KLAPR2023

$30M for two MRI machines at Kelowna General Hospital
Two new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines are coming to Kelowna General Hospital. One will…

Finning’s move from Vernon to Kelowna now official
Finning spent many years in Vernon but closed up shop there last summer and moved…

Okanagan Vintage Fair promises a treasure trove of collectables
Anyone who loves hunting for vintage treasures won’t want to miss the Okanagan Vintage Fair…

Average Kelowna taxpayer on the hook for an extra $87 this year
The final numbers have been crunched, so Kelowna City Council is being asked, when it…

Clock ticking on plans for Okanagan’s newest golf course
The Ponderosa housing development with a nine-hole golf course in Peachland got first reading approval…

Suspect seriously injured during arrest by West Kelowna RCMP
A man was seriously injured during an arrest in West Kelowna in February after a…

UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna man located
UPDATE: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 RCMP say a missing 33-year-old West Kelowna man has been…

Kelowna man suing school district over high school football injury
A Kelowna man is suing the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District for injuries he received while…

Okanagan cherry orchards sail through bitter cold winter
Last year’s early winter was actually a bonus for Okanagan cherry growers. Snow started falling…

Kelowna strip club owner awarded $90K after being sucker punched
Former Kelowna mayoral candidate and strip club owner David Joseph Habib has been awarded $89,000…

Nine new Kelowna courts no help to B.C.’s second largest pickleball club
The Pickleball Kelowna Club is the second largest club in B.C., behind Vernon, with 600…

Driver who crashed into Lake Country pet store won’t be charged
A compact SUV crashed into a pet shop in Lake Country on the weekend. It…

Kelowna RCMP arrest two men driving dangerously after lengthy pursuit
Two men were arrested in a stolen truck after police chased them around Kelowna. The…

Kelowna cousins win $5 million lotto jackpot
A pair of Kelowna cousins announced their $5-million lottery win at a family breakfast gathering…

BC Housing spending spree needs more transparency: Professor
B.C. Housing often spends three or four times the assessed value when it buys old…