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Construction and new demand in downtown Kelowna creating parking crunch
KELOWNA - Development in downtown Kelowna is surging, putting a premium on parking spaces, and forcing the city to come up with a plan to deal with perceived shortages over the next three years. Kelowna city council will hear from parking manager Dave Duncan today who prepared the interim parking strategy based on a report...
WHL PLAYOFFS: Kelowna Rockets edge Royals in OT
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Victoria Royals 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night in Kelowna as Tyson Baillie played the hero, scoring twice including the overtime game winner to give the Rockets a two-games-to-nothing series lead on Victoria. Baillie converted a cross ice pass from Leon Draisaitl just 58 seconds into overtime to...
More snow falling on Coq and Hope-Princeton
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A dump of snow on the Coquihalla and the Hope-Princeton highways overnight is being following with another heavy snowfall today. A vigorous cold front passed through the Southwest Interior overnight dropping 10 to 15 centimetres of snow on the Coquihalla Summit and the Allison Pass, according to a Special Weather Statement from Environment...
Spring brings out the job fairs at local restaurants and hotels
KELOWNA - A sure sign of spring in the Okanagan is the job fair blitz by local restaurants and hotels. The yet-to-open Cactus Club inside the Kelowna Yacht Club is leading the pack Friday, March 27 and 28. The brand new operation is looking to staff all positions front and back, including management. The franchised...
Mamas for Mamas to host charity gala
KELOWNA – A fast growing group of Okanagan moms who provide help and support for other moms in the area will hold their first ever fundraising gala this fall. And they are looking to the public for help with auction items. Mamas for Mamas founder Shannon Christensen says the group has grown so quickly that...
Westside-Kelowna electoral district could be getting a new name
KELOWNA – While no changes are being recommended to the boundaries of the Westside-Kelowna riding, a new name could be in the works if a recommendation by the B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission is approved. The recommendation is part of an assessment of electoral boundaries and affects most of West Kelowna, portions of Westbank First Nation...
Techno-geek dream job up for grabs in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA - For some people, mainly techno-geeks, it would be a dream job — driving around the Central Okanagan in a computer-equipped car or truck tricked out with commercial grade still and video cameras plus an array of eye-safe lasers. It doesn’t say Google on it, but the job-hunting website Adecco is advertising for “streetview...
Owner of stolen truck needs your help
WEST KELOWNA - Brazen thieves made off with a nearly $300,000 prize this morning and a West Kelowna businessman is hoping you can help him get it back. When Scott Horovatin showed up for work at his yard at 3 a.m., March 27, he found his 2014 Kenworth truck and 2008 Peerless lowbed trailer gone....
Okanagan rail corridor proponents pledge $5 million for community trail
VERNON - A citizens group has committed to raising $5 million to build a rail trail from Vernon to Kelowna if local municipalities secure the land. Brad Clements of the Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative says several community members have already expressed interest in making donations toward the creation of the trail. “People say, 'Let us...
ReStore opens Kelowna location
KELOWNA – After a very successful year in West Kelowna, Habitat for Humanity has opened another ReStore in the Central Okanagan, this time in Kelowna. Executive Director Deb Guthrie says the Kelowna ReStore, which takes in items donated from the public, resells them and uses the profits to build homes for families in need, is even bigger...
Neighbours fight crime with Block Watch program
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - In a world where social media provides almost instantaneous connections, an anti-crime program that relies on email and the telephone for neighbours to stay connected seems almost anachronistic. But that’s the model the Block Watch program still uses in British Columbia and local crime prevention coordinator Duane MacTavish says it is doing...
Three Rockets make NHL Central Scouting rankings
KELOWNA - The National Hockey League Central Scouting rankings are out for the 2015 draft and three Rockets have made the list this year. Nick Merkley sits at 23rd among North American skaters. The Calgary native has 90 points in 72 games this season and has already tallied six points in four playoff games. With...
Evicted Jubilee mobile home park tenants found a way to move their home
KELOWNA – It cost them their entire life savings, but evicted Westbank tenants Ross Arnot and Ed Schneider found a way to keep their home. They just have to figure out where to put it. Last January, Arnot, 65, and Schneider, 67, were evicted from their pad rental at 144 in Jubilee Mobile Home Park and given...
Long Island Medium coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – A popular TV psychic will be making an appearance in Kelowna next month. Theresa Caputo, star of the hit TLC show Long Island Medium, will perform live at Prospera Place Tuesday, June 9. According to a media release, Caputo will give interactive readings to audience members throughout the show as well as share...
Province pledges $7.2M for CN Rail corridor purchase
KELOWNA - There are some strings attached, but the provincial government is pledging $7.2 million to help make the purchase of the CN Rail corridor a reality. The money is conditional on a successful referendum in Lake Country later this month, according to a press release from the province Tuesday, April 7. “We believe in the...