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Elvis Stojko among stars set to hit the ice in Kelowna

KELOWNA - A Canadian figure skating legend is coming to Kelowna next May as part of the Stars on Ice tour. After a 10-year absence, Elvis Stojko, the two-time Olympic silver medalist, three-time World Champion and seven-time Canadian Champion, is returning to Stars on Ice, Canada’s premier figure skating tour. The tour will be at Prospera Place May 18...

Downtown Kelowna alley an ‘untapped resource’

KELOWNA - Currently home to illegally parked cars and overflowing garbage cans, a stretch of downtown alleyway could soon be delighting locals and visitors alike if plans to beautify it get council approval. Councillors gushed over a staff proposal aiming to beautify a chunk of the lane off Bernard Avenue across from The Sails with...

First year a lesson in time management for Kelowna mayor

KELOWNA - It’s been just over a year now since Colin Basran grabbed the mayor’s chair in a convincing election win. While Basran had already completed a term as city councillor, he says it barely prepared him for the complexities of working as a full-time civic leader. “The sheer volume of invitations to events is...

Two people facing charges following Kelowna drug bust

KELOWNA - Two people are facing a myriad of charges after officers executed a search warrant in Kelowna last week. When they arrived at the residence in the 1200 block of Clifton Road on Nov. 18, officers found a loaded sawed-off shotgun, a loaded sawed-off .22 calibre rifle previously stolen from a vehicle, methamphetamine, cocaine,...

Kelowna scraps policy of paying for political forums

KELOWNA - A long-standing policy of providing a free venue for an all-candidates forum during municipal elections has been dropped by city council. Deputy city clerk Karen Needham told council today, Nov. 23, at their regular weekly morning meeting, the policy stems from 1976 when council granted a request for a grant-in-aid by the Kelowna...

City and Colour tour kicks off in Kelowna

KELOWNA - Singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green of City and Colour will start his 12-city Canadian tour in Kelowna at Prospera Place in June. The tour is in support of Green’s latest album If I Should Go Before You, which is described by critics as a collection of 'dreamy indie folk, pastoral Americana, and soulful...

Wintery week ahead in the Okanagan

OKANAGAN - With a snowfall warning in place and cooler temperatures in the forecast, the Okanagan is in for a wintery start to the last week of November. Yesterday, Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the South and North Thompson, Shuswap and North Okanagan regions, saying snowfall would begin overnight and continue through today, Nov....

Southern Interior braces for winter storm with blast of Arctic air

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The first Arctic outbreak of the season is going to blow through the Thompson-Okanagan bringing blowing snow, cold temperatures and “crummy travel conditions,” according to Environment Canada. A special weather statement, which covers most of southern B.C., has been issued by Environment Canada warning of a winter storm expected with the worst of...

Makeover in the works for downtown Kelowna alley

KELOWNA - A stretch of downtown Kelowna alleyway could soon get a permanent, big city make-over. Real estate services manager John Saufferer, in a report to Kelowna city council, is recommending the city turn the stretch of alley near The Sails off Bernard Avenue, into what amounts to an urban park. “The Bernard Avenue laneway...

More non-stop flights from Kelowna to Victoria start next week

KELOWNA - You’ll soon be able to fly non-stop from Kelowna to Victoria. Pacific Coastal Airlines will launch the new daily service on Monday, Nov. 23, with a media event at the Kelowna International Airport for the inaugural flight. The flights will go twice a day from Monday to Friday, and once a day on...

Curious about the price of marijuana in your city? Check PriceOfWeed website

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It isn’t legal yet in Canada, but that won’t stop people from keeping a close eye on weed market in their city. Akin to the website Gas Buddy, which monitors gas prices to help consumers find the lowest price in town, there’s a website called Price of Weed, in which users report the...

Okanagan hunter fined for shooting deer decoy out of season

KELOWNA – A seasoned hunter who pleaded guilty to shooting at a B.C. Conservation Service deer decoy in West Kelowna days after the season ended one year ago says it was an honest mistake. Joseph Vernon Lange, 60, was driving down the Esperon Forest Service Road in West Kelowna Nov. 15, 2014 when he saw...

Can you help this Kelowna teenager get his sentimental birthday present back?

KELOWNA - A Kelowna teen is hoping social media can help him recover a pile of car stereo equipment stolen from a car parked outside his house, some of it a gift from his father for his 17th birthday. “It was an early birthday present,” Kristian Magee says. “He just gave it to me last...

Forget relaxing this weekend, there’s too much to do in Kelowna

KELOWNA – If a brisk fall hike isn’t your thing and you don't feel like putting up Christmas lights, there is plenty of other activities happening around Kelowna this weekend. For starters, the Kelowna Rockets host the Edmonton Oil Kings Friday night. The puck drops at 7 p.m. Get your tickets here. Willowstone Academy is...

Three suspects arrested allegedly playing with a fake gun near a stolen car

KELOWNA - A report that three people were playing with a gun in a parking lot brought RCMP to the Capital News Centre Thursday night. The gun turned out to be fake, but watch commander Sgt. Brad Swecera says police didn't know that until they were arrested. When they first arrived, the individuals were not...

Memorial Saturday for Kelowna judge who died suddenly

KELOWNA – A memorial service will be held tomorrow morning for a Kelowna court judge who died suddenly last month. Judge Anne Wallace, 61, suffered a brain hemorrhage on when on Oct. 27, which put her into a coma. Flags at all district courthouses were at half staff for a full week, and a friend...

Gas prices steady in the Okanagan while Kamloops prices drop

OKANAGAN - While gas prices were trending downwards earlier this week drivers in the Okanagan didn’t get a break, unless they were up in Kamloops where prices dipped well below a dollar per litre. According to Gas Buddy, an online consumer reporting website, gas prices are currently in the 107.9 to 109.9 cents per litre...

Compassion spared Kelowna man death by cop

“HE WOULD PUT THE REVOLVER TO HIS HEAD AND HE’D JUST SIT THERE WITH IT IN HIS MOUTH.” LANGUAGE ADVISORY KELOWNA – A dangerous situation in downtown Kelowna last summer could have turned tragic if it wasn’t for the actions of a group of strangers and a compassionate response by an arresting police officer. On...

Okanagan growers debate marketing future of Ambrosia apple

OKANAGAN - Producers of the Ambrosia apple are considering whether to extend a levy used to market the new varietal. Ambrosia producers have paid a $.25 per lb. levy since 2001, shortly after the new apple was introduced, used to promote the fruit to consumers and further its research. The levy was renewed in 2006...

Trial date soon to be set for Peachland journalist charged with child porn

KELOWNA – A former journalist from Peachland facing three child porn charges made an appearance in Kelowna court Tuesday, Nov. 17. David Andrew Preston, 52, was arrested in October 2013, four months after members of the B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation Unit executed a search warrant and seized computer equipment. Preston is the creator of online...

Regional district will have to wait to probe loose-lipped colleague

'THIS PROCESS HAS... GONE OFF THE RAILS COMPLETELY' KELOWNA - A Central Okanagan Regional District hearing on the conduct of one of its members was postponed today due to an issue of procedural fairness, prompting new allegations and finger pointing among directors. Today’s hearing was supposed to determine if Central Okanagan East director Patty Hanson...

UPDATE: Weapons threat reported at West Kelowna high school a hoax

WEST KELOWNA - A threat to bring a weapon to Mount Boucherie Secondary School in West Kelowna made by a student lead RCMP to investigate, but there was nothing to it, says superintendent of schools Hugh Gloster. “It was basically a hoax. A youth in the community sent a message (using social media) through to...