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West Kelowna News Mar 11 to 17, 2018

Driver flees crash scene

Driver flees crash scene

Mar 17, 2018 / 8:25 am

Emergency crews had the off ramp to Highway 97C to Peachland blocked off Friday night following a report of an accident. Crews responded at 10:52 p.m. and...

WFN to expand school

WFN to expand school

Mar 16, 2018 / 3:12 pm

Westbank First Nation will spend $1.459 million to expand and renovate the Sensisyusten House of Learning. The school is an independent elementary school in...

Pickup destroyed in fire

Pickup destroyed in fire

Mar 16, 2018 / 2:04 pm

A pickup truck has been destroyed by fire. Crews in West Kelowna were called to the blaze shortly after 1:30 Friday afternoon. The truck was inside the gates of...

First step on homelessness

First step on homelessness

Mar 16, 2018 / 10:26 am

West Kelowna is taking its first steps in tackling mounting social issues. A social issues research paper presented to council this week recommended four areas...

Park closes for movie shoot

Park closes for movie shoot

Mar 15, 2018 / 3:44 pm

Part of West Kelowna's Glen Canyon Park will be closed for a movie shoot this weekend. The southern portion of the park will be closed to public access on...

'A huge problem': parents

'A huge problem': parents

Mar 15, 2018 / 5:00 am

Parents are feeling more upset and dismissed after a public board of education meeting Wednesday night. About a dozen of the more than 60 people who filled the...

153 km/h on Hwy 97

153 km/h on Hwy 97

Mar 14, 2018 / 3:13 pm

Spring leadfoots beware, RCMP have nabbed several excessive speeders in the Central Okanagan since the weather turned last week. Police are warning drivers to...

Railing against spec tax

Railing against spec tax

Mar 13, 2018 / 8:00 pm

West Kelowna wants out of the provincial government’s planned speculation tax. City council agreed Tuesday to petition Minister of Finance Carol James to...

Dog in truck = fine

Dog in truck = fine

Mar 13, 2018 / 11:13 am

A man driving a truck with a dog sitting on top of a tool box could face fines from RCMP if caught. The driver was spotted in West Kelowna on Main Street, and a...

Medical issue behind crash

Medical issue behind crash

Mar 12, 2018 / 2:11 pm

A medical issue behind the wheel led to a crash in West Kelowna, Monday afternoon. A woman driving a full-size Ford pickup went into the ditch at Boucherie and...

Rollover on Old OK Hwy

Rollover on Old OK Hwy

Mar 12, 2018 / 8:58 am

Emergency crews are on the scene of a motor vehicle incident this morning in West Kelowna. Crews responded to the rollover crash on Old Okanagan highway near...

Dog's life at risk: witness

Dog's life at risk: witness

Mar 11, 2018 / 3:00 pm

A man is furious after he witnessed a driver on the road put a dog’s life at risk. Kevin Alexander was driving on Main Street in West Kelowna on Saturday...