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Kelowna woman guilty of possessing 15 kg of bath salts drug imported from China

KELOWNA – A West Kelowna woman has been found guilty of possessing 15 kg of a new synthetic drug she received in the mail from China. Nicole Marie Hubek, 32, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking for bringing what RCMP say was up to $1 million worth of Methylone, also known as...

Increasing conflicts convince West Kelowna to get bear help

WEST KELOWNA - Increasing bear conflicts on the fringes of West Kelowna has convinced the city to sign on with WildSafe B.C. to provide a seasonal bear awareness worker. The city will pay as much as $8,350 next year - depending if other partners sign on - for a medium level service contract with the...

Thefts from vehicles on rise in Kelowna; RCMP asking you to protect your property

KELOWNA - For the Kelowna RCMP the huge jump in vehicle break-ins last month is mostly a crime prevention issue. According to an RCMP report, there were more than twice as many thefts from vehicles in the city in October than during the same month last year. The number jumped to 290 in October 2015...

Rainy weekend ahead in the Okanagan, avalanche risk increases in southeastern B.C.

OKANAGAN - A storm system skirting much of the region will move on this morning, though a weekend of rain is still in store for the Okanagan. The strongest winds came in the Penticton area yesterday, Nov. 12, with Environment Canada recording strong wind gusts since yesterday morning and the strongest reaching in excess of...

Medical marijuana pain clinic eyes Kelowna expansion

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - A new clinic focusing on treating patients for pain management and prescribing medical marijuana as the treatment is looking to open in Kelowna. Medical Cannabis Resource Centre Inc. is already operating a clinic in Vancouver, just recently bought an existing clinic in Kamloops, and is now eyeing the Kelowna market for possible...

100 bottles of wine to be won at Mamas for Mamas fundraiser

KELOWNA - A local charity providing help for single mothers is holding a formal fundraiser this week. Mamas for Mamas was founded last year by Shannon Christenson. In just one year, the organization has collected more than 5,000 members and helped dozens of families. “We need your help to continue supporting our struggling mamas and...

Mandy and Me owner looking for homes for a dozen horses and a pig

WEST KELOWNA - Silverado Socrates, the owner of the foreclosed Mandy and Me Trailriding, says her first priority is securing good homes for her animals then she will decide what her next step will be. “I don’t think they can just kick me out,” Socrates says. “They can’t touch anything here until Dec. 4. In...

Kelowna lawyer suspended for overcharging clients

KELOWNA - A local lawyer has been suspended for overcharging two clients in 2011. Christopher R. Penty admitted to a Law Society of B.C. panel that he issued bills that misrepresented the amount he was entitled and then lied to a Supreme Court master. On Oct. 29 the panel suspended Penty for four months. His...

Nude marcher joins Kelowna Remembrance Day parade

KELOWNA - A man in the buff tried to join the Remembrance Day parade in downtown Kelowna yesterday. The nude male joined in near the intersection of Water Street and Bernard Avenue just before 11:30 a.m., but was promptly removed from the parade, Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says in a release. "The Kelowna RCMP were vigilant...

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located

UPDATE: 2:18 P.M., NOV. 12, 2015 RCMP says Crystal Schmid has been located and is safe and sound. 10:05 A.M., NOV. 12, 2015 KELOWNA - RCMP need your help locating a Kelowna woman who was last seen five days ago. Crystal Schmid was last seen Saturday, Nov. 7. She is a 32-year-old Caucasian female, 5‘7”...

Kelowna’s Greenway tree emerges as symbol for Remembrance Day

KELOWNA - The fairies of the Mission Creek Greenway are still tending to a lonely green tree in a forest of yellow leaves this November, but perhaps for the first time, they’ve got people talking about a different holiday. It’s not unusual for greenway walkers or runners to find the little birch tree decorated for...

IN PHOTOS: Remembrance Day in Kelowna

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Kelowna man supporting the troops every day with big rig wrapped in tribute

KELOWNA - A Kelowna man is doing his part to bring awareness to the plight of veterans - and not just on Remembrance Day. Mike Rosenau, 47, moved to Kelowna just one year ago from Alberta where he works as an equipment operator. There was a time when he used his semi, a 1998 Freighliner...

Keeping memories of sacrifice alive during Veteran’s Week

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - "As the hind of the company reached the street corner about a hundred feet away a shell landed in their midst. About six men went down… The Company Commander lay on his face with the back of his head sheared off… Three other men were killed and lay beside him. The Company Sergeant...

Okanagan musician honours uncle with Remembrance Day song

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A local musician thinks the Remembrance Day song he recorded 10 years ago about his uncle's wartime experience should underscore the futility of war for a new generation. “I’m a pacifist myself,” Barry Mathers says. "But as I always say, we didn’t start it but we had to finish it. We couldn’t let...

City of Kelowna take lead on homelessness file

KELOWNA - One of the front-line agencies dealing with the homeless in Kelowna is thrilled to see the city step up and provide leadership with plans to hire a full-time homeless coordinator. Local John Howard Society executive director Gaelene Askeland also says the city is on the right track embracing the low-barrier housing first philosophy...

Big storm to hit Southern Interior Thursday

THOMSON-OKANAGAN - A series of powerful storms are set to move through the B.C. Interior beginning tonight and lasting through the end of the week. The first storm will begin tonight and a second storm, more powerful than the first, will hit the Interior on Thursday and Friday, producing strong winds and heavy rain, according...

Okanagan Connector crash victims identified by coroner

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the names of three people killed in a collision Nov. 6 on the Okanagan Connector. The victims have been identified as Sean Robert Anderson, 40, of Westbank, Kim Christine Dunstan, 26, of West Kelowna, and her brother Jarrett Francisco Dunstan, of Westbank. Anderson was driving a rented...

Woman found dead at West Kelowna house fire identified

WEST KELOWNA - A body found at the scene of a West Kelowna house fire last week has been identified as a resident of the house. The body of Hazel Delgado Budiongan, 37, was found inside the house, which was the scene of an early morning fire on Nov. 4. RCMP consider both her death...

Local animation studio Yeti Farm Creative expands into original work

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Yeti Farm Creative, an animation studio based in Kelowna, has announced a serious expansion and the the completion of two original digital first productions. The company recently expanded into a 7,000-square-foot facility dark fibre studio in downtown Kelowna, Okanagan film commissioner Jon Summerland says in a press release. The company also announced...

UPDATE: FALSE: All clear in report of possible Kelowna child abduction

KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP say everyone is accounted and a report of a child abduction earlier today was proven false. A release sent this evening says police have found both people concerned. It was all a misunderstanding, everyone is just fine and police say the boy who reported it did the right thing. "The Kelowna...