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RCMP say prolific offenders, not casual pot smokers, the reason so many possession charges laid
KELOWNA - To all you closet pot smokers in Kelowna worried the RCMP is coming after your stash, you can chill. “It isn’t the recreational pot smoker we’re going after here,” Supt. Nick Romanchuk says, pointing instead to a small group of prolific offenders as the target. “These are the people causing the most crime...
What Interior residents need to know about the killer gas radon
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It sounds like something from a thriller sci-fi movie - a colourless, odorless radioactive gas that seeps from the ground, infiltrates buildings and kills people. In real life, radon gas is a known carcinogen, the second leading cause of lung cancer accounting for 10 per cent of cases and is found in elevated...
UPDATE: ‘I don’t know why anyone would target that one house’ for home invasion, shooting: Neighbour
LAKE COUNTRY – Some residents of Tyndall Road are understandably on edge after one of their neighbours was shot during an alleged home invasion Sunday night. “You can hear a pin drop here at night,” says Jody Logan, who lives across the street and was home at the time. "You kind of feel a bit...
You can be on reality TV if you have inherited a house in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - If you’ve recently inherited a house in the Okanagan the producers of a new reality TV show want to hear from you. Anaid Productions, the company behind such shows as X-Weighted and The Liquidator, is searching for families that have been bequeathed a home in the Okanagan. Those selected for the show will be...
George Thorogood coming to the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - Famed power blues guitarist George Thorogood is coming to the Okanagan next spring with his band the Destroyers. Thorogood and his band have been around since the 1970s and count many radio hits to their credit, including the famed bar anthem “Bad to the Bone” and others like “Who do You Love”, “Move...
Week of perfect fall weather ahead in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - As far as autumn goes, this should be a good week in the Okanagan with temperatures above normal during the day and overnight. While we are waking up to temperatures several degrees below seasonal normals of 5 Celsius the mercury is supposed to stay above those normals for the rest of the week....
World-class animation company opens new studio in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The future looks bright for a full-service animation studio, which started in Kelowna three year ago and now employs over 650 people in B.C. Bardel Entertainment opened its studio in Kelowna in 2012 with only four employees, according to a media release, and currently employs over 50 artists and professionals. The company hopes...
Province balks at paying West Kelowna expense claims for Smith Creek wildfire
WEST KELOWNA – The fight against the Smith Creek fire in the summer of 2014…
UBCO student brings campus cultural clubs together for first ever Harmony banquet
KELOWNA – It's unusual for Ryan Kaila to walk into a room at UBC Okanagan and not know anyone. "I consider myself a pretty well-known person around campus,” he says. “But I walked into this cultural club event and I didn't know a single person there. I noticed that all of these groups get the...
Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts brings comedy show to Okanagan
KELOWNA - Legendary professional wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts is trading the wrestling ring for the stand-up stage and bringing his special brand of comedy to Kelowna. That includes his behind-the-scenes tales of life on the road as a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment and taking on the likes of Andre the Giant, Macho...
Things to do in the Okanagan before they close for the season
VERNON - So much to do, so little time. Mere weeks remain before a number of Okanagan attractions close down for the season — and that means you’ve got to get moving, or wait until next year. The Kalavida Surf Shop in Vernon closes its doors for the season on Oct. 4, although special arrangements...
Chance of snow at higher elevations around the Okanagan tonight
OKANAGAN - We all know it’s officially fall but you may not be ready to hear this — snow levels are dropping to 1,500 metres tonight. Environment Canada is calling for a low of just 8 or 9 Celsius tonight, Oct. 2, throughout the Okanagan, just above seasonal normals of 6 C, but with a...
Drones provide a new view of Okanagan golf course
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - If you've ever wondered how gorgeous Okanagan golf courses look from above, here's a little help. A local golf course proprietor recently hired an Okanagan company to take aerial footage of the course, by drone. Ian Robertson, the owner and general manager of Kelowna Springs Golf Club, says using a drone finally gave...
High school condoms decision left to Kelowna parent advisory councils
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - They’ve got the kids on board and the principals but a pilot project which would see condoms made available at local high schools still has to get by the toughest critics of all — parents. Superintendent of schools Hugh Gloster says a proposal by the Interior Health Authority to supply condoms and...
UPDATE: Highway 97 in West Kelowna reopens following head-on collision
WEST KELOWNA - A head-on collision on Highway 97 near Grizzly Drive backed up traffic in both directions this morning, Oct. 1, closing the highway and sending a 76-year-old woman to hospital in serious condition. Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. Steve Holmes, says in a meida release, the collision between a Toyota sedan and a Jeep...
Researchers gather in Kelowna to talk sex
KELOWNA - An annual conference that brings researchers from across the country will be in Kelowna this weekend for a three day exploration of a topic many still find taboo. The Canadian Sex Research Forum has been held in different cities across Canada for the last 42 years. Topics have changed a great deal over...
TV pilot highlights luxury homes being built in the Okanagan
KELOWNA - A local TV producer is putting the finishing touches on a pilot TV episode that gives viewers a glimpse of what goes into building Kelowna’s newest and most expensive homes. Pamela Tomlinson, who produced The Carnies, The Canadian Culinary Championships and a feature length film called Hitler’s Speech Writer, has turned her lens towards a local construction...
Orange Shirt Day remembers residential school victims
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you saw someone wearing orange today, don’t assume they are supporters of the federal NDP. “Orange Shirt Day is a reminder of the pain and anguish of residential school survivors and their families,” Rose Caldwell says. “For the ones who made it through and the ones who never came home.” Caldwell is...
Kelowna leads the country in rate of pot possession charges
KELOWNA - A local lawyer who specializes in drug cases says news that Kelowna has the highest rate in Canada for charges laid for simple pot possession shows bad judgement by local RCMP. Stanley Tessmer has practiced criminal law in Kelowna since 1997 and one of his areas of expertise is in drug cases. “It...
Top female sailors to race in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA - Some of the best female sailors in the country will be in Kelowna this weekend for a competitive sailboat race that hasn’t been held in Kelowna since 2007. The 2015 Re/Max Canada Women’s Keelboat Championships is a fast-paced weekend of racing that takes place over three days in front of Waterfront Park in...
Kelowna CBC reporter’s Twitter mistake pronounces Carlos Santana’s premature death
KELOWNA – The local host of CBC’s Daybreak South was forced to delete several tweets…
Kelowna science lecture will address confusion over GMOs, fluoridation and other controversial topics
KELOWNA - Whether scientists can be trusted or not will be the topic of conversation at a Kelowna lecture tonight. Dr. Susan Jacobs-Kaufman, a professor from the University of Alberta, will be at the Okanagan Jewish Community Centre at 7 p.m. tonight, Sept. 30, discussing the reasons many people do not believe scientists when it...
Few leafy losses following summer of drought in Kelowna
KELOWNA - All that remains of the two large cottonwood trees that used to shade the city parking lot at the Water Street boat launch are the two big holes where they once stood. One tree snapped and fell over Monday night, Sept. 28, and the other tree was removed by city crews as a...
Record grape harvest bodes well for Fall Okanagan Wine Festival
KELOWNA - It's been a stellar year for Okanagan vineyards and it will continue with a ten-day celebration of all things wine, which is expected to attract more than 20,000 visitors. Many local wineries are picking grapes earlier than ever before this year, according to Lori Pike-Raffan, the public relations director for Okanagan Wine Festivals...