http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:02 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-53331-1-.htm#53331 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:00:00 PDT Kelowna City Council has put the idea of a Business Improvement Area in South Pandosy on hold for a year. Council declined giving fourth reading after learning nearly half of area landowners petitioned the city against the BIA. In a reverse petition process similar to the Alternative Approval Proc... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53329-1-.htm#53329 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:30:00 PDT The City of Kelowna has unveiled its 2010 construction map. The interactive map, displayed in Google Maps, provides details of more than $100 million capital improvements underway this year. Residents can log on the City website to see which new roads, parks, utilities, sidewalks and bike lanes wi... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53322-1-.htm#53322 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:40:00 PDT An elderly man was taken to hospital Monday afternoon after the scooter he was riding was hit by a small car. The accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Monday outside the Mission Park shopping centre parking lot near the corner of KLO Road and Richter Street. Constable Tim Monteith says the elderl... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53308-1-.htm#53308 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:00 PDT Kelowna roads were littered with impaired drivers Saturday. Local RCMP with the Enhanced Road Safety Enforcement Initiative (ERSEI), charged three motorists with impaired driving offenses between 3:30 and 6 p.m. Saturday and three others after 6 p.m. Four of the drivers provided breath samples at ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53319-1-.htm#53319 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:45:00 PDT A young teen is recovering from injuries suffered after she walked in front of a moving vehicle over the weekend. The 14-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle at about 11:30 p.m. Friday on Bach Road in Kelowna. Constable Steve Holmes says the girl had been at a party where alcohol was served. "A ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53311-1-.htm#53311 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:30:00 PDT It pays to be aware of your surroundings. A 20-year-old Kelowna driver learned that the hard way Sunday morning. Cst. Steve Holmes says the operator of a large white fully marked RCMP prisoner van observed some erratic movements in a vehicle in front of him. According to Holmes, the officer notic... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53302-1-.htm#53302 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PDT If you received a flyer from UBC Okanagan about their Ten Thousand Tins Tonight food drive, then don't forget to leave your donation outside Tuesday. Organized by UBCO Campus Life students, the group of volunteers is hoping to collect 10,000 tins of food for the Kelowna Food Bank on Tuesday, March ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53301-1-.htm#53301 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:30:00 PDT Everyone is safe and accounted for following an avalanche on the weekend at Northeast Peak near Big White. The avalanche was reported Sunday, however Big White Executive Vice-President Michael J. Ballingall, says RCMP believe it was likely started Saturday. "The snowmobilers that reported it repor... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53257-1-.htm#53257 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDT Regardless what City Council or the Regional District think, at least one Kelowna man believes the Trash to Treasure concept is an idea worth pursuing. Trash to Treasure is in essence a community-wide garage sale where people put items they no longer want in the front yard for anyone to take. The ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53296-1-.htm#53296 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:33:00 PDT Kelowna RCMP and the Big White Mountain Resort Ski Patrol are searching an out-of-bounds area where a large avalanche occurred today at around 1:30 p.m. It is unknown as of 3:30 p.m. Sunday if anyone has been buried in the avalanche, which is said to have been 150 by 300 metres in size. So far, th...