West Kelowna News‹ Jun 18 to 24, 2017 ›
Tankers battling blaze
UPDATE: 9:56 p.m. According to fire information officer Justine Hunse the fire is now measured at .53 hectares in size. They still have three firefighters on...
No blame laid yet in fire
Fire investigators are no longer at the scene of the wildfire that burned off of Westside Road on June 13, and despite witnesses saying the cause was obvious,...
Bin fire in West Kelowna
West Kelowna Fire Rescue had an early start to their day, responding to a morning bin fire. Crews were called out to a fire at West Manufacturing on Marmot Lane...
West Kelowna squeezed
West Kelowna doesn’t have enough land, and that’s hampering efforts to build new recreation facilities, city hall, and more. “Land is a big...
Bicycle drive-by goes to trial
The man accused of a brazen drive-by bicycle shooting will face trial in Supreme Court. Tyrone McGee, 29, was arrested in the late hours of Aug. 2, 2016, after...
Cooking fire sparks blaze
A report of a late-night car fire in West Kelowna turned out to be a small wildfire. Fire crews responded to the fire just after 11 p.m., near the intersection...
Vehicle heads into the bush
A vehicle heading down Glenrosa Road from the Crystal Mountain area went around a curve near the cattle guard, went off the road into the shoulder, over...
A licence to grow
Trent Kitsch is now licensed to cultivate medical marijuana out of his West Kelowna facility. Health Canada issued the licence Friday, a little more than a...
Sunken boat removed
UPDATE: 10:35 a.m. Very little fuel or oil leaked into Okanagan Lake from a sunken boat on Sunday. West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund says less than two...