West Kelowna News

West Kelowna Indigenous fashion designer pleads for others to get vaccinated
An established Indigenous fashion designer in West Kelowna is speaking out about vaccines after a…

Indigenous logger hopeful traditional burning practices will return to Westbank First Nation
As a young boy in the 1970s, Mic Werstuik remembers helping his family steward their…

Woman sexually assaulted by stranger in West Kelowna
West Kelowna RCMP are asking the public for assistance following a report that a sexual…

Wanted man nabbed in high-risk arrest in West Kelowna: RCMP
Heavily armed RCMP officers arrested a man wanted on several arrest warrants in West Kelowna…

UPDATE: West Kelowna RCMP missing Calgary woman located
UPDATE: 9:58 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 RCMP say a missing 34-year-old Calgary woman has…

Suspicious truck fire pours smoke into West Kelowna Walmart
A suspicious fire burned a truck at a loading bay at the West Kelowna Walmart…

Woman looking for bears duped by wooden ones in West Kelowna
While bears appear to be on the move in urban areas searching for food or…

Last Mt. Law wildfire evacuation order lifted in Central Okanagan
The last property under evacuation order due to the Mt. Law wildfire burning near West…

‘No significant growth’ on wildfire burning in North and Central Okanagan
A wildfire burning in the North and Central Okanagan has not seen significant growth but…

‘Good progress’ made on West Kelowna wildfire
In the last few days, the B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting crews have made "good…

Pet-rescuing vet Dr. Oz is having an extra busy summer in West Kelowna
Roughly 100 cats and dogs displaced by wildfires have taken refuge over the course of…

Residents warned to stay away from West Kelowna wildfire area after ATVs spotted
The B.C. Wildfire Service is reminding residents to stay away from a wildfire burning next…

Illegal cannabis extraction lab discovered during West Kelowna wildfire evacuations
While evacuating homes as the Mt. Law wildfire threatened this past weekend, a conservation officer…

Firefighters contain small fire burning along Okanagan Connector
B.C. Wildfire Service crews have contained a spot fire that jumped Highway 97C yesterday, causing…

West Kelowna rejects proposed eight-storey tower at winery
Not only will there not be a lighthouse towering above the Goats Peak Winery in…