Central Okanagan News
Lightning sparks fire above Kelowna
(Video: Kelly Hayes - Castanet) The Kelowna Fire Department and Ministry of Forests are on the scene of a small forest fire near Layer Cake Mountain. The fire...
Forestry ready as storm approaches
Forestry crews are at the ready as potential builds for a severe thunderstorm throughout the Okanagan sometime late Monday afternoon or early evening. Fire...
Severe storm activity heading our way
All the elements are in place for severe thunderstorms to take place throughout the Okanagan this (monday) afternoon and early this evening. A severe...
Fatigue likely cause of Hwy 33 crash
An early morning crash sent one person to hospital after they lost control of the car they were driving, causing it to rollover on Highway 33 in Joe Rich. The...
Adopted children siezed from home
It's a heart wrenching video; children being seized by the BC Ministry of Children and Families. They used to be Jason Leonard's adopted children,...
Fire displaces two families
Two Lake Country families are in the care of Emergency Social Services after a fire forced them out of their home early Thursday morning. Lake Country Fire...
Cherry season beautiful and bountiful
A wet June isn't putting a damper on the Okanagan cherry season. Cherries on the trees in the Central Okanagan were not ripe during last month's...
Canada Day photo and video fun
This past long weekend many Castanet viewers brought out their cameras and snapped photos of the festivities happening around the Okanagan. We received...
Video: Flooding threatens Joe Rich
Water runoff from Mission Creek and its tributaries was threatening a home on the 11,000 block of Highway 33 in the Joe Rich area on Sunday morning. Emergency...
RDCO to begin bugging mosquitoes
It may seem like an odd sight, but don’t be surprised this week if you see people driving through Central Okanagan neighbourhoods and throwing something...
Teachers' settlement, 'sense of relief'
Better benefits but no raise for BC teachers. Castanet's Kelly Hayes reports. The head of the Central Okanagan Teachers Association is expressing a sense...
Joe Rich evacuation alert rescinded
The Evacuation Alert affecting 14 properties in the Mission Creek area of Joe Rich has been rescinded. The alert was issued early Sunday morning as heavy rains...
$9 million payroll for Regional DIstrict
The following are highlights from the Regional District of Central Okanagan Board meeting held Monday, June 25, 2012. Fiscal 2011 Financial Disclosure...
Joe Rich State of Emergency lifted
A Local State of Emergency has been rescinded now that work to protect Mission Creek has successfully and safely been completed. This afternoon, under the...
Local state of emergency for Joe Rich
Update Monday, June 25. 12:35 p.m. - A local State of Emergency continues for a property in the 11200 block of Highway 33 in order to protect Mission Creek from...
Jeep plunges 50 metres, 3 in hospital
Three people are in hospital, one with serious, life-threatening injuries, after a jeep plunged about 50 metres down an embankment near the top of Walker Hill...
Peachland issues water advisory
The District of Peachland is issuing a Water Quality Advisory. Interior Health explains that while the health risks associated with the water quality are...
Torrent lifts sewer lids, tree hits house
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Videos: Trees down & lightning
This first video was shot by Ray Mitchell, it shows two trees knocked down from the wind storm near Bellevue Creek. This second video was shot by...
Video: Naked zipline hits new high
Dozens of women zipline naked at the ZipZone near Peachland to raise funds for breast cancer research. (Video: Kelly Hayes - Castanet) Eighty-four women...