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bernard avenue
Don’t plan on eating lunch in the middle of this downtown Kelowna street just yet
Today marks the official closing of Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna in order for local…
Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna will be closed to traffic this summer
Kelowna city council has voted to close a section of Bernard Avenue to all vehicles…
A little smoke can’t stop the arts on Kelowna’s Bernard Avenue
KELOWNA – A little smoke doesn’t matter much to Donna Klassen, coordinator for Arts on…
Kelowna cyclist taken to hospital after hitting windshield
KELOWNA – A young Kelowna woman was struck by a car and taken to hospital…
Kelowna man and woman arrested for stealing car and motorcycle
KELOWNA – A middle-aged man and a teenage girl were arrested in Kelowna last night…
Distracted driver runs red light, hits city bus in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Penticton woman, police suspect was distracted while driving, ran a red light…
Kitchen fire evacuates Kelowna apartment building
KELOWNA – A kitchen fire, which started in the oven, forced the evacuation of an apartment building in downtown Kelowna yesterday afternoon. Kelowna Fire Department platoon Capt. Steve Wallick says crews were called to the building 18-unit building in the 700-block of Bernard Avenue, just east of Richter Street, at about 4:25 p.m., Oct. 11,...
Memorial ride held for cyclist killed in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – A huge turnout for a Critical Mass Ride through downtown Kelowna in honour of a woman killed while riding her bike on Bernard Avenue. Almost 200 people on bicycles, many dressed in black, rode in a slow procession through downtown streets Friday evening, July 24, according to a media release from the ride’s...
Suspect wanted in Kelowna 7-Eleven robbery turns himself in
KELOWNA - A 17-year-old Kelowna boy turned himself in to police Wednesday in connection with the robbery at the 7-Eleven at Bernard Avenue and Gordon Drive. The robbery in progress was reported March 9 at 1:55 a.m. According to a media release, a suspect entered the store alone wearing a mask and brandishing a knife....
Kelowna man allegedly driving stolen car arrested for theft and weapons
KELOWNA - It started with a mounty locating a stolen car outside a Bernard Avenue residence Wednesday night and ended with the arrest of a Kelowna man who faces a number of potential theft and weapons charges. A Kelowna RCMP officer was patrolling a known problem residence in the 700 block of Bernard Avenue at...
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...
Kamloops man turns downtown Kelowna into demolition derby
KELOWNA - A police chase on Gordon Drive was called off by Mounties in the name of public safety, but the suspect driving the SUV still managed to crash into four cars. Kelowna RCMP are still looking for the driver, who prompted the initial chase by striking vehicles at 2:30 a.m. May 1. Police were...