Julie Whittet

Life is stirring within the massive concrete building sitting on the 3000 block of South Pandosy Street. Three years after construction first began on the $300 million SOPA Square, the building is finally waking up from a debt-fueled coma.  Construction crews are back on site today, picking up from where they left off over a...

A young man from Castlegar suffering from paranoia is believed to be at large in West Kelowna. RCMP are looking for 22-year-old Bryan Seaton last seen on Sunday when he fled police. The man's family said he left home May 11 borrowing their Jeep but he never returned. He arrived in West Kelowna the following...

The turbidity of local water sources has triggered another water quality advisory, this time for residents within the Black Mountain community. The irrigation district points to rising flow through Mission Creek but says the turbidity has not compromised the chlorination in the water system. Chlorine is added in the irrigation system to ensure no bacteria...

Over 200 marijuana plants and 84 grams of dried bud were seized by Kelowna RCMP last Thursday. With a search warrant in hand the RCMP Rural Drug Unit showed up at a residence on the 3400 block of Gates Road.  No one was home at the house but police found what they were looking for...

Whether it be hot-button issues like the B.C. Harmonized Sales Tax, oil pipeline projects or the financial deficit, early voter participation in Kelowna is up from the last provincial election. Tomorrow people throughout the province will hit the polls to cast their vote in the 40th provincial election. Those eager to get their votes in...

With stormy weather expected to hit the Okanagan today local waterways already at peak flow could be pushed past their brink. The B.C River Forecast Centre says a low pressure weather system is on the way and will bring moderate rainfall, the heaviest rain expected later today.   The forecast centre upgradated the flood advisory...

With a $30,000 grant approved by city council this afternoon Ballet Kelowna hopes to dance for another 10 years. The grant was approved earlier this year but put on hold when the dance school revealed it was looking at a financially uncertain future.  On the first of February the school announced it would be closing...

UPDATE: Breakdown of Kelowna's early voter turn-out 9:00 a.m. May 13, 2013 Tomorrow people throughout the province will hit the polls to cast their vote in the 40th provincial election. Those eager to get their votes in early already crossed off their ballots last week, during the four-day advanced polling. The turnout numbers posted today...

A dog found wandering astray is likely to end up at the pound and hopefully reunited with its owner. But if no one shows up, that dog will go to B.C. SPCA and with a bit of luck into a new home. Thanks to a partnership between Kelowna's dog pound and the B.C. SPCA there's...

An outpour of community support is helping Ballet Kelowna from closing its doors. Despite worries the school was headed for bankruptcy last March, a new board of directors has since stepped in to ensure the 2013-14 artistic season will go forward. The school is making an impressive comeback, tripling its membership since January. Numerous donations...

Two thieves fell right into a police trap early Wednesday morning in Rutland. They were caught red-handed stealing a disguised RCMP bait car. Police were alerted immediately when a man and woman fired up the engine of a planted vehicle in the Rutland area. The 36-year-old woman and 22-year-old man broke into the vehicle and...

On Monday a second underground parkade in the Mission was targeted by thieves. Several vehicles parked in the underground parkade of a building on the 600 block of Lequime Road were broken into. The suspects made away with a garage door remote, a wallet containing ID, a passport, sunglasses and change. The suspects also targeted...

Today is expected to be one of the hottest days of the week with temperatures reaching a high of 31 degrees Celsuis. But sitting in a parked car under direct sunlight will feel a whole lot hotter. Kelowna RCMP is reminding people that leaving children or pets inside a vehicle can have deadly consequences. Heat...

The recent surge in spring snow melt is muddying the waters for residents of Star Place and Falcon Ridge. The Regional District for the Central Okanagan is asking residents to boil their drinking water for at least one minute to eliminate any bacterial contents. Both the district and Interior Health say heavier turbidity in local...

With the recent spike in temperatures the winter snowpack is getting an extra push down the mountains. And while parts of the Mission Creek Greenway are now closed to keep people and their pets safe from rapidly rising water flow, concern for flooding isn't quite as high. Dave Campbell of the B.C. River Forecast Centre...