Kelowna News
Central Okanagan Foundation hires Albertan as executive director
Central Okanagan Foundation has found a permanent executive director. Kristine Bugayong is the new boss of the foundation, taking over from interim executive...
Emergency personnel on scene of incident near hairpin on Highway 33.
Emergency personnel from the Joe Rich Fire Department are on the scene of an incident near the hairpin on Highway 33. Not much is known at the moment, however...
Hiker spotted black bear on Knox Mountain Monday afternoon
It's not unusual to see black bears roaming the area within Knox Mountain. However, any sighting should serve as a warning to anyone hiking the popular...
Grant for Wood Lake Project gives $25,000
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Wood Lake Project. Larratt Aquatic Consulting, in collaboration with the District of Lake...
Environment Canada says temperatures to reach six degrees above seasonal by Wednesday
It's going to get warm this week. Environment Canada says temperatures are expected to hover between four to six degrees warmer than normal for the majority...
Six months after Kelowna plant opened, Hexagon Purus expanding
The company behind an engineering and manufacturing facility for transport truck battery and hydrogen storage systems that opened in Kelowna last spring, has...
Okanagan College trying to bring employers and future employees together
Okanagan College has created a new program that will help its students get into the workforce. Careers Hub is an online tool designed to support students on...
Kelowna Fire Department on the scene of an accident at a home along Muir Road
The Kelowna Fire Department is on the scene of an accident at a home along Muir Road in Rutland. A bystander says a truck destroyed another parked truck in a...
Kelowna firefighters stop garage fire from spreading to home
Quick work by the Kelowna Fire Department helped save a home on Mustang Court near Academy Way Sunday afternoon. “When crews arrived initially there was...
People dumped piles of trash outside bottle depot Saturday
The assistant manager of Columbia Bