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UPDATE: Power restored to 4,000 in West Kelowna
UPDATE: 7:31 a.m., March 20, 2015 Power has been restored. B.C. Hydro says the cause was a tree that had fallen across the wires. WEST KELOWNA - More than 4,000 West Kelowna customers are waking to no power on the first day of spring. B.C. Hydro reports power is out to 4,016 customers because of...
Don’t be alarmed at sounds of explosions in West Kelowna this week
WEST KELOWNA – Residents of West Kelowna are in for a noisy week as construction-related blasting will be taking place at the end of Rosealee Lane. According to a release from the District of West Kelowna, a blasting permit has been issued so Kara Vista Developments Ltd. can clear rock from the property. Work will...
Protest against high power bills
WEST KELOWNA – A group of moms and concerned citizens gathered in front of Premier Christy Clark’s West Kelowna riding office today to protest what they say are exorbitant power bills. Shannon Christensen, one of the speakers at the rally, Saturday, March 14 said hundreds of women in her non-profit group Mamas for Mamas have...
Find the kids something to do for spring break
KELOWNA – There are no shortage of things to do with the kids, or places to send the kids, over the two-week spring break in Kelowna. Spring break kicks off Monday, March 16 before wrapping up on Friday, March 27 with all kinds of activities and day camps planned by various organizations around town. The...
BCHL PLAYOFFS: West Kelowna Warriors edged by visiting Vees
WEST KELOWNA - The West Kelowna Warriors travel to Penticton for game five of the BCHL Interior Division semi-final with a 3-1 series deficit following Saturday night's 3-2 loss to the visiting Vees. The Warriors had a 2-1 lead heading into the third period on Saturday, March 7, but Penticton tied it up and got...
RCMP need the licence plate number of truck in attempted child luring case
WEST KELOWNA - The public is doing a great job phoning in tips about the red pickup truck described in the attempted child luring case in West Kelowna, but RCMP really need help getting the licence plate number and name of the driver. The West Kelowna detachment has been inundated with tips about the red...
Tips about child luring cases need to go to correct detachment
KELOWNA - The RCMP would like the public to continue calling in tips about suspected child luring in the area, but they want to make sure everyone knows where to direct them. "The Kelowna RCMP are currently receiving tips on all child luring investigations and request that they be directed appropriately," Const. Kris Clark says...
Okanagan BCHL playoff series shifts to West Kelowna
OKANAGAN – An overtime nail-biter as the Penticton Vees tied up the first round, BCHL playoff series with a 3-2 win over the West Kelowna Warriors at the South Okanagan Events Centre last night. The victory, Wednesday, March 4, ties the best-of-seven series at a win each. Penticton Vees' forward Matt Serratore fired a shot...
Warriors set for BCHL playoffs
WEST KELOWNA - With some help on the last day of the regular season the West Kelowna Warriors are into the BCHL playoffs after 58 games. The Warriors, who grabbed the 4th seed in the Interior Division with a 6-2 win over Surrey on Saturday, were thankful for their 1st round opponent Penticton knocking off...
Yard sale planned for evicted trailer park tenants
WEST KELOWNA – Friends and supports for a West Kelowna couple evicted from the Jubilee Mobile Home Park have organized a yard sale to help raise money. Ross Arnott and Ed Schneider have until April 1 to move or vacate their manufactured home in the park on Westbank First Nation land on Boucherie Road where...
Why this controlled burn was needed in a West Kelowna park
KELOWNA - You might notice smoke coming from West Kelowna’s Kalamoir Regional Park today while crews conduct a controlled burn. Due to vandalism on some of the trees near the King Road entrance to the park, the Central Okanagan Regional District is burning wood debris that could pose a fire hazard. The regional district picked...
Wage increase approved for West Kelowna firefighters
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna firefighters' wages and property tax bills with both get a bit of a bump over the next few years following the approval of a new collective agreement. West Kelowna council has ratified the new collective agreement between the International Association of Firefighters Local 4457 and the District of West Kelowna....
