Patricia Keenan

Ghost bike placed on Bernard Avenue in cyclist’s memory

KELOWNA - A cycling advocacy group is marking the spot where a Kelowna cyclist died with a memorial ghost bike. Patricia Keenan, 38, died in hospital a few days after colliding with a car door opened in front of her on Bernard Avenue. Keenan sustained a head injury even though she was wearing a helmet. Now...

Cyclist killed in Kelowna car crash

KELOWNA - A cyclist has died after a collision with a car on Springfield Road. Kelowna RCMP are not releasing the name of the 63-year-old man who they say may have run a stop sign on Belgo Road. “I don’t know that charges will be laid because it’s alleged the cyclist is at fault,” said...

Memorial ride held for cyclist killed in downtown Kelowna

KELOWNA – A huge turnout for a Critical Mass Ride through downtown Kelowna in honour of a woman killed while riding her bike on Bernard Avenue. Almost 200 people on bicycles, many dressed in black, rode in a slow procession through downtown streets Friday evening, July 24, according to a media release from the ride’s...

Kelowna cyclist dies after collision with car door

KELOWNA - A local cyclist has succumbed to injuries she suffered when someone opened a car door in front of her bike. Patricia Keenan, 38, was cycling behind a friend on Bernard Avenue Tuesday evening, July 14, just past Ethel Street when the incident happened. Police say Keenan was wearing a helmet but the force...