West Kelowna
Westbank construction projects changing the landscape this summer
WESTBANK - Expect some traffic delays as four capital improvement projects on Westbank First Nations land get rolling this summer. Construction on the Sneena Road Overpass Project is underway and should be finished in November. It includes an overpass at Highway 97 and Sneena Road and extension of Sneena Road from Tomat Avenue to Campbell...
Representing the Lower Class of car enthusiasts
"IT'S NOT ABOUT THE GROUP, IT'S ABOUT THE PASSION." KELOWNA – When Aaron Noble decided to start a car club that doesn’t discriminate against what type of vehicle you drive, he had no idea how popular it would become. Noble is the founder of LowerClass Car Club, a group with over 300 members and a...
West Kelowna business owner charged with child porn
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna business owner has been charged with child luring and child pornography after he alleged communicated with a member of the RCMP pretending to be a 13-year-old girl. Tyler James Nowek, 29, co-owns Ultimate Hockey & Skate in West Kelowna. According to a report by Global Okanagan, RCMP executed a...
Gellatly erosion will turn fish-bearing Smith Creek into a culvert
WEST KELOWNA – A state of emergency has been declared for the slope failure along Gellatly Road, and the District of West Kelowna says their best course of action is to cover and reroute the fish-bearing Smith Creek through a culvert. The 160 metres of Gellatly Road between Witt and Angus Road was closed to...
Young hikers rescued from cliff on Mount Boucherie
WEST KELOWNA - Two young men were forced to call 9-1-1 and had to be rescued from the edge of a cliff on Mt. Boucherie Friday evening. West Kelowna Assistant Fire Chief Chad Gartrell says the hikers made the right decision to call for help after one of them slipped and became too scared to...
Fire at West Kelowna business park
WEST KELOWNA – Members of West Kelowna Fire Rescue were called to Stevens Road shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday night with reports of smoke coming from a unit in a commercial business park. Assistant chief Darren Lee says crews arrived to find a fire burning at the back of Integrated Power Systems and smoke spreading...