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Kelowna car crash sends one to hospital
KELOWNA – A woman was taken to hospital after a noon hour crash on Harvey Avenue today. A middle-aged woman driving a silver Toyota Corolla and a middle-aged man in a Chrysler Sebring crashed into each other around noon, Nov. 6, at the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Richter Street. The force of the impact...
Twin Peaks gets Kelowna-themed reboot
KELOWNA – Fans of the 1990s cult favourite TV show Twin Peaks will have a chance to relive the moody adventures of FBI agent Dale Cooper as he tries to unlock the mysteries of the sleepy Washington town. Except this time, it's set in Kelowna. New Vintage Theatre is bringing the David Lynch-directed show back...
Wet weekend ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - A typical fall weekend is ahead, with single-digit temperatures and at least a chance of rain every day. Temperatures are expected to vary slightly throughout the region with Environment Canada calling for the coolest temperatures today, Nov. 6, and tomorrow in the Vernon area. The weather office is forecasting a high of just...
Silver Star in good shape for opening thanks to dump of snow
VERNON - Silver Star will open up trails for nordic skiing, fat biking and snowshoeing in a week thanks to plentiful snowfall on the mountain. With a 29 centimetre dump of snow last weekend, groomers have been able to prepare a number of trails, the resort said in a media release. With more snowfall in...
Court sells Mandy and Me farm to highest bidder
WEST KELOWNA – Things didn’t go the way Silverado Socrates was hoping in court. Socrates is the owner of Mandy and Me Trailriding in West Kelowna. Her bank foreclosed on her mortgage after loaning her $600,000 to upgrade the facility. On Wednesday, Nov. 4 she watched as a Supreme Court Justice read the winning bid...
Some risks in Kelowna’s civic block condominium plan
KELOWNA - Right now, visitors to 350 Doyle Ave. are usually of the reluctant kind, brought there in the back of a police cruiser or paddy wagon. But if the goals of the civic block plan are realized, 350 Doyle Ave. — current home of the Kelowna RCMP detachment — could find favour within a...
Lake Country man arrested for lighting house on fire
LAKE COUNTRY – A Lake Country man has been arrested for a suspicious fire at a house on the corner of Highway 97 and Beaver Lake Road this week. Emergency services were called to a fire at a house at 3109 Beaver Lake Rd. around 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2. A bystander, Dean Bose of...
VIDEO: West Kelowna restaurant vandal caught on camera smashing glass
WEST KELOWNA - The owner of Thai Fusion has had enough and wants the community to see the man who continues to smash his front window. Luke Sumpantarat has shared surveillance footage of a man he believes has been targeting his business. Four times this year Sumpantarat has arrived at the restaurant he and his wife...
UPDATE: Body discovered following suspicious West Kelowna house fire
WEST KELOWNA - The body of a woman has been discovered after a suspicious house fire in West Kelowna early this morning. West Kelowna Fire Rescue and RCMP responded to the fire at 2311 Boucherie Road around 1:45 a.m., Nov. 4, RCMP spokesman Cpl. Joe Duncan says in a press release. Jason Brolund, the West...
Fictional sport gets real tournament in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Teams from across North America will be in Kelowna this weekend for a real tournament of a fictional sport. Quidditch is a mixed-gender, full contact sport played with seven athletes on each team that was made famous in the Harry Potter books and movies. Players pass, shoot, score and defend their three hoops...
Man hiking with daughter rescued near Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
KELOWNA – A man who was hiking with his daughter in the June Springs Road area had to be rescued Sunday after he fell and injured his leg. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue vice president Duane Tresnich says in a media release, the father and daughter were hiking on Angel Springs trail, near Myra-Bellevue Provincial...
Kelowna Mountain taking Central Okanagan Regional District to court once again
KELOWNA – The Regional District of the Central Okanagan is once again being challenged in court by Kelowna Mountain Development Services. This is the second attempt by Kelowna Mountain and its owner Mark Consiglio to challenge the planning authority of the regional district. The most recent failed bid was in September 2014 when the Court...
Central Okanagan curbside yard waste collection deadline looms
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - As leaves continue to drop across the Central Okanagan, the deadline for the final curbside yard waste collection of the year is fast approaching. As of Monday, Nov. 30, the Regional District will no longer be collecting green bins, however landfills in Glenmore and West Kelowna will continue to accept up to...
Flu shot season in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the peak of flu season just a few weeks away, Health Canada has started its yearly vaccination program. Although last year’s flu vaccine wasn’t particularly effective, Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi says, this year’s vaccine cocktail will target the more severe of the two types of viruses – Type A. Every...
The changing gym culture in Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Newcomers to the Okanagan, once they get past the wineries and beaches, often remark on the fitness culture here and how everyone seems to be doing some kind of workout. That’s reflected in the many gyms that serve the Central Okanagan, from huge commercial facilities with lots of equipment to small boutique...