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West Kelowna sports fields closed due to heavy rains
The District of West Kelowna has been able to reopen the Boucherie Main Ball Field on East Boundary Road due to a break in the rain Thursday afternoon. All other ball and sports fields in the District of West Kelowna remain closed, until further notice due to heavy rain, which has fallen in the Central...
Gas prices climbing in Kelowna
Once again, as we head into the weekend Kelowna gas prices are on the climb. This morning, many stations were reporting 141.9 cents per litre for regular gas, but as of an hour ago, some stations began posting 147.9. According to data collected at Gasbuddy.com, prices across the province were closer to 128.8 only a...
Woman run over three times by her own car
May 23, 2013 – 12:46 PM
Stride With Pride orthopedic walk suspended for 2013
The Stride With Pride Orthopedic Walk Committee would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to retiring committee members Gord Leverington for his many years of dedicated service as Chair, Jeanie Walker as Secretary, and Donna Majewski as Vice-Chair. Due to decreased participation over the past years, the Stride With Pride Committee has decided to suspend...
Most Kelowna sports fields reopened after rain
UPDATE: 2:14 p.m. May 23, 2013 The City of Kelowna has re-opened all city sports fields and baseball diamonds except for Mission Ball Diamonds 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Rutland Mini Diamond (R7). City crews will monitor the remaining fields daily and will re-open them when they are safe for use. UPDATE: 1:12 p.m....
New Summer-Fall Regional Parks Guide available
The Summer-Fall edition of ‘Your Guide to Regional Parks’ is now online and hot off the press! “The 10 page full colour foldout has all the information you need about our exciting line up of programs and events in our Regional Parks for the rest of 2013,” says Communications Officer Bruce Smith. “The handy ‘Year...
Okanagan kids share love of water in pictures and win
Okanagan WaterWise and the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Okanagan WaterWise Challenge as part of Drinking Water Week, being celebrated across B.C., May 20 to 26. The contest began as part of Canada Water Week events in March and invited Okanagan youth to submit multimedia entries...
Fast Kelowna firefighters contain residential fire this morning
Kelowna firefighters raced to 754 Lawson Ave. at 5:35 a.m. after receiving reports of a house on fire. When the first engine arrived, the crew saw flames and smoke coming from the side of the house. On closer inspection, they realized a large cedar fence next to the building was on fire and moved fast...
West Kelowna Council: May 21, 2013
Couplet Realignment Council agreed to discontinue leading the initiative for a two-way conversion of the Highway 97 couplet through Westbank for the foreseeable future and instead will focus on the beautification of Main Street, Brown Road and Elliott Road. Realignment of the couplet has been a strategic priority of West Kelowna Council since incorporation in...
Come and play at Family Fun Day
Get together with family and friends for an afternoon of fun at Family Fun Day at the Parkinson Recreation Centre on Sunday, May 26 from 12 to 4 p.m. Children can participate in lots of fun activities including games, crafts, wall climbing and inflatable fun centres. Magician Gordon deRoos, PT the Clown and Kiki the...
House of Rose Winery Wines wins awards
House of Rose Winery Wines Double Gold at All Canadian Wine Championships Also wins two Gold, a Silver and Bronze at Northwest Wine Summit House of Rose Winery has won a Double Gold for their 2011 Winter WineTM in the 2013 All Canadian Wine Championships held in Ontario. “We are thrilled”, says Aura Rose, co-owner...
Heavy rains and flooding force closure of Mission Creek Greenway
With yesterday's huge dump of rain, swelling of Mission Creek is once again forcing the Regional District of Central Okanagan to close parts of the trails system. The district announced today Mission Creek Greenway underpass at Casorso Road Bridge is closed because of flooding. Heavy rain caused the creek and flow to rise quickly and...
Mission Creek Greenway underpasses closed
Once again, rising water levels have forced the Regional District to close the Mission Creek Greenway underpass at the Casorso Road Bridge. The creek level and flow has risen quickly in light of the heavy rain received throughout the area yesterday and is expected to remain high with more rain in the forecast for the...
Kathleen Lausman to lead Campus Planning for College
Okanagan College has acquired a seasoned and strategic executive-level professional to lead its campus planning and facilities management department with the appointment of Kathleen Lausman as director. Lausman has an impressive professional background with decades of senior experience in capital planning, design, project management and leadership. Having worked in both the public and private sector,...
Come and play at Family Fun Day
Get together with family and friends for an afternoon of fun at Family Fun Day at the Parkinson Recreation Centre on Sunday, May 26 from 12 to 4 p.m. Children can participate in lots of fun activities including games, crafts, wall climbing and inflatable fun centres. Magician Gordon deRoos, PT the Clown and Kiki the...
First edition ‘Harry Potter’ book, with JK Rowling’s notes and drawings, sold for $228,000
LONDON – A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations has sold for 150,000 pounds ($228,000) at a London auction.
12-year-old B.C. girl dies in vehicle driven by 11-year-old girl
May 21, 2013 – 12:12 PM
Library launches OneClickDigital audiobook download service
Do you love listening to audiobooks? Okanagan Regional Library in partnership with RBdigital from Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), is pleased to announce the launch of OneClickdigital, an online service that allows patrons to download a wide range of digital audiobooks, including best-sellers, Recorded Books exclusives, classics, selections for children and young adults, and much...
2013 Play On! Hockey road and parking lot closures
CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! Hockey will host an outdoor 4-on-4 street hockey tournament on Saturday, May 25 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, May 26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 24, the Dolphins parking lot at Waterfront Park and Water Street from...
UPDATE: severe thunderstorm, hail, rainfall warning continued for central Okanagan including Kelowna
UPDATE: 3:28 p.m. May 21, 2013 Environment Canada is saying thunderstorms passing through the region this afternoon and evening could become severe, producing large hail and damaging winds. UPDATE: 2:13 p.m. May 21, 2013 Some parts of the Thompson-Okanagan could be receiving their monthly dosage of May rain in the next few days alone. Doug...
Police arrested a 37-year-old Kelowna man after a stabbing early Saturday morning
Kelowna RCMP said this morning a 20-year-old Kelowna man was stabbed twice in the arm during an altercation May 18 that involved four people in front of Tonics night club at Pandosy Street and Lawrence Avenue. The event happened around 2 a.m. The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. The alleged weapon...
Former Merritt RCMP commander to be sentenced for breach of trust
May 17, 2013 - 11:18 AM KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The former RCMP detachment commander in Merritt, B.C., will be sentenced for breach of trust later this month. Criminal Justice Branch spokesman Neil Mackenzie confirms Stuart Seib, an 18-year veteran of the force, will be in a Kelowna courtroom on May 27 for sentencing. He was...
UPDATE: Long board of woman pulled from lake at Atwood Place found
UPDATE: 1:39 p.m. May 17, 2013 RCMP say tips from Kelowna residents helped them find the long board associated with a woman found dead in Lake Okanagan May 16. West Kelowna investigators are still working on establishing a full timeline for Naomi Martens and are asking anyone who might be aware of her movements between...
West Kelowna council highlights May 14, 2013
2012 Audited Financial Statements Council accepted the 2012 Audited Financial Statements for the District of West Kelowna from auditor Grant Thornton. RapidBus Project Update Council received an update from BC Transit representatives regarding the construction of two RapidBus transit exchanges in West Kelowna and the launch of the RapidBus service. Council supported BC Transit in...