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One year after killing, why there still aren’t any cameras on Okanagan buses
KAMLOOPS HAS 25 KELOWNA – One year after the horrific killing of a Kelowna man on a B.C. Transit bus and six months after they promised to begin installing them, there still isn’t a single operational camera on any Kelowna buses. Last year, on Oct. 30, Caesar Rosales was killed in front of more than...
Falling loonie costs Kelowna taxpayers extra $180,000 for new fire truck
KELOWNA - By last March, the sagging Canadian dollar had already cost Kelowna taxpayers an extra $130,000 for purchase of a new fire engine from the U.S. But the loonie has dropped further since and Kelowna Fire Department chief Jeff Carlisle is again asking Kelowna city council to top up the purchase price of the...
Kelowna judge who died of brain hemorrhage was ‘the heart of the chambers’
KELOWNA - Courthouse flags across the district are at half-mast today after the sudden passing of a beloved provincial court judge. Judge Anne K. Wallace was just 61 when she collapsed in her home Monday evening after a full work day. A sudden brain hemorrhage left her in a coma and doctors declared her legally...
Web series following Kelowna photographer looking for funds to start season two
KELOWNA - A local production company has just released the last episode of the first season of a web series that follows a Kelowna photographer around the world. State of Mind Films produced the series 1 Stop Closer, which features Shawn Talbot as he creates images in exotic locations like Death Valley, Hawaii and the...
More seniors’ housing coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA - Seniors and people with disabilities in Kelowna will soon have more affordable housing options with the start of construction of the second phase of Apple Valley. The new five-story building will provide 78 additional rental apartments, bringing the total number of units at Apple Valley to 150. Residents will be able to enjoy...
Canada Revenue Agency scam still making the rounds in the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Canada Revenue Agency scam is continuing to make rounds in the region, with RCMP detachments fielding several calls a day from concerned residents. This type of scam is not new, and police have issued warnings previously about callers alleging to be from the agency. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says Kamloops RCMP is fielding several...
Downtown surveillance camera furor dies down in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Surveillance cameras, as a hot button topic, just ain't what they used to be in Kelowna. In less than 15 years, Kelowna has gone from a city where the installation of a single surveillance camera prompted a public backlash and a warning from the privacy commissioner to where the multiple cameras the city...
Halloween will be a wet one in the Okanagan this year
OKANAGAN - Make sure your costumes are either waterproof or you have an umbrella handy because Mother Nature is looking to rain on your Halloween fun this weekend. Environment Canada is calling for at least a chance of rain throughout the weekend, with showers expected Saturday evening throughout the region. Temperatures are expected to be...
Kelowna has dozens of Halloween events happening this weekend
KELOWNA - It’s the spookiest day of the year and with Halloween landing on a weekend this year, it's also one of the busiest for events in Kelowna. This weekend you can enjoy plenty of haunted houses, a massive corn maze and lots of other frightful options. Throughout the weekend, you can take a stroll...