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Shelley Jordan
Recycle Your Old Phone Book
Now that the new Telus directories are hitting local doorsteps, the Regional Waste Reduction Office reminds you to recycle your old phone book. Waste Reduction Facilitator Rae Stewart says phone books are being delivered to area residents and businesses in the Central Okanagan over the next few weeks.”Together, these phone books weigh over 166,000 kg....
Summer Nature Day Camp Registration Now Open
Registrations are now being accepted for this summer’s Nature Day Camps. They return mornings during July and August in Mission Creek and Bertram Creek Regional Parks. Youth aged three through seven will have a blast participating in another summer of Nature Day Camps offered by the Regional District. Trained leaders will guide budding naturalists in...
Strange men approach teen girl in Glenmore
KELOWNA — Police are urging parents and kids to be on the alert after a man in a grey van jumped out and aggressively approached a 14-year-old girl in Glenmore. The girl was walking home from school near the corner of Cross and Glenmore Road when the van with two Caucasian men inside crossed the...
Extremely potent drug on Kelowna streets: may cause overdose
An extremely addictive, toxic drug has made its way to Kelowna streets and police say it has been attributed to a number of overdose deaths in the province. Fentanyl is an opiod (synthetic opiate) that can be 100 times more potent than morphine. It's presented in several chemical variations and illicitly sold on the street...
Police on the lookout for suspects in truck thefts
WEST KELOWNA — RCMP are on the lookout for separate suspects in two truck thefts that occurred two weeks ago. On May 22 a welding truck was stolen overnight from a home on the 2500 block of Neufeld Crescent. The grey and white 1997 Dodge 3500 flat deck had a Miller Welder on the deck....
Girl steals grocery money from man in wheelchair
KELOWNA — Police are hunting for a girl who robbed a man in wheelchair. The girl approached the man outside O'Flannigan's Pub on Queensway Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. May 30 and asked him if he had change for the bus. While he was digging for coins, the took out $300 in bills which he...
Cattle industry supports beef recall review findings, says consumers still keen
BOW ISLAND, Alta. – Canadian cattle producers say an E. coli outbreak that made 18 people sick and led to an extensive meat recall last fall hasn't shaken consumer confidence in beef.
Rescue workers perform daring pooch rescue
Kelowna firefighters put their own lives on the line to save a dog stuck 50-feet down a cliff at Dilworth Mountain Park today. The owner, who declined to speak to media, said the dog just got off leash. It was out of sight on a rocky crag above Kelowna Golf and Country Club and he...
Grand opening celebrates new residential care beds closer to home
Representatives from Interior Health, Baltic Properties and Westbank First Nation joined residents, staff and community members today to celebrate the opening of Lakeview Lodge – a new residential care option for Central Okanagan residents. “Today, people living in the Central Okanagan have more options when it comes to residential care,” said Norman Embree, Interior Health...
“Most dangerous” Westside Road not to blame in motorcycle accident
WEST KELOWNA — A 40-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious injuries after crashing his motorcycle into an oncoming vehicle on Westside Road last night. At around 9:45 p.m., West Kelowna RCMP received a report of a multiple vehicle collision on the 500 block of Westside Road. A northbound Harley veered into the oncoming...
Family of Darcie Clark to testify at hearings examining criminal code changes
VANCOUVER – Representatives of grieving British Columbia mom Darcie Clark are travelling to Ottawa to add their support to proposed legislation that will change the way mentally ill offenders are handled.
Interdisciplinary graduate degrees set a new trend in education
Highest number of cross-discipline degrees to be conferred at UBC convocation Call it the new wave of post-secondary education. More and more graduate students, those working towards their master’s or doctoral degrees, are leaving UBC’s Okanagan campus with an interdisciplinary education tailored to their specific research goals. Convocation begins Thursday, with five ceremonies over two...
Build Your Community at June 13 open house
Building on the success of a similar open house in 2011, the District of West Kelowna is again holding a “one-stop” open house that gives residents an opportunity to quickly get up to speed and provide input on plans and capital projects that the municipality is currently working on. Your Community Open House will be...
College grad takes advice from local entrepreneur, lands first big job
Okanagan College will be recognizing the achievements of more than 1,450 students who will be earning credentials from a variety of academic, vocational and trades programs throughout the course of three Convocation ceremonies in Kelowna this weekend. Among them will be Reid Schretlen, a graduate of the Bachelor of Business Administration’s honours program. Schretlen, like...
Summit connects culture with the community
Arts and cultural organizations in the Okanagan and beyond are invited to attend the 2013 Arts & Culture Summit, Wednesday, June 12 to Friday, June 14 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. This year’s theme, From Volume to Value – Building Engagement, Capacity & Resilience, is designed to get organizations thinking about how they...
Safety in our Regional Parks
The Regional District of Central Okanagan is re-assuring residents and visitors about their safety in the Regional Park system. “We’re stepping up our staff presence in our Regional Parks” says Communications Officer Bruce Smith, “in light of the sexual assault reported to Kelowna RCMP on Monday evening on a more remote trail in Mission Creek...
Premier chooses Westside-Kelowna for by-election
WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE A WHOLE LOT MORE OF CLARK AND ADRIAN DIX Christy Clark chose the Liberal stronghold of Westside-Kelowna as one of the safest seats in the province to hold. Premier Clark announced today that MLA-elect Ben Stewart was vacating his seat to hold a byelection for Clark, who lost her seat during...
Black Mountain water advisory lifted
KELOWNA — Please be advised that the Water Quality Advisory for the entire Black Mountain Irrigation District service area is no longer in effect. Water quality is continuously monitored and water quality results are published weekly on our website www.bmid.ca BMID apologizes for any inconvenience this advisory may have caused, and appreciates your cooperation and...
Philadelphia building collapses, fire chief says 8 people believed to be trapped
PHILADELPHIA – Emergency crews are at the scene of a building collapse in Philadelphia, and the fire commissioner says as many as eight to 10 people are believed trapped in the rubble.
Workshops for new plumbing code
The City of Kelowna has partnered with Okanagan College to offer affordable training for new requirements in the B.C. Plumbing Code. The City will host two one-day workshops, June 13 and 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at 100-2350 Acland Road. The cost is $125 per person per day. Payment must be...
Greenway sexual assault suspect at large
KELOWNA — A woman out for a walk was hit over the head, dragged into the woods at the end of a trail and sexually assaulted in Mission Creek Park Monday night. RCMP say the 22-year-old Kelowna resident called police around 8:45 p.m. and they met her near the main entrance of Durnin Road/Springfield Road....
First graduates of Interdisciplinary Performance to cross stage
Students celebrate success as artists in exceptional UBC fine arts program Sometimes small and nimble trumps the notion that bigger is better. Just ask this budding group of students taking to the world’s stage. UBC’s Okanagan campus will see the first-ever graduating class from its Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Interdisciplinary Performance program at...
West Kelowna’s “Most Beautiful” Contest
If you just KNOW that you have the most beautiful garden in West Kelowna and want to prove it, there is still time to enter the District’s Most Beautiful Contest. All District of West Kelowna residents and businesses are invited to put their gardening and yard maintenance skills to the test and see who really...
Class action alleging harassment in the RCMP to begin today
VANCOUVER – A class action lawsuit brought against the RCMP on behalf of women who allege they were harassed while on the force begins today in Vancouver.