West Kelowna

Flooding closes West Kelowna park

Photo: Wayne Moore - Castanet File Photo More flooding has resulted in closure of another park - this one in West Kelowna. The District of West Kelowna asks people not to use Rotary Trails Park in the Gellatly Bay area, until further notice after fast moving water...

Talent overcomes injury in bantam draft

Sometimes when you least expect it, that’s when fortune shines done upon you – at least that was the case for a young hockey player from West Kelowna coming off two major surgeries in the past year. Photo: Contributed Lachlan Gibbings. Lachlan...

Missing 13-year-old found

  Photo: Trevor Rockliffe 10 a.m. - Update the missing teen has been located, safe and sound. On May 3, the 13-year-old left her home in West Kelowna without her parents knowledge. She was last seen by a friends on May 4 at about 11 p.m., but since...

Let's go for a swim . . . in the Bering sea?

  Photo: Contributed - John Smirl nICE day for a swim. An incredible feat of collaboration will see athletes from around the world join together this summer in a historic attempt to swim across the Bering Strait from Russia to America. The infamous...

Wheels for a Cure rolling through town

The third annual Wheels for a Cure road tour rolls through the Okanagan this weekend, promoting awareness of and raising funds for prostate cancer. Monies raised will be put towards research, information, support and financial assistance and the Canadian Cancer Society Southern Interior...

West Kelowna movie debuts at Xtreme 8

Photo: Contributed A made for TV movie shot in the Okanagan last year will make its big screen debut on the westside next week. 'A Mother's Nightmare,' starring Annabeth Gish with debut next Thursday, May 9 at the Xtreme Landmark 8 Cinema. The...

New 'Wine Route' will finally be paved

Several months after it was open to traffic the new Wine Route along Boucherie Road will finally be finished. Photo: Wayne Moore - Castanet File Photo Final paving and line painting will take place on the 1.3km stretch of road between Highway 97 and Stuart Road next...

Taking stock of assets

Photo: Contributed - District of West Kelowna The District of West Kelowna will create its first Integrated Asset Management Plan, thanks to a grant through the Government of Canada’s Gas Tax Fund. The plan will be used to confirm the District of West...

Go fish, 100s of swimmers hit lake

Shannon Lake, in West Kelowna, was filled to capacity as hundreds of swimmers, the scaly kind, were blown into the lake. Photo: Trevor Rockliffe Castanet's Ragnar Haagen (with camera) wades into Shannon Lake to get the 'shot'. The fresh stock of...

Rolled car misses chickens

  Photo: Trevor Rockliffe Everyone was able to walk away after a vehicle flipped onto its roof in West Kelowna on Monday. The car launched over a small bank landing upside down in a yard off of Shetler Drive. The accident took place around 5 p.m.  The...

Hail storm: viewer viz and pics

David Cooper was in West Kelowna when he was hailed outdoors and captured the storm. Steve Wraith sent us the photos he says, "Had about 10 good minutes of hail. They were only about chic pea sized, some got about as big as a dime... weird weather!"   Hail...

Just a little off the top

  Photo: Ragnar Haagen CNB student Cheyanne Perrett gets her locks cut in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Students and teachers teamed up this afternoon at Constable Neil Bruce Middle School to raise funds for the Kelowna chapter of the Canadian...

Early morning rollover

Photo: Trevor Rockliffe Three people escaped injury after an early morning rollover in West Kelowna. The two-vehicle accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. near the intersection of Ross Road and Cameron Road. No one appeared to be injured as all the occupants were...

Industry & First Nations 'gel'

Photo: Jennifer Zielinski A Westbank consulting company is working to foster partnerships between Industry and First Nations that will strengthen both communities and the economy. 2 Badgers Consulting, builds business practices that are centred on social impact and...

Nancee Way opening ends road project

Photo: Contributed (L to R): Philip Langridge, Chairman & CEO of Churchill International Property Corporation, Kathy Tuulos, Vice President of Churchill Property, Gary Swite, Westbank First Nation community member, Chief Robert Louie, Westbank First Nation, Councillor...

Speaking for the trees

  Photo: Jennifer Zielinski When Zoey Harder lost her dog she was devastated, but resilient. However when dozens of trees were chopped down across from her home her heart was broken. Zoey's father Darren says just two days after the family dog died,...

ReStore your next home project

ReStore Grand Opening April 20, 2012 Photo: Trevor Rockliffe Delta Grand General Manager Daniel Bibby (R) presents Habitat for Humanity with proceeds from their Easter egg hunt fundraiser. Photo: Trevor Rockliffe Photo: Trevor...

Exclusive evening of food and wine

Photo: Contributed - Adam Less. Chef Grant de Montreuil It will be a first for the Okanagan, and it will capture the attention of the area's enophiles. On Tuesday, April 30 The Cove and Bonfire will host a night with New Zealand winemaker Jamie Marfell of Stoneleigh...

Baby born on bedroom floor

Photo: Jennifer Zielinski Easton Dacosta has a birth story he will be sharing for the rest of his life. Easton was a week overdue so his mom, West Kelowna resident Thaila Dacosta, had scheduled an induction for last Friday. The new mom missed the...

Highway 97 - again good as new

Motorists heading into West Kelowna had a smooth ride Monday morning less than three days after a portion of Highway 97 near the Westside Road overpass bulged up. Photo: Trevor Rockliffe - Castanet File Photo The bump in the road on Highway 97 was the second incident in...