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Local business owner teams up with Okanagan Humane Society to save Rutland kittens
A local business owner has become the quick-thinking hero to a small litter of kittens.…
All vegan, gluten-free café coming to Kelowna next month
A Kelowna couple who started their small vegan baking business selling at farmers' markets will…
Rebuild of Kelowna’s popular Olympia Greek Taverna underway
Work is finally underway to rebuild a popular Greek restaurant in Kelowna, gutted by fire,…
Rutland residents fear downtown Kelowna’s problems are being dumped on them
There’s a string of tents next to the Okanagan Rail Trail in downtown Kelowna where…
Homeless following ‘welfare’ office to Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood?
There’s been a visible increase of suspected homeless people hanging around the streets of Rutland…
Rutland’s healthcare services just got more accessible
Healthcare in Rutland is set to become more accessible with two new health centres opening…
Kelowna mayor’s crime task force falls flat in Rutland
Tom Dyas is presenting the findings of his year-long Mayor’s task force on crime reduction…
Fears raised about people driving to and from mobile safe injection RV in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Some Rutland residents have posted concerns to Facebook about the recreational vehicle parked…
Anti-supportive housing petition finished close to its target
KELOWNA – Technically the Rutland for Safe Neighbourhoods’ petition campaign against the McCurdy Road supportive…
Multiple car fires in Rutland now considered arson
KELOWNA – A pair of suspicious car fires were sparked just days apart outside the…
iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down
KELOWNA – For the second straight weekend, protesters gathered in Rutland to show this displeasure…
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing: ‘I want to assure people in Rutland that we are committed to working with the community’
KELOWNA – Selina Robinson, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, wants Rutland residents to…
Rutlanders asked to ‘start complaining’
KELOWNA – “Start complaining,” says Don Grant, who alongside a group of friends and neighbours…
Kelowna Mayor no show for walking tour with concerned citizens in Rutland
KELOWNA – Some residents of Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood frustrated with the theft, drug use and…
Kelowna man starts a petition to stop new supportive housing project in Rutland
KELOWNA – A Rutland resident started a petition at Change.org to stop the latest plan…
Rutland doesn’t need more supportive housing yet, says Kelowna Lake Country MLA
KELOWNA – In an open letter to Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing,…
Used needles and bicycle thefts: Rutland residents speak out against constant crime
KELOWNA – Every morning, Matthew Singer looks through the hedges in front of his parents'…
‘I’m sorry, mom,’ accused Rutland killer says
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko collapsed into his mother’s arms and sobbed Nov. 19, 2016, just…
Keeping recreation centres up to snuff in Kelowna could prove costly
KELOWNA – If the Kelowna Family YMCA pool in Rutland is any example, the City…
Vandals strike public Kelowna washroom second time
KELOWNA – For the second time in a month, vandals have damaged a public washroom…
UPDATE: Province’s police watchdog investigating serious Kelowna car crash
KELOWNA – B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate a serious car crash…
NOT GUILTY: Alphonse didn’t mean to kill friend when he stabbed him three times in 2016
KELOWNA – A Rutland man charged with stabbing a friend who was like a brother…
Pickup stolen in Armstrong used in multiple hit and runs around Kelowna
KELOWNA – A pickup truck reported stolen out of the North Okanagan was involved in…
RCMP suspect Kelowna house fire was arson
KELOWNA – RCMP suspect a housefire in Rutland last week was arson. The fire started…