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Winds drive renewed evacuation alerts in West Kelowna
Just when the McDougall Lake Wildfire had pushed far enough away from West Kelowna to…
It’s a three-way race for the BC United nomination in Kelowna-Lake Country
Kelowna lawyer Bal Grewal is running for the BC United party nomination in the Kelowna…
Coun. Mohini Singh enters race for BC United nomination in Kelowna-Lake Country
Kelowna city councillor Mohini Singh is running for the BC United nomination for the Kelowna-Lake…
Videographers now part of BC’s wildfire fighting team
BC Wildfire Service has long had a communications department charged with keeping media and the…
Kelowna tattoo artist loses case to get equipment back
An employee of a Kelowna tattoo parlour has been refused reimbursement for tattooing equipment that…
Deliberately set fires in West Kelowna area will help ‘FireSmart’ efforts
After record-breaking wildfire seasons in 2017 and 2018, there was a lot of talk about…
Kelowna domestic assault charge tossed due to Crown delays
A Kelowna man's domestic assault charge was recently dropped after lengthy court delays. Jeffrey MacLean…
Adam Wilson wants to be Kelowna’s newest MLA
A Kelowna-raised political operative with close ties to the BC United and Federal Conservative parties,…
Kelowna RCMP want to know who owns this bike
Kelowna RCMP are trying to find an elderly man so they can return his bicycle…
Almost 2,400 still evacuated and 240 homes seriously damaged by West Kelowna wildfire
More than 10,000 people were evacuated in the face of the McDougall Creek Wildfire that…
iN VIDEO: Smoke from controlled burns in West Kelowna area will be highly visible
Most residents evacuated because of the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna have…
Smoke and showers in the forecast this week for Kamloops and the Okanagan
Today, Aug. 28, looks to be the last day of heat and sunshine – if…
People who lost homes to wildfire in Okanagan face long recovery process
Hundreds of residents have learned their homes have been destroyed by the McDougall Creek Wildfire.…
How Lake Country plans to double its housing stock
Lake Country was the fastest growing community in the Okanagan over the 2016-21 census period…
Kelowna’s Clifton neighbourhood was spared by preparation for fire, not good luck
It could have been much worse in Kelowna's Clifton neighbourhood last week, when fires from…
Poomba the ‘miracle pig’ alive and well in McDougall Creek Wildfire evacuation zone
Poomba the miracle pig is still alive and well on a West Kelowna ranch that…
Kelowna landfill set to reopen on Monday after fire
Members of the public will be able to dump their rubbish at the Glenmore Landfill…
Hot meals served to hundreds of West Kelowna wildfire evacuees every day
With more than 2,500 properties in the Central Okanagan still under an evacuation order due…
Why wildfires closed Kelowna airport this time and not others
Wildfires are common in the Okanagan every summer but they don’t force the closure of…
Vacuum of news on Facebook during a disaster being filled by conspiracy theorists
The cause of the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna is still under…
Planned pedestrian overpass in downtown Kelowna triples in cost
There has been talk of a pedestrian/cycling overpass on Highway 97 in downtown Kelowna for…
Toxic impact of Kelowna landfill fires being examined
When suspected embers from the McDougall Creek Wildfire crossed Okanagan Lake from the Trader's Cove…
All evacuation orders in Kelowna downgraded to alert status
Emergency officials have downgraded all evacuation orders in Kelowna to alert status effective immediately. The…
The smoke above West Kelowna today is a controlled burn
Thousands of people evacuated due to the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna…