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Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

Police seek witnesses to cyclist accident

KELOWNA - Police are hoping witnesses will come forward to help them piece together what happened to a 47-year-old cyclist who was seriously injured at Spiers and Gulley Roads Tuesday. The Kelowna woman was out riding with a friend before 7 a.m. travelling westbound on Spiers Road. The friend lost sight of her but soon...

Campaign to reduce theft from cars works

KELOWNA - An RCMP awareness campaigned aimed at preventing thefts from vehicles seems to be working. Areas chosen for the campaign had the highest number of theft from vehicles reports. From June 10 - 30, volunteers participated in 23 patrol shifts during the day targeting areas near the hospital, Sutherland Avenue and two areas in...

Springer Park to officially open

Construction is nearing completion at the new Springer Park on Elliott Road and the District of West Kelowna is inviting the community to join Mayor Doug Findlater and Council for an official grand opening on Tuesday, July 16. The ribbon cutting ceremony will start at 11 a.m. Springer Park will be the second of three...

Province assists local governments with funding for safety and services

B.C. communities are sharing $56.2 million to invest in policing and community safety, services and municipal- level projects that are deemed priorities, Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development announced today. The Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF) includes the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Program, Small Community Grants and Regional District Grants. Previous years' traffic fine revenue has been...

Hunting licence program to receive major upgrades

The hunting licensing program will receive major upgrades, following a commitment to create an online service that will be flexible, convenient, user-friendly and fit for the 21st century, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today. Under the Request for Proposals launched today, the first step in building the system has been taken. A key feature of...

Clark announces another $1 million for Westside Road

WEST KELOWNA - With less than 24 hours under her belt as MLA for Westside-Kelowna, Premier Christy Clark announced the province will be adding $1 million to paving work on 'B.C.'s most dangerous' Westside Road. "Westside Road serves a number of the Okanagan's most popular resorts and campgrounds, as well as over a thousand residents,"...

West Kelowna grow-op dismantled by Mounties

WEST KELOWNA - A suspected grow-op was taken down in the 3400 block of Parkview Court yesterday. Nobody was home when, wIth a warrant in hand, Mounties entered the suspected grow house and found 266 marijuana plants growing in three rooms in the basement. They also found nine pounds of dried bud. The home had...

Slash fire erupts on McKinley Road

KELOWNA - A report of a large grass fire just after 2 p.m. today turned out to be a slash fire near a portable sawmill on McKinley Road. The Kelowna Fire Department responded to the 911 call with one command vehicle, two engines, two bush trucks and one Tender along with 17 personnel made up...

Springer Park to officially open

Construction is nearing completion at the new Springer Park on Elliott Road and the District of West Kelowna is inviting the community to join Mayor Doug Findlater and Council for an official grand opening on Tuesday, July 16. The ribbon cutting ceremony will start at 11 a.m. Springer Park will be the second of three...

Falcon Ridge water advisory lifted

A Water Quality Advisory has been lifted for residents served by the Falcon Ridge Water System off Highway 33 east in the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area. The removal of the Advisory this morning by the Regional District of Central Okanagan was made after consultation with Interior Health. RDCO Communications Officer Bruce Smith says, “The...

Man tells Walmart security he has a gun

KELOWNA - Staff at Walmart were threatened with a gun and a can of pepper spray during their attempt to stop a man who was tampering with merchandise this morning. Shortly after 11 a.m. a man was spotted in the gardening section of the Banks Road store ripping open merchandise. When Security confronted him, he...

Distress flare leads RCMP to boat thieves

WEST KELOWNA - Four drunk men joyriding in a stolen boat became stranded and had to shoot a flare, prompting the RCMP search that led to their arrests. The distress signal was fired from a point off shore of Beach Road in West Kelowna and witnessed by someone in Peachland about 3:45 a.m. The concerned...

Crime Stoppers most wanted: Drew Richardson

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of July 10, 2013.  Drew Richardson (DOB 1988-09-09) is wanted for one count of possession of a controlled substance, one count of resist peace officer and one count of fail to appear.  Richardson is described...

Compilation of people doing the incredible

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Blazers acquire first round prospect for Cheveldave

Kamloops, BC – The Kamloops Blazers have announced that they have traded 20-year-old goaltender Cole Cheveldave and a fourth round WHL Bantam pick in 2015 in exchange for 15-year-old Jake Kryski and a seventh round WHL Bantam pick in 2014. Kryski was the Raiders first round, 13th overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft....

Three Kelowna men investigated for child porn and luring offences

KELOWNA - Three men were targeted for offences ranging from manufacturing child pornography to the luring of a child leading to separate search warrants, executed during the week of June 24-28. The B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation unit, specializing in investigating internet facilitated offences against children travelled from Surrey to search the Kelowna residences as part...

UPDATE: Mother pleads for teen boys to come home – boys found

UPDATE: 8:51 a.m. July 10, 2013  The missing boys have been found and are safe. A West Kelowna mother is pleading for her teen son and teen nephew to please come home. The boys, 14-year-old Levi and Lochlan McLeod were last seen July 7 about 8 p.m. when they left the house in West Kelowna....

Significant funding boost sharpens focus of UBC concussion research

Two grants allow scientists to add resources for monitoring concussed athletes Research into the long-term effects on athletes of repeated concussions will take on a sharper focus, thanks to two recent grants received by scientists at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Paul van Donkelaar, director of UBC’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences, has received $287,000 through...

Investor Ready™ workshop

Registration fee increases July 11th, make sure to register today! For all Okanagan area entrepreneurs and investors, an Investor Ready™ Workshop is offered July 16th in Kelowna, hosted by the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission. Why come? If you are raising equity or investing, ask yourself: 1.    What are the sources of money for a...

North Westside Fire Rescue boathouse contract awarded

By early fall, a new waterfront building will be in place to house the North Westside Fire Rescue fire boat and mobile marine water supply. The Regional District has awarded a contract for the detailed design and construction of the new boathouse, which will be easily accessed in the southern portion of Killiney Beach Community...