from a 1 km walk, to 50 km run to a 26 feature obstacle challenge. In recent years Sun Peaks’ alpine community...
Test your bike smarts at the 8th Annual Bike Rodeo
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops presents the 8th Annual Bike Rodeo. Kids of all ages are invited to come out to this free event. Bring your bike and helmet and put your bike smarts to the test! Find out how you can have fun and stay safe while riding your bike. The RCMP bike...
Clean Air Day
KAMLOOPS – Join the ECOSmart Team and the CAP Team on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate Clean Air Day. On the 400 Block of Victoria Street, in conjunction with the Downtown Farmer’s Market, a variety of activities, information booths and games for all ages will be offered throughout...
YMCA Healthy Kids Day this Sunday
It isn’t a secret that kids across Canada are not getting enough physical activity. Amongst kids above the age of five, 93% are not meeting Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines of 1 hour of moderate to vigorous activity each day—the result being that 1 in 4 Canadian kids battle with their weight.
Road advisory – Southbound lane restriction of 37 St. north of 25 Ave.
Environmental work involving drilling boreholes and sampling existing groundwater wells is being conducted on 37 St between 25 Ave and 27 Ave on Tuesday, May 27, after 6 pm. There will be single-lane alternating traffic control around the work area. Please obey all signs and be aware of flaggers in the area.
Key industry leaders supporting new Okanagan College Trades Training Complex
Owners of some of the most established Central Okanagan businesses focused on the trades are now adding their weight to support the new $33-million Trades Training Complex under construction at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus. Representatives from companies as diverse as automotive dealers to steel fabricators have joined the Okanagan College Foundation’s volunteer campaign team, Campaign...
Interior Health Board Meeting in Kelowna, May 27
KELOWNA – The Interior Health’s Board of Directors will hold its next regular business meeting in Kelowna on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Interested parties are welcome to attend the regular portion of this meeting at 1 p.m. in Boardroom 1, 1815 Kirschner Road, Kelowna. Interior Health is committed to being open and transparent in its...
Challenge Penticton Canada recommendation
Penticton – The City of Penticton has recommended the Challenge Family negotiate a licence to operate the Challenge Penticton Canada race for 2015 with Kevin Cutjar and Michael Brown. The partners outlined their vision for the race through the Expressions of Interest and Statements of Qualifications process. This competitive bid process yielded three submissions, and...
Get the scoop on summer activities and programs
Hot weather is fast approaching and so are summer holidays. The City of Kelowna’s recreation programs and activities can help the whole family, especially the kids, have fun and stay active all summer long. The Summer Activity and Program Guide will be online starting Tuesday, May 27. Turn a good summer into a great one...
More than half a million B.C. students may miss a day of class this week
VANCOUVER – Public school teachers across British Columbia plan to start rotating strikes today, a move which could boot more than half a million students out of class for one day each this week.
Open doors in summer invitation to crime
KELOWNA - With property crimes on the increase, police urge the public to protect themselves. The power is in the hands of the people according to the RCMP. Locking doors and windows, even while home or in the backyard and keeping cars locked can make a huge difference. Residential break and enters are up 38...
Toilets will no longer stand above ancestral burial site
PENTICTON - The province is working with the Osoyoos Indian Band on an agreement to protect an ancestral burial site found in Haynes Point Provincial Park last month — but the park will close indefinitely starting this fall. Human remains were found inside the park April 29 and an agreement between the province and the...
Las Vegas man, 38, pleads guilty but insane in 2010 axe attack that killed baby, injured mom
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man who pleaded guilty but mentally insane wants to apologize and explain his delusions when he's sentenced to life in prison for hacking a 4-month-old baby in a stroller to death with a medieval-style battle axe and critically wounding the child's mother, his attorney said Friday.
B.C. sends wildland firefighters, helicopter to fight Alaskan blazes
KAMLOOPS – Wildland firefighters from B.C. who use helicopters and rope-rappelling techniques to battle remote forest fire are heading north to help Alaska.
Peach Plaza development plans ripen
PENTICTON - The Waterfront Enhancement Committee is making progress on the development of Peach Plaza by selecting design options. The committee chose material options and a shape for the plaza to be constructed behind the giant peach along Lakeshore Avenue and Okanagan Lake Beach. The plaza is part of the city’s waterfront enhancement project to...
HAZMAT called to contain chlorine leak
KELOWNA - The HAZMAT team was called to the Rutland Water Works pump Friday morning for a reported chlorine leak though evacuation of the area was not required. The Kelowna Fire Department received the call at 10:29 a.m. and when the team arrived they discovered a regulator malfunction on a 150 pound bottle of chlorine...
Teen on motorcycle clocked at 110 km/h over posted limit
KELOWNA - A teen pulled over for speeding on his motorcycle lost his wheels for seven days and was given a hefty fine Thursday. Mounties clocked the bike at 160 km/h in a 50 zone at 3:30 p.m. May 22 as the 17-year-old Kelowna boy was heading east on Highway 33 West. The rider stopped...
Westbank construction projects changing the landscape this summer
WESTBANK - Expect some traffic delays as four capital improvement projects on Westbank First Nations land get rolling this summer. Construction on the Sneena Road Overpass Project is underway and should be finished in November. It includes an overpass at Highway 97 and Sneena Road and extension of Sneena Road from Tomat Avenue to Campbell...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Darren Campbell Jamieson
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of May 23, 2014. Darren Campbell Jamieson, 46, is wanted for three counts of breach of undertaking, two counts of trafficking, and one count of theft under $5000. Jamieson is described as a white male,...
Deals at trunk sale this weekend
Expect a bargain hunter’s paradise at the annual spring Trunk Sale at Okanagan College this weekend. Organized by the Regional Waste Reduction Office, the Trunk Sale event promotes reuse and recycling in the parking lot of Okanagan College Saturday from 8am until noon. Rae Stewart with the Waste Reduction Office says with over 150 vendors...
Help hunger disappear
Kelowna - The Campbell Company of Canada and the Overwaitea Food Group has joined forces to help hunger disappear. This weekend, shoppers at the Coopers Rutland store will be greeted by an impressive apple core made out of Campbell’s soup cans. The display is part of the Help Hunger Disappear campaign at participating Overwaitea stores...
Bernard Avenue short-term closure for final paving
Beginning Tuesday, May 27 at 7 a.m. Bernard Avenue from St. Paul to Pandosy streets, including the Ellis and Pandosy intersections, will be closed until Wednesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. to thru traffic for top lift paving. This schedule is subject to change, as paving is weather dependant and precipitation could cause delays. Sidewalks...
Stuff that’s happening in the Kelowna
Please consider the following PSA’s for use in your Community Calendar, Meetings or Events areas. Spring Tracks Walking Club Start date: Immediate End date: Wednesday, June 25, 8 a.m. There’s still time to get in on the free ‘Spring Tracks Walking Club’ that gets you outside and active. The beginner walking program runs Monday and...
Firefighters raise $16,000 at Rockets playoff games
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce that a playoff whiteout fundraising campaign organized by Kelowna Firefighters, was a big success raising money for several local charities. Together with the Rockets fans, the firefighters and its sponsors, over $16,000 was raised for charity by selling playoff whiteout T-shirts during the Rockets home playoff...