Rutland
VIDEO: Balcony fire in Rutland
KELOWNA – No one was home when a fire broke out on the patio of an apartment on the corner of Mills Road and Highway 33 Tuesday afternoon. Platoon captain Eric Simpson says the fire started just after 4 p.m. in the second floor unit of 123 Mills Road. It originated on the patio and...
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...
Rutland fights negative image with new logo
KELOWNA – A group of community representatives have revealed the first in a series of steps they hope will change the negative perception of Rutland. The Rutland Unified Stakeholders Team unveiled a new logo and slogan Monday that TRUST member Todd Sanderson hopes will refresh how everyday people view the Kelowna community of 35,000. “Rutland’s...
HAZMAT called to contain chlorine leak
KELOWNA - The HAZMAT team was called to the Rutland Water Works pump Friday morning for a reported chlorine leak though evacuation of the area was not required. The Kelowna Fire Department received the call at 10:29 a.m. and when the team arrived they discovered a regulator malfunction on a 150 pound bottle of chlorine...