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City of Kelowna won’t reveal names of agricultural land abusers
KELOWNA – Companies and property owners found misusing agricultural land in East Kelowna will be…
Calgary police think this missing woman might be in the Okanagan
KELOWNA - Police are asking people in the Kelowna area to keep an eye out for a woman reported missing from Calgary last week. Calgary Police Service is looking for 51-year-old Penny Firth. She was last seen at her home on Thursday, Nov. 19, in the 2400 block of 17 Ave S.W. in the Alberta...
Changing speed limit signs on the way for B.C. highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Highway drivers will start seeing variable speed signs later this winter as the Ministry of Transportation begins installing them this week, though they won't be functioning until early in the new year. The pilot project, which is currently in its testing phase, will include signs on sections of the Trans-Canada, Sea to Sky...
Vacancy rate eases as Kelowna pushes rental housing construction
KELOWNA - The city has done a lot to encourge development of rental housing and there’s not too much more that can be done, except to let the incentives do their work and keep on pushing for more. That’s the opinion of Luke Stack, a city councillor and also executive director of the Society of...
Crews keep Kelowna storage shed fire from spreading
KELOWNA - A fire in a Kelowna industrial area was quickly knocked down before it could spread last night. Crews were called out to a structure fire in the 1000 block of Ethel Street near Weddell Place around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, according to Platoon Capt. Eric Simpson. When they arrived they found a...