West Kelowna News

Cause of West Kelowna community centre fire ‘suspicious’

INVESTIGATION TURNED OVER TO RCMP UPDATE: 10 a.m. Sept. 3, 2013 WEST KELOWNA - Evidence collected at the scene of the fire at the Westbank Lion's Community Centre indicates the cause is suspicious and the matter is now in the hands of the West Kelowna RCMP. The investigation will continue.  Firefighters responded to a report...

Unhappy hunters march to deliver message to Liberal government

WEST KELOWNA – Hundreds people took to the streets of West Kelowna Saturday, Jan. 31, to protest the provincial government’s proposed changes to the allocation of animals for hunting. The peaceful protesters marched from the old Zeller’s parking lot on Old Okanagan Highway to Premier Christy Clark’s office on Dobbin Road to deliver personalized letters...

Backup power line coming to West Kelowna but not anytime soon

WEST KELOWNA – Residents and businesses in West Kelowna, Peachland and Westbank will be getting a backup power line but not for several more years, according to Premier Christy Clark. The announcement came at a press conference held four months after 22,000 B.C. Hydro customers were without power for nine hours following a fire atop...

UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna teenager found

WEST KELOWNA – A teenager from West Kelowna who had been missing since Monday, Feb. 9 has been found. RCMP asked for help to find Megan Cowan, 18, on Thursday, Feb. 13. "The West Kelowna RCMP is pleased to confirm that the 18-year-old woman reported missing has been located, and she is safe and sound,"...

West Kelowna council highlights: February 10, 2015

Strategic Priorities 2014 Final Update Council was provided a final update on its 2014 Strategic Priorities and activities undertaken in the fourth quarter (October to December). Highlights of this quarter include: ·         Westlake Road grand re-opening ·         2014 Local Government Election administration ·         New Council orientation and inaugural meeting ·         Westlake/Hudson RapidBus transit stations constructed...

West Kelowna firefighters have a new head honcho

WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna announced their new fire chief today. Jason Brolund takes the place of retiring West Kelowna Fire Rescue chief Wayne Schnitzler who leaves his position March 27, 2015. “I am extremely pleased to join West Kelowna Fire Rescue as their Chief," Brolund said in a media release. "I...

Clark to make announcement about West Kelowna power needs

WEST KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark will be in West Kelowna Thursday afternoon to make an announcement regarding the district's power supply. West Kelowna is one of the few areas supplied by a single transmission line, which runs from Merritt to Shannon Lake. In October a fire atop one of the poles left thousands without...

Why West Kelowna council balked at a $100,000 gift to community

WEST KELOWNA - They don’t mind having it, just not where B.C. Hydro wants to put it. That’s the reaction of West Kelowna council to the utility’s proposal to install a fast charging station for electric cars at the Mt. Boucherie complex. “They liked the idea just not where they want to put it,” communications...

Sheer volume of snow overwhelmed West Kelowna crews during January dump

WEST KELOWNA - With just a couple years experience managing their own snow removal, staff with District of West Kelowna said they did alright during the near-record breaking snowstorm in early January with local reports of snow as deep as 50 centimetres. “We’re still quite new at this but we heard from other communities that...