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Regional district shoots down Joe Rich music festival for a second time
KELOWNA – The man trying to organize a European-style music festival near Kelowna is extremely…
Sleeping driver suspected as cause of three-vehicle crash in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The driver of a Jeep may have fallen asleep behind the wheel before…
Last evacuation alert rescinded for the Philpott Road fire
KELOWNA – The final evacuation alert for the Philpott Road fire has been rescinded. The last…
Philpott Road wildfire evacuation order downgraded and some alerts rescinded
KELOWNA – The Evacuation Orders and Alerts for the 465-hectare Philpott Road wildfire have been…
Philpott Road wildfire evacuation order partially downgraded
KELOWNA – The Evacuation Order for the 465-hectare Philpott Road wildfire has been partially downgraded.…
Progress on wildfire east of Kelowna means more people allowed back home
KELOWNA – More people evacuated by the Philpott Road wildfire are going home today. The…
Philpott Road wildfire near Kelowna now 30 per cent contained
KELOWNA – A week after it started, the Philpott Road wildfire is now 30 per…
More Philpott Road wildfire evacuees allowed home
KELOWNA – Thanks to reduced fire activity, about 125 more Joe Rich residents evacuated due…
More wildfire evacuated Joe Rich residents allowed home
KELOWNA – More than 180 Joe Rich residents from 81 properties were allowed home today,…
UPDATE: More Joe Rich residents allowed home; fire still 20 per cent contained
KELOWNA – Residents of more than 100 properties in Joe Rich can return home today,…
UPDATE: Wildfire burning east of Kelowna now 20 per cent contained
KELOWNA – The Philpott Road wildfire continues to burn in the Joe Rich area, however,…
No significant change in wildfire east of Kelowna thanks to good weather conditions
KELOWNA – The Philpott Road wildfire continues to burn in the Joe Rich area, however, favourable…
Crews work to protect buildings from wildfire east of Kelowna
KELOWNA – Firefighters worked overnight to protect structures and properties from the Philpott Road wildfire…
UPDATE: Uncontrolled wildfire in Joe Rich now 400 hectares
KELOWNA – Firefighters have yet to contain the Philpott Road wildfire, which now covers 400…
UPDATE: Wildfire burning east of Kelowna forces evacuation of over 1,000 people
KELOWNA – An evacuation order has been issued for the entire Joe Rich area east…
Regional district says no to camping and music festival in Joe Rich
KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan Regional District has put a stop to a two-day camping…
Boil Water Notice for two Westside Road water systems
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Roughly 500 properties north of West Kelowna off Westside Road have been…
Charges dropped against Kelowna woman arrested for stabbing sleeping husband
KELOWNA – A Joe Rich woman who police say stabbed her sleeping husband in April…
Collision with deer kills motorcyclist and leads to arrest of second driver in Joe Rich
KELOWNA – An Alberta tourist is dead and a Kelowna man facing charges of impaired…
Charges upgraded for Joe Rich woman accused of stabbing husband
KELOWNA – A 58-year-old Joe Rich woman accused of stabbing her husband while he slept…
Are these your stolen snowmobiles?
KELOWNA – The hunt is on for the owners of a pair of snowmobiles found…
Passing drivers keep Joe Rich grass fire from spreading
KELOWNA – Firefighters quickly put out a fire in Joe Rich this afternoon thanks to the help from some passing motorists who held the flames at bay. The human-caused fire was reported at 2:07 p.m., Aug. 24, next to Highway 33 and Falcon Road. Joe Rich fire chief Ben Wasyliuk says some drivers with fire...
Pair of small fires burning in Joe Rich
KELOWNA - A pair of small wildfires have ignited south of Joe Rich, not far from a much bigger fire in early July. Fire information officer Kayla Pepper says eight B.C. Wildfire personnel are working the two fires which are burning approximately half a kilometre apart south of Mission Creek near McCulloch Road. Pepper says...
Huckleberry evacuation alert lifted as emergency operations centre closes
KELOWNA - The last evacuation alerts for the 55-hectare Huckleberry fire in Joe Rich have been rescinded. While the alert has been lifted for the 28 properties along Huckleberry Road, a release from the emergency operations centre says residents can expect to see ongoing fire suppression operations as firefighters work to fully extinguish the fire....