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Pilot program could create B.C.’s largest publicly-accessible solar array to Ellison
KELOWNA – If approved, Kelowna could soon be home to the largest community solar array…
Second power outage in three days hits Kelowna
POWER OUT ALL DAY FOR A CHUNK OF DOWNTOWN KELOWNA – Fortis B.C. says it…
$4,500 Fortis bill for house which isn’t there
KELOWNA – A world-famous photographer who lives part time in Ellison says Fortis B.C. has overbilled him more than $7,000 for a house that burned to the ground in January. Gary Fong, the inventor of the Lightsphere, lives in LA most of the year. On January 11 his luxury cabin near Kelowna burned down yet he says...
Power outage planned for part of Kelowna
KELOWNA - Fortis customers in the central city area of Kelowna can expect a planned power outage tomorrow morning. Fortis B.C. is advising customers they will be shutting off power from 4 to 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, for emergency repairs. The affected area is primarily between Richter Street and Ethel Street from Sutherland Avenue...
Gas rupture forces people out of their homes in Glenmore
KELOWNA – Road blocks were up in Glenmore and homes evacuated as crews dealt with a natural gas leak this afternoon. RCMP say an excavator hit a natural gas line in a backyard on Valley Road just south of Kane Road. Police cordoned off the area, evacuating the people from four homes and closing Valley...