
Kelowna News

Best to avoid driving through the Kicking Horse Canyon this fall
A detour that could add an hour-and-a-half to travel time on Highway 1 will be…

Badly injured dirt biker rescued after crash south of Kelowna
A dirt biker badly injured in a crash near Little White Mountain south of Kelowna…

Expect more delays as Kelowna transit workers refuse overtime
Kelowna regional transit employees are refusing to work overtime hours as of today as the…

Street racers doing 60 km/h over speed limit in Kelowna nabbed by RCMP
Two cars are in the police impound after the drivers were caught street racing in…

Kamloops, Okanagan poised for electric car surge but lagging far behind
B.C. has the highest use of electric vehicles in North America. Give the credit for…

Full shutdown of Central Okanagan’s transit system scheduled for Oct. 5
Frustrated with the lack of negotiations since it started strike action six weeks ago, the…

Don’t hold your breath waiting for transit to ease gridlock on the highway through Kelowna
Expect it to take 20 years and a bunch more studies before Kelowna moves to…

Driverless bus could become part of the Rail Trail in Kelowna
A joint UBCO-City of Kelowna study on transit options for the Okanagan Rail Trail through…

Last minute negotiations not expected to avert Kelowna transit strike
Transit workers had 20 minutes of negotiations this morning with First Transit, the company that…

One day Central Okanagan transit strike as both sides head to arbitration
Central Okanagan transit drivers have shut down the bus service in the region for today…

Spike in gas prices caused by people driving so much: Expert
The recent bump in gas prices, including record high levels in Vancouver, is due to…

Merritt TikTok star develops prototype for electric semi-truck
With a lot of time to think on the road, a Merritt semi-truck driver decided…

Okanagan Rail Trail: Final push is on to close the missing link
This may sound all too familiar: “One last piece of Okanagan Rail Trail ‘nearing its…

Kelowna among the most cycle friendly cities in B.C.
A new interactive tool shows Kelowna has more bicycle paths per kilometre of roadway than…

Impaired driver parks on West Kelowna Superstore’s sidewalk, police respond
An alleged impaired driver who parked on the sidewalk in front of West Kelowna's Superstore…



