Coldstream
Kal Lake water shut off due to increased turbidity, milfoil removal
VERNON - The Kalamalka Lake water supply has been shut off due to increased turbidity and milfoil removal. The Greater Vernon Water Utility turned the water off Monday, Feb. 16. Until it’s back on, water will be supplied through the Duteau Creek Water Treatment Plant to avoid issuing a boil water advisory. “The decision to...
Coldstream man dies in logging accident
COLDSTREAM - A Coldstream man lost his life in a heli-logging accident near Tahsis Sunday. David Thompson Kennedy, 47, was employed as a tree-faller. The exact details of the incident weren't revealed by the B.C. Coroners Service, other than he sustained critical injuries on the job Dec. 7, 2014. He was transported to Campbell River...
UPDATE: Power outage persists for some Vernon and Coldstream homes
UPDATE: 1:13 P.M. DEC. 5 Power has been restored to most customers affected by a large outage Friday morning. According to a 12:19 p.m. update on B.C. Hydro's website, only 202 of an original 2,393 customers are still without power. The remaining outages are focused in the area south of Star Road, north of French...
Deal signed for Okanagan rail line
OKANAGAN – A deal between the consortium of municipalities and CN Rail to buy the decommissioned rail corridor between Kelowna and Coldstream has been reached. The consortium, made up of Kelowna, Lake Country, Coldstream, along with the North Okanagan and Central Okanagan Regional Districts, have agreed to buy the 47.5 kilometre long stretch of railway...
Scenic, convenient trail off limits, according to rail police
VERNON - It’s a scenic shortcut into town and a popular place to walk your dogs, but as many residents are just finding out, trespassing near rail lines carries a $115 fine. The path runs parallel to Canadian National Railway's tracks behind the Vernon Golf Course, and is commonly accessed off Browne Road, where a...
Search and rescue finds empty car at bottom of Coldstream ravine
COLDSTREAM – Search and rescue volunteers came up empty handed getting called out to look for a car reportedly at the bottom of a deep ravine in Coldstream Saturday afternoon. The searchers were called in by the RCMP to search the gulley above Buchanan Road around 1:30 p.m. A caller said they say a vehicle...
Collision on Highway 6 in Vernon sends two to hospital
VERNON - A head-on collision Wednesday evening on Highway 6 sent two people to hospital. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says a black Volkswagen Jetta traveling west on Highway 6 around 5:30 p.m. suddenly veered into the oncoming lane near Aberdeen Road, hitting a Dodge Ram pick-up. “There was extensive front end damage to both vehicles,”...
Man captures incredible photo of picnicking bear in Coldstream
LAST DAY TO ENTER OUR CAPTION CONTEST AND DON'T FORGET TO LIKE YOUR FAVOURITES! VERNON - It was a scene right out of a children's story: A bear nonchalantly snacking on chestnuts at a picnic table. No, it’s not photoshopped. Rick Zoethout, with Cidel Moving and Storage, captured the photo while loading items into a...
ELECTION 2014 FORUMS: Time to quiz your candidates
VERNON - Dates have been set for area voters to learn more about their municipal candidates. The Vernon Performing Arts Centre will host two forums, one for City of Vernon candidates and the other for District of Coldstream nominees. Both will provide an opportunity for candidates to state their platforms, and for the public to...
UPDATE: Body of missing Coldstream man found
VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue located the body of a Coldstream man in the water by the wharf at Kal beach. RCMP divers were called and they recovered the body shortly after 1 p.m. today. The case is now in the hands of the B.C. Coroners Service. An RCMP appeal to the public to...
Ministry of Transportation can expect a letter of opposition from Coldstream council
VERNON - The Ministry of Transportation is getting no support from the District of Coldstream regarding proposed changes to Cosens Bay Road. Coldstream council voted unanimously to send a letter to the Ministry stating its opposition to land being removed from Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park so improvements can be made to Cosens Bay Road. Coldstream...
Park concept dashed with sale of historic Kal Lake estate
VERNON - One of the Okanagan’s top 100 most expensive residential properties—a historical home on the shores of Kalamalka Lake—is in new hands, albeit not the ones its former owner had hoped for. The 2.4-acre estate belonging to the late Margaret Ormsby, featuring 420 feet of waterfront off Coldstream Creek Road, was on the market...
Workers return to burnt Coldstream lumber mill
VERNON - The employees of a Coldstream business are back at work after fire forced them from their posts August 12. Coldstream Lumber president Johnal Lee says all 40 workers were back in the building Wednesday morning. “We’re super happy,” Lee says. “We were under a lot of stress because of the impact, number one...
Proposed Lavington pellet plant moves forward
COLDSTREAM - A controversial pellet plant has overcome a significant hurdle. Pinnacle Renewable Energy and Tolko Industries have the go ahead to rezone the land intended for the plant though it wasn’t an easy, or unanimous decision for Coldstream council. Third reading of the rezoning bylaw scraped through deliberations with four councillors voting in favour...
Friends of Kal Park step up efforts against Ministry proposal
VERNON - A local advocacy group is determined to quash a Ministry of Transportation initiative aimed at Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park. The Friends of Kal Park has launched an online petition — now with over 600 supporters — as part of ongoing efforts to halt the Ministry’s application to move the park’s boundary. The change would...