Employee injured in industrial explosion
WEST KELOWNA – An explosion at an industrial park in West Kelowna sent an employee to the hospital with serious injuries Monday. The call came in around 12:30 p.m. with reports of a gas explosion at 2555 Auburn Rd. Although West Kelowna Fire Rescue declined to comment because the investigation is ongoing, Global Okanagan reports...
Rebuilt West Kelowna landmark grabs heritage award
WEST KELOWNA - The $537,000 CNR Wharf Project in West Kelowna has won a Central Okanagan Heritage Society award. It was determined by District council in 2010 the CNR Wharf was in need of reconstruction having deteriorated to the point it put the public at risk. The popular swimming area was closed to the public...
Mar Jok Elementary School rings in Chinese New Year with grand opening
WEST KELOWNA - A new West Kelowna elementary school has held its grand opening and the opportunity to bring the Chinese New Year — year of the goat — into the celebration wasn't ignored. The event on Wednesday, Feb. 29 was attended by the family of Mar Jok, the new school's namesake. He immigrated to...
Community centre set to reopen nearly 18 months after arson
WEST KELOWNA - The Westbank Lions Community Centre, the unofficial meeting place for the West Kelowna community, has officially recovered after being destroyed by fire nearly 18 months ago. The hall was set on fire in September 2013 and while it was initially thought it would need to be torn down the structure was able...
Westbank First Nation land swap deal finally hammered out
KELOWNA – The Westbank First Nation will finally be compensated for the land it agreed to give up a decade ago for construction of the Westside Road interchange. The tentative deal between the province and the First Nation was announced today, Feb. 20, in a media release. The land and cash deal includes four separate...
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna teenager found
WEST KELOWNA – A teenager from West Kelowna who had been missing since Monday, Feb. 9 has been found. RCMP asked for help to find Megan Cowan, 18, on Thursday, Feb. 13. "The West Kelowna RCMP is pleased to confirm that the 18-year-old woman reported missing has been located, and she is safe and sound,"...
West Kelowna council highlights: February 10, 2015
Strategic Priorities 2014 Final Update Council was provided a final update on its 2014 Strategic Priorities and activities undertaken in the fourth quarter (October to December). Highlights of this quarter include: · Westlake Road grand re-opening · 2014 Local Government Election administration · New Council orientation and inaugural meeting · Westlake/Hudson RapidBus transit stations constructed...
West Kelowna firefighters have a new head honcho
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna announced their new fire chief today. Jason Brolund takes the place of retiring West Kelowna Fire Rescue chief Wayne Schnitzler who leaves his position March 27, 2015. “I am extremely pleased to join West Kelowna Fire Rescue as their Chief," Brolund said in a media release. "I...
B.C. takes another shot at hunting allocations after triggering hunter uproar
VICTORIA – British Columbia is taking a second shot at setting hunting allocation numbers after admitting its initial attempt at quotas for resident and non-resident hunters missed the target.
Backup power line coming to West Kelowna but not anytime soon
WEST KELOWNA – Residents and businesses in West Kelowna, Peachland and Westbank will be getting a backup power line but not for several more years, according to Premier Christy Clark. The announcement came at a press conference held four months after 22,000 B.C. Hydro customers were without power for nine hours following a fire atop...
Clark to make announcement about West Kelowna power needs
WEST KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark will be in West Kelowna Thursday afternoon to make an announcement regarding the district's power supply. West Kelowna is one of the few areas supplied by a single transmission line, which runs from Merritt to Shannon Lake. In October a fire atop one of the poles left thousands without...
Unhappy hunters march to deliver message to Liberal government
WEST KELOWNA – Hundreds people took to the streets of West Kelowna Saturday, Jan. 31, to protest the provincial government’s proposed changes to the allocation of animals for hunting. The peaceful protesters marched from the old Zeller’s parking lot on Old Okanagan Highway to Premier Christy Clark’s office on Dobbin Road to deliver personalized letters...