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Police investigating person of interest in burning hedge
KELOWNA – RCMP are investigating a person of interest who may have information about how a row of hedges caught fire Monday night. Kelowna fire crews were called to a home on Raymer Rd. and Grenfell Cres. at around 9:30 after neighbours reported seeing 30 foot flames coming from a dozen tall cedars on the...
Dan Albas named first MP for new riding
WEST KELOWNA - MP Dan Albas has been acclaimed as the first MP for the newly-formed riding of Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola. Albas, who is wrapping up his first term as the MP for the Okanagan-Coquihalla, was the only nominee whose application was received by the Conservative Riding Association before nominations and voting closed May...
Bernard Avenue revitalization is officially over
KELOWNA – After two years of construction the revitalized Bernard Avenue will finally open to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Representatives of the city, including Mayor Walter Gray, gathered at the corner of Pandosy and Bernard Friday afternoon to officially announce the completion of the $14.3 million project. Work began in September 2012 and was completed...
Former co-accused in smuggling case will be paid to testify
KELOWNA - A Supreme Court Justice ruled Friday that a West Kelowna man living in Manitoba will be reimbursed for expenses incurred while testifying in a criminal trial in Kelowna. Barry Ready, now 53, was at one time a co-accused in the trial of Clifford Roger Montgomery and Tariz Mohammed Aslam of Surrey. Both men...
Kelowna isn’t as fat as the rest of the country
KELOWNA – Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s the abundance of recreational opportunities, but a report released by Statistics Canada Wednesday names Kelowna as the least obese city in the country. Participants in the study, conducted between 2003 and 2012, were asked their height and weight and the numbers were adjusted to factor in misrepresentation...
Pet snake killed at West Kelowna Buckerfield’s
"IT'S LIKE SOMEONE REACHED IN AND JUST CRUSHED HER." KELOWNA – Staff at the West Kelowna Buckerfield’s are mourning the loss of one of their pet snakes after she was found with her head mysteriously crushed Tuesday afternoon. The body of Miss Cuddles, a 4’ long Corn Snake, was found curled up under her plastic...
Food Truck Rally rolls back into Kelowna
KELOWNA – For the second year in a row, the parking lot of Prospera Place will be flooded with hundreds of hungry diners and around half a dozen trucks representing cuisine from around the world. Craig Campbell is the Communications Manager for Prospera Place and the organizer of the second annual Kelowna Food Truck Rally....
Kelowna parents join teachers on day of action
KELOWNA – With the second of four planned rotating job action days taking place in Kelowna Tuesday, some parents and teachers are saying they are standing together for students in danger of being left behind. Veronique Broger has two kids enrolled in Ecole de L’Anse-Au-Sable on Gordon Dr. She decided to come out and support...
Country music legend coming to Kelowna this fall
KELOWNA – Country music singer and songwriter Alan Jackson brings his unique combination of honky tonk and mainstream to Prospera Place this fall. Jackson, 55, has more than 30 number one hits and won two Grammy’s in his 25-year career. He will perform hits like Here in the Real World, Don’t Rock the Jukebox and Chattahoochee...
This is what methotrexate looks like
"I WANT TO RUN AND IT WON'T GO AWAY." KELOWNA – It all started with a pain in nine-year-old Liam’s leg. His parents, Shilo Lauinger and Amber Bigelow, took him to their family doctor in Kelowna expecting a diagnosis of a pulled muscle. A PET scan was scheduled and instead of a pulled muscle, they...
West Kelowna councillor arrested (for charity)
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna councillor was placed in handcuffs Monday morning for uttering threats of retiring. The “arrest” took place ahead of a Cops for Kids fundraiser where members of the public can file a summons, forcing them to pay bail that will be donated to kids suffering from medical, physical or traumatic...
Trap catches excessive speeders on 97c
West Kelowna – More than half a dozen excessive speeders were stopped and their vehicles impounded during a speed trap in West Kelowna last Friday. Const. Kris Clark says seven vehicles were stopped by members of the Kelowna Integrated Road Safety Unit who were looking for aggressive drivers along Hwy. 97c on May 23. “The...
Mapping Okanagan travel habits
KELOWNA – A survey of local travel habits reveals a number of insights into how Okanagan residents get where we need to go. Conducted by the City of Kelowna, City of Vernon, Districts of Lake Country, West Kelowna, Peachland, Westbank First Nation and the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, the survey shows the travel...
Dinwoodie memorial set for Sunday
WEST KELOWNA – A memorial for former Regional District Director Aaron Dinwoodie, who died of cancer in May, will be held this Sunday at the Lakeview Memorial Hall in West Kelowna. Dinwoodie, who ran for mayor of West Kelowna, was an avid snowboarder who lived the final years of his life in Vancouver and the...
B.C. Liberal Convention comes to Kelowna
KELOWNA – The B.C. Liberal Party holds their biannual convention at the Delta Grand Hotel in downtown Kelowna this weekend. Hundreds of party caucus members are expected to attend including Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick and Surrey lawyer Sukminder Virk who will each serve as co-chair. Check-in started this morning. “Convention 2014 is a great...