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Our Rutland final project plans revealed

KELOWNA – The Our Rutland community engagement process on how best to spend $100,000 has concluded with the city finding a way to combine two of the top five suggestions into the final plan. Roxby Park will be upgraded and Rutland residents will get their own year-round public market. The Our Rutland project was announced...

Elderly pedestrian hit crossing Dilworth

KELOWNA - Driver inattentiveness is the suspected cause of an accident that injured an elderly man on Dilworth Wednesday. Witnesses say the man, in his 80’s, was walking south down Dilworth Dr. when an SUV leaving the liquor store parking lot hit him and knocked him to the ground. Const. Paul Bentham says the man was...

Subject of police warning pleads guilty to sexual assault of children

WEST KELOWNA – A man police have been investigating since 2012 has pleaded guilty to charges of sexually touching children. Jason Antonio White, 35, was the subject of a public warning issued in March. The warning said investigators have “reasonable grounds to believe White of West Kelowna is offending against children and that there may...

Munson Pond won’t be a park any time soon

KELOWNA – It’s a perfect place for a public park, wouldn't cost much and councillors love the idea—but Munson Pond will not open to the public any time soon. Munson Pond is roughly three hectares of city-owned property, hidden from view by cottonwood trees on the corner of KLO Road and Benvoulin Rd. Kelowna City...

Seniors considered in new transit plans

PENTICTON - Councillors discussed the need for more public transit options at last night’s city council meeting, including increased evening hours and shorter wait times. Staff presented options for the new three-year contract with B.C. Transit that will run from 2015 to 2018. Options including extending certain routes, all night services and Sunday services. The...

Lumby shooter charged with murder

LUMBY – Murder charges have been laid against the man suspected of shooting a Vernon teacher to death before turning the gun on himself in a rural part of Lumby last week. Howard Everett of Lumby is still in hospital after the body of a 51-year-old woman was found at a home in the 300...

Suspicious fire near senior care home

KELOWNA – Arson is the suspected cause of a late night fire behind Cottonwoods Care Centre over the weekend. The investigation is in the early stages, but Const. Kris Clark says it looks like a type of fuel was poured onto the ground near a chain link fence that separates Cottonwoods and a private residence...

World Cup: The “football” fans of Kamloops

KAMLOOPS — Matt Rolan doesn’t look out of place at the bar at the Shark Club early on a Thursday afternoon. To him, it’s everyone else who looks out of place. He was drawn to the largest screen in Kamloops to watch England play in the world’s most-watched sporting event—the World Cup. And he and...

Bouldering competition rolls through Kelowna this weekend

KELOWNA – For the second year in a row, rock climbers from around the world will come to Kelowna for Rock the Blocs Bouldering Festival. Bouldering is similar to traditional climbing, except instead of mountains, climbers scale large rocks as quickly as possible. The Okanagan is getting a reputation for having some of the best...

The smell of pot is enough evidence for arrest

KAMLOOPS – A provincial court judge decided police did not need to request a marijuana permit before arresting a man hiding 73 marijuana plants in the back of his van. Corey Joseph Eld, born 1977, and his lawyer John Conroy argued Eld’s arrest was illegal because police arrested him without asking him if he held...

Club wants more money for 2014 Christmas light display

KELOWNA – If the Capri Rotary Club wants to do another Kerry Park light display this Christmas, they will likely have to do it with the same amount of money as last year. Capri Rotary has requested a $5,000 increase to their budget this year, but city staff are expected to recommend against the increase....

Tourism Penticton names new executive director

PENTICTON - After a long wait, Tourism Penticton has named Chris Bower as its new executive director. The organization went through administrative changes this winter and spring, with several administrators leaving their positions, including ex-executive director Jessie Campbell. In his new position, Bower will oversee destination tourism and marketing for Tourism Penticton and the operation...

TRU to have new law school dean this fall

KAMLOOPS – After nearly a year without an official dean, the TRU law school will have a new face in the hallways. Bradford Morse has accepted the position and is due to start this fall. “TRU has a bright future with strong leadership and my role as the new dean will be to enhance the...

Centre’s strike take toll on community and local businesses

PENTICTON — Naramata’s local economy will take a hit this summer while the community’s largest organization is on strike. Last week, the administration of the Centre at Naramata decided to pull the plug in summer programming, in order to prove their striking efforts were serious. Employees have been standing on the picket line since May,...

PROSKIW: Emotion has no place in a fight

KELOWNA - I saw my first UFC fight in 1995, only two years after it launched in the U.S. I found the VHS tape tucked away on the bottom shelf of the sports section at a 24-hour video rental store that closed down a decade ago. I was 17 and the description on the back...

Million dollar Lotto ticket bought in Kelowna

KELOWNA – Someone in Kelowna is $1 million richer after winning the Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw Wednesday. The winner did not have to choose any numbers or scratch any cards, instead their 10-digit number, unique to every $3 ticket, was chosen at random. According to the B.C. Lottery website, everyone who purchases at least...

Neighbour fights fire with a garden hose

WEST KELOWNA – A fire that started in a planter and spread to the siding of a home in West Kelowna was kept under control by a quick-thinking neighbour with a garden hose. Shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday an area resident reported black smoke coming from a home on Ensign Way. West Kelowna Fire Rescue Assistant...

Arrrr you coming to Boat for Hope this weekend?

KELOWNA – Batten down the hatches and hoist the mainsail, the 8th annual Boat for Hope pirate adventure is just over the horizon. Sponsored by several local charities, Boat for Hope is a day of fun and adventure for kids with special needs. Volunteer captains dressed like pirates will decorate their boats and take 200...

One year later, police still need help solving Glenmore murder

KELOWNA – One year after a Kelowna woman was found murdered in her Glenmore home, RCMP are still no closer to identifying a suspect. The body of Theresa Ashley Neville was found by paramedics shortly after midnight June 18 and an autopsy revealed Neville was murdered. Frank Schlief says he rented the home to Neville,...

Another local fighter signed by UFC

KELOWNA – We’ve already got the most popular female MMA fighter in Canada calling Kelowna home and superstar welterweight Rory MacDonald is also from Kelowna, now add another local name to the list of UFC fighters representing the Okanagan Valley. Matt Dwyer, 24, has lived in Kelowna since he was two-years-old. A few weeks ago...

City gives green thumbs up to Benvoulin farmers market

KELOWNA – Kelowna is one step closer to having a new farmers and crafters market, but not downtown or on Springfield Road. City councillors voted unanimously Monday to waive several conditions it set out on July 2012, including requiring a 25-year lease and a development plan for a company that seeks to use two properties...

Answers on Paul Lake Fire Protection available Wednesday night

PAUL LAKE - Community members concerned about fire protection in the Paul Lake area will learn more about the plans from the Thompson Nicola Regional District on Wednesday night. The district will host a public information meeting at the Harper Mountain Ski Lodge on Wednesday, June 18 at 7 p.m. to discussed the proposed time...