Julie Whittet

Kelowna residents did the right thing last night when finding an unexpected visitor in their backyard. RCMP received numerous calls last night reporting a black bear wandering through the Capri Mall area neighborhood. Residents responded calmly and cooly by observing the bear from their homes, giving it time to move along without provocation. Apparently the...

A Kelowna woman is in hospital today after getting knocked off her bike by a truck on her early morning commute. The 40-year-old woman sustained non-life threatening injuries from colliding with a pick-up truck turning onto Gordon Drive. Police received a report at 6:30 a.m. of a cyclist collision. They discovered the driver of a...

"THEY HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH EVERY FOUR-WAY STOP TO MISLEAD" Adrian Dix made a public rebuttal to the recent Liberal attack ad this morning on the corner of Bernard Avenue and Pandosy Street in Kelowna. Stopping in front of the downtown Lululemon store Dix was questioned by reporters about the Liberal Party's criticisms of his responsibility...

Elections are notorious for unleashing acts of sabotage between competing camps. But today Kelowna RCMP had to issue an alert about taking matters into their own hands. Last week, police discovered a large amount of election signage in Kelowna had suddenly gone missing. Removing election signs may be theft and can be prosecuted. Conservative candidate...

A Kelowna man caught watching women undress on two separate occasions is being considered a high-risk to reoffend at his sentencing hearing. Daniel Robert Ashton was first found peering at a woman and her two daughters in the family change room at Parkinson Recreation Centre. A few months later he was caught crouched in front...

Kelowna home-owners can expect a 2.74 per cent increase in municipal taxes this year. That means an extra $45.07 per year for each taxpayer based on an average home value of $455,910. Taxpayers provide 24 per cent of the city's budget which is used to pay for municipal operations, police services, building and development and...

The man believed to have disappeared last April after collecting his paycheck from his employer has now been found.  Kelowna RCMP say they have located 39-year-old Christopher Shawn Kuhnke without incident. Police are thanking both the public and media for their assistance in the case. Khunke went missing Sunday, April 14. He went to collect...

The job is nearly done for construction crews on Kelowna's Bernard Avenue. After more than three months of labor, dust and yellow tape the end is in sight for phase two of the revitalization project. Vernon-based CGL Contracting hopes to be packing up their trucks by end of month.  Project superintendent Rob Rietman is looking forward...

In three years time the grounds of the Aspen Grove Golf Course could be sporting fields for students of the future Lake Country Middle School. The golf course has agreed to turn over 18 acres of land adjacent to George Elliott Secondary School in a purchase that would give Lake Country its first school for...

If you're looking to try some of the Okanagan's first spring wines Kelowna's culinary landscape will have just what you're looking for. The Spring Okanagan Wine Festival which kicked-off last week with the West Jet Wine Tasting wraps up this weekend on May 12th. This Thursday chef Mark Filatow of the Waterfront Restaurant and Wine...

This June travelling between Kelowna and Whitehorse will be possible in a single non-stop flight. The Kelowna International Airport (YLW) will be launching a seasonal service to the land of the Klondike Gold Rush this summer. The service will run from June 6 to October 15th with Thursday flights from Whitehorse to Kelowna and Sunday...

With temperatures forecasted up to 30 degrees celsius this week, fresh running water might look tempting - but approach with caution. Seasonably warm temperatures had over the weekend are expected to continue throughout the week, speeding up spring snow melt on the mountains. Creeks and streams in the Kelowna area, particularly Mission and Mill Creek,...

Running 10 kilometers straight is a proud feat for the average person. But today in Kelowna 800 people asked for more. They took on a 10-kilometer obstacle course sprinting up and down the mountain side, scaling barriers, plunging into ice cold water, jumping over tires and finally crawling in the mud. As part of the...

Commuters driving past Kelowna General Hospital this morning were slowed down to dig into their pockets. As part of the 10th annual Have a Heart Radiothon, roadside "change bandits" beckoned to vehicles to donate their spare change.  Sun FM, EZ Rock and AM 1150 were hosting the fundraiser for Kelowna General Hospital to improve their...