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Accident closes Highway 33, power cut to 470 homes
KELOWNA - The section of Highway 33 between Goudie and Cardinal Creek Roads is closed while emergency crews take care of the scene of a tractor-trailer rollover. The accident happened at roughly 11 a.m. It appears the vehicle was travelling east in the direction of Big White Ski Resort. No other vehicles were involved, though...
West Kelowna mayor presses other jurisdictions to support power line back-up bid
KELOWNA - While he insists progress is being made on a solution to the vulnerability of its single-line power supply, West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater says the district is calling for expressions of support from other affected jurisdictions in advance of a soon-to-be-released B.C. Hydro study into the issue. “We’re being cautious,” Findletter said, of...
62-year-old man stabbed at pawn shop
WEST KELOWNA – A 62-year-old man was stabbed during an apparent robbery at a pawn shop in West Kelowna last week and police are asking the public for help finding the suspect. At around 3:30 p.m. Jan. 11, a lone, masked man entered Sidney’s Swap and Shop on Main Street and demanded money, according to...
Marijuana testing to be allowed under new city zoning bylaw
KELOWNA - Sounds like a dream job for some — working at a marijuana testing facility — but the reality is the analytical testing of dried pot is a mundane affair, done wearing lab coats not tie-dyed T-shirts. It’s also going to be an allowable use if Kelowna city council accepts staff’s recommendation that allows...
Increased avalanche risk and near-record temperatures on tap
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As temperatures rise to near-record highs this weekend avalanche forecasters are warning of an increased avalanche risk. With a warm storm likely to drop rain on a weakened snowpack, Avalanche Canada is forecasting a high risk at treeline and alpine elevations on Saturday for both the North and South Columbia ranges and at...