Kelowna
Local musician and Festivals Kelowna coordinator to run for council
KELOWNA – A well-known local musician and programmer of marquee events like Parks Alive, Arts Alive and the Canada Day Festival will run for city council this November. Ryan Donn, 37, will make the official announcement Friday, but has confirmed he plans to file his nomination papers before the October 10 deadline. Best known for...
Walk to fight Ebola at Mission Creek this weekend
KELOWNA – A local non-profit is on the front lines battling a microscopic foe that threatens tens of thousands of West Africans. Hope for the Nations is a Kelowna-based charity that focuses on empowering at-risk children around the world. They are currently in 20 countries, including Liberia, the country hit hardest by the Ebola virus....
Prolific fraudster at it again
KELOWNA - A man known as a serial scammer is believed to be behind the latest string of reports in Kelowna. Police investigators say it appears a 40-year-old Kelowna man with a long list of convictions appears to be at it again, often using the story of a broken down truck or claiming he's a...
Bear dies in four-car crash in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Darkness and the animal’s natural camouflage are listed by police as the reasons behind a four-car crash involving a bear in Kelowna Sunday night. At about 8:20 p.m. RCMP were called to the crash right by Duck Lake, RCMP say. Each of the four vehicles hit the bear, one after the other. Police...
Air tankers hitting wildfire in Joe Rich
KELOWNA – Fire crews are hitting a wildfire in the Joe Rich area of Kelowna hard Sunday afternoon. A report of smoke in the trees sent a Kelowna and Joe Rich fire crews to the 8000-block of Sun Valley Road off Highway 33 east. B.C. Wildfire Management fire information officer Kelsey Winter says doesn’t know...
Final weekend of summer bringing the heat
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The first day of fall is around the corner, but before it arrives, we get the chance to bask in the final weekend of summer. The autumnal equinox falls on Tuesday, Sept. 22 in our part of the world, marking the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Before that can happen...
Kelowna native stabbed to death in Calgary
CALGARY - A woman from Kelowna who was living in Calgary died over the weekend, stabbed to death during an alleged domestic assault, and now her friends are hoping to raise the money to help her father travel to pick up his daughter's ashes. The gofundme.com fundraiser "For Suzie" was put together for 39-year-old Susan...
Okanagan Sun linebacker dies
KELOWNA – A linebacker with the Okanagan Sun has died but the team isn’t saying how. J.T. Fernandez, 21, is being called one of the best linebackers in BCFC team's history according to president Paul Carson. “This is a tragic day for our organization,” Carson said in a media release. “J.T. was a wonderful person...
Unprecedented interest in Mayor’s chair
KELOWNA – It’s looking like voters will have an unprecedented number of choices for mayor this November. With the opportunity to file still a month away, the numbers are far from final, however outgoing Mayor Walter Gray says there does seem to be more interest this year than at any other time he can remember....
Tough as nails councillor announces his retirement
KELOWNA – After three years on council and 15 as fire chief, Coun. Gerry Zimmermann is stepping down from public office. Zimmermann was first elected to council in 2011, was Fire Chief from 1990 to 2005 and also served one term on the Agricultural Land Commision. “I had a hard time making this decision but...
Second crossing of Okanagan Lake begins with a three-year study
KELOWNA - A consulting firm was chosen recently by the province to carry out a three-year transportation study looking for the best way to get people across Okanagan Lake. Delcan Corporation was selected by the B.C. Ministry of Transporation and Infrastucture to undertake the planning assignment. The study will cost $2 million. Delcan will look...
Bryan Adams fans will find Heaven and more at Prospera Place this winter
KELOWNA - Recording artist Bryan Adams will make a stop in Kelowna as he tours the country in January to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his multi-million selling album, Reckless. The concert takes place January 15 at Prospera Place. It features a set dedicated to pieces included in the 1984 Reckless album, such as "One...
Masterchef responds to claim she stole thousands from restaurant
KELOWNA – A dispute between a local reality show chef and her former business partner at Krafty Kitchen may be headed to Supreme Court. Kaila Klassen, a semi-finalist in the TV show Masterchef Canada, says she was removed from the company, Krafty Kitchen and Bar Ltd., after she broke off a personal relationship with owner...
Small children inside car that crashed on Hwy 33
KELOWNA - Two small children were riding in a car that crashed into a power pole on Highway 33 Friday afternoon. A 33-year-old woman and her two children, a four-year-old and a five-year-old were travelling east on Highway 33 when the vehicle veered right and off the road, hit a Fortis line and flipped over...
Stronger showing of northern lights expected tonight
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We’re getting a second chance at the northern lights tonight thanks to a second blow from the sun, and this one could be even stronger thanks to the storms combining as they hit the Earth. The National Space Weather Prediction Center says a ‘moderate’ storm hit Earth late Thursday night (in the Pacific...