Kelowna Newsmakers 2014

THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP FIVE NEWSMAKERS OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER ONE KELOWNA — The sight of helicopters bucketing water, planes dropping retardant and a giant plume of smoke has become part of the Okanagan summer. This year was a long fire season highlighted by the evacuation of 2,500 people in West...

THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP FIVE STORIES OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER TWO KELOWNA – When councillor Colin Basran was elected mayor of Kelowna this past year, he not only became the first person of colour to take the top seat but also the youngest in our city’s history. Despite there being six...

THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP FIVE STORIES OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER THREE KELOWNA – At the end of October, an attack on a city transit bus left a 55-year-old man dead from a stab wound to the neck and the city seething over what appeared to be a random attack. Caesar Rosales,...

THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP FIVE STORIES OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER FOUR KELOWNA – Over this past year, several known and alleged gang members found themselves in court, some staring down long sentences. The first was in late February when John Newcombe, the owner of Cycle Logic in West Kelowna was accused...