West Kelowna News
UPDATE: Wildfire near Highway 97C mapped at 2 hectares
A new wildfire located to the north of Highway 97C has grown to two hectares…
Accused West Kelowna wildfire arsonist will stay behind bars
The 36-year-old man charged with trying to start a wildfire in the Glenrosa neighbourhood of West…
Massive Blackmun Bay housing project in West Kelowna scaled back by more than 80%
After years of fruitless efforts to build a highrise with residential units and a hotel…
West Kelowna man arrested after allegedly trying to start wildfire
A 36-year-old West Kelowna man, who reportedly lit a fire in a forested area in…
Swastika spray painted in West Kelowna parking lot targeted Jewish man
West Kelowna RCMP are hoping to find witnesses after a swastika was found spray painted…
UPDATE: Large sprinklers protecting West Kelowna’s only source of power from Brenda Creek wildfire
A wildfire threatening a transmission line that is the main source of power for roughly…
West Kelowna’s old food bank building to offer shelter
Before West Kelowna’s homeless population moves into a recently approved shelter near an area gravel…
Crews work to protect hydro transmission line threatened by wildfire near Peachland
Anticipated winds didn’t create as much activity within the Brenda Creek wildfire as expected, officials…
Area restriction in effect for 500 ha Brenda Creek wildfire near West Kelowna
An area restriction will soon be in effect near a 500-hectare wildfire burning to the…
New drug gives West Kelowna woman with cystic fibrosis a future
A new drug for treating cystic fibrosis was approved for sale in Canada last month…
West Kelowna neighbours avert potential disaster with quick response
The quick actions of residents in a West Kelowna neighbourhood may have averted disaster. “We…
Body of woman who died in crash on Westside Road recovered
The body of a 47-year-old woman involved in a fatal June 24 crash on Westside…
Campfires banned throughout Central Okanagan as of Wednesday
A high to extreme fire danger rating thanks to the heat wave has resulted in…
UPDATE: Grass fire next to Westbank Walmart deemed suspicious
The West Kelowna Fire Department is currently investigating a suspicious grass fire that sparked just…
Divers searching for body of driver after SUV plunges into Okanagan Lake from Westside Road
The West Kelowna RCMP and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue are searching Okanagan Lake for…