Shelley Jordan

WEST KELOWNA - Doug Findlater is once again mayor of the District of West Kelowna and he will have a familiar face back at the council table—former mayor Rosalind Neis. Neis is one of only two non-incumbents to win a seat. She joins newcomer Rusty Ensign at the council table, replacing long-timer valley politician David...

KELOWNA - The 2015 Canadian Culinary Championships is taking shape with Spirit of the West and Barney Bentall scheduled to headline at the the event that crowns Canada's number one chef. Front men John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly will join band member and guitarist Matthew Harder and Canadian pop/rock legend Barney Bentall as the featured...

KAMLOOPS - A First Nations couple facing poaching charges claim they are being “persecuted for being Indian.” Jay Coutts and Fara Palmer were in provincial court in Kamloops on Thursday to fight the charges, saying their aboriginal rights are being violated. They have been charged with one count each of trafficking in wildlife, while Coutts...

KELOWNA - A local publishing house received a $44,000 boost from the federal government's Canada Book Fund. Wood Lake Publishing located in Winfield produces spiritual literature and has published more than 200 titles since 1980 when the company was founded. Through the $39.1 million Canada Book Fund, Canadian Heritage gives support to around 300 Canadian...

KELOWNA - The third day of advance polling for the City of Kelowna civic election resulted in another 1,154 votes by the time polls closed at 8 p.m. Thursday. Two locations were open for voters, with 538 cast at City Hall and 616 at Okanagan College. Total votes over the three days of advance voting...

KELOWNA - The new parking lot is now open for patients and visitors to the emergency department at Kelowna General Hospital. Located on Royal Avenue between Long and Pandosy Streets, the lot is conveniently located directly across from the Emergency Department with 42 public pay parking spots available 24 hours per day, seven days a...

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Advance Voting opportunities are over now in this year’s Regional District election for Central Okanagan West Electoral Area Director. In the two advance voting opportunities 227 people cast ballots to choose a new Regional Board Director. That compares with 104 advance votes in the 2011 election and 114 in 2008. “This Saturday,...

KELOWNA - Effective Thurs., Nov. 13, 2014, the Ellison boil water notice has been downgraded to a water quality advisory In consultation with the Interior Health Authority, the Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District has downgraded the Ellison boil water notice issued on April 29, 2014 to a water quality advisory. This advisory applies to select Ellison properties...

KELOWNA - To make it easier for folks to get to voting stations, Kelowna Regional Transit will offer free rides all day Sat. Nov. 15. The idea is to give everyone in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland and Lake Country an opportunity to vote in the local general election. “The free transit on election day gives...

KELOWNA - A feature film called Lord Jones is Dead currently in post production has strong roots in the city of Kelowna. The Canadian-South African co-production is directed by Andrew Holmes, who was introduced to film while attending Rutland Senior Secondary School. He graduated from the high school and eventually moved to Vancouver. "The opportunity...

KELOWNA - It’s that time of year again. The City of Kelowna’s Park Services department is putting out a call for a large evergreen tree to spruce up Roxby Centennial Plaza in Rutland over the winter holidays. “We’re looking for a healthy 30- to 40-foot fir or spruce tree. A City crew will come and...

KELOWNA - The $11.6 million cost of the final phase of the John Hindle Drive extension project will be split three ways between the City of Kelowna, the Government of Canada and the Province of B.C. The stretch of road provides another route option for students, staff and visitors en route to UBC Okanagan campus...

KELOWNA - On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Royal Canadian Legion and the Army, Navy and Air Force veterans will hold their annual Remembrance Day parades in downtown Kelowna and Rutland respectively. Roads will be temporarily closed to accommodate the parades between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. RCMP will provide traffic control along both parade routes....

An almost 35 year old fire truck has been replaced by a newer, more flexible bush vehicle for the Wilson’s Landing Fire Department. The 2015 Dodge 5500 crew cab is a 4 by 4 diesel truck that’s designed to transport five firefighters who will initially attack wildfires or respond to other incidents in more isolated...