http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:30:03 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net http://www.castanet.net/rss/ http://castanet.net/images/castanet-small.gif http://www.castanet.net/ http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53403-1-.htm#53403 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:30:00 PDT The Kelowna Community Food Bank was the big winner during the Detroit Red Wings visit to the Central Okanagan. Two practices at Prospera Place Wednesday and Thursday netted nearly $40,000 worth of food and another $3,700 in cash donations for the food bank. About 10,000 fans stopped by Prospera Pl... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53396-1-.htm#53396 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDT Open burning will continue within the City of Kelowna despite a decision in West Kelowna to bring an end to the burning season. The decision by fire officials in West Kelowna comes just a day after fire crews fought two small brush fires, both believed to have been started when strong winds whipped... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53395-1-.htm#53395 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:30:00 PDT The Canadian Cancer Society is hoping daffodils will do for them what poppies have done for the Legion. Thursday, officials with the CCS's Interior Region unveiled their newest marketing tool which they hope will help the fight against cancer: a simple lapel pin shaped like a daffodil. The pretty ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53381-1-.htm#53381 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PDT The School District 23 Board of Education knew they would face a shortfall in their 2010-2011 budget. Now, they know the extent of the damage. The province has announced it will provide the district with about $167.1M in operating capital for the coming school year, an increase of $2.9M over last ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53365-1-.htm#53365 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PDT This year marks the second year of the City's pesticide use regulation bylaw and its 'Be Pesticide Free' education campaign. "The 'Be Pesticide Free' campaign continues to help residents learn how to create healthy yards without the use of pesticides," says Summer Bracey, Marketing and Communicat... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53361-1-.htm#53361 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:30:00 PDT B.C.'s attorney general thinks it's high time media cameras were allowed into the province's courtrooms. Mike DeJong has told local station CHBC he'll push for routine access for cameras to cover B.C. court proceedings. The AG says the public has the right to see how the courts operate, and having... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53337-1-.htm#53337 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PDT Kelowna RCMP are looking for a man who attempted to break into a second floor home early Tuesday morning. Constable Steve Holmes says a man climbed onto the second floor balcony of a fourplex on Wyndham Crescent in Glenmore shortly before 1 a.m. "He tried to open the door, the woman woke up, turne... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53364-1-.htm#53364 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 PDT The man accused of luring teen-aged girls on the Internet has pleaded guilty. Eric Raymond Morneau, who was set to stand trial on charges of trying to lure a child over the Internet, pled guilty earlier this week. No date has been set for sentencing. Morneau, 33, was arrested in the fall of 2008 ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53362-1-.htm#53362 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:15:00 PDT The Kelowna Fire Department responded to a fire on a second story balcony of a four story apartment building on Sutton Crescent in Glenmore at about 6:45 Tuesday night. The fire appears to have been caused by carelessly discarded smoking materials. Assistant fire chief Lou Wilde says the fire da... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53360-1-.htm#53360 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 PDT It's not every day Prospera Place is packed for a hockey practice. Then again, it's not everyday an NHL team takes to the ice in Kelowna for a regular season practice. The Detroit Red Wings arrived in Kelowna Monday night following a 2-1 win in Calgary. The team doesn't play again until Friday in...