Kelowna News

5/23/2013

Cannan on Duffy expense fiasco

The MP for Kelowna-Lake Country is coming to the defense of Prime Minister Stephen Harper over suggestions he didn't know about a 90 thousand dollar payment to Senator Mike Duffy from his former chief of staff.Ron Cannan is hoping ... Read More...
5/23/2013

Kelowna woman charged in Connector crash

A Kelowna woman who crashed her car on the Okanagan Connector killing a co-worker two years ago has been been found guilty of impaired and dangerous driving causing death.Amanda Freeman was behind the wheel when the car she was ... Read More...
5/23/2013

SD23 student fees to remain the same

Student Fees within School District 23 will remain unchanged from the current year to next.At this time, transportation fees in the Central Okanagan School District will not increase for the upcoming school year this fall. There was earlier speculation ... Read More...
5/23/2013

RCMP celebrate 140 years of National Service

It was on this day 140 years ago that Canada's National Police Service was born. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police began in May, 1873 but were then known as the Northwest Mounted Police. The country was under the leadership of ... Read More...
5/23/2013

Firefighters respond to early morning hedge fire

Kelowna Fire Crews responded to reports of smoke and flame on Lawson Road between Ethel and Gordon in the Central City area of Kelowna just after 5:30 on Thursday morning. Upon arrival, it appeared to firefighters that the left side ... Read More...
5/22/2013

UPDATE: Bodies of two men recovered from Kalamalka Lake

Vernon RCMP, with the help of Search and Rescue, have recovered the bodies of two men from the Cousens Bay area in Kal Lake Provincial Park. Police got the call after a Coldstream resident noticed a couple of coolers and ... Read More...
5/22/2013

Kelowna to participate in Victor Walk; NHL Star Theo Fleury supports movement

Kelowna residents will join thousands of people across Canada on Thursday and take a stand against child sexual abuse. The first ever Victor Walk is a national movement trying to change the way Canadians understand and perceive those affected by ... Read More...
5/22/2013

Wet weather closes City Sports Fields

All sports fields and baseball diamonds throughout the City of Kelowna have been closed effective immediately due to the extremely wet weather blanketing the region. City crews will continue to monitor the fields which will remain closed until further notice. ... Read More...
5/22/2013

May Days a pay day for Rutland Parks Society

The 54th Annual Rutland May Days event took place over the Victoria Day May long weekend and it not only broke attendance records this year, but it raised more money for the Rutland Parks Society than in previous years. "We're ... Read More...
5/22/2013

Record number of teams for Play On! Kelowna

Last minute volunteers still needed for the upcoming Play On! Kelowna street hockey tournament. Over 140 teams have signed up for the event here in the Okanagan which features players with novice skill levels all the way up to the ... Read More...

Penticton News

Penticton Residents to be Phoned About Recreation Survey
It's a phone solicitor that you may not want to hang up on. From now until June 5, the City of Penticton will be conducting 12 to 15-minute phone surveys ... Read More...

Vernon News

Vernon Men Arrested in Whitehorse
Three local men are facing drug trafficking charges in Whitehorse after their arrests last week.Mounties say when they sent an emergency response team to a Whitehorse hotel they found ... Read More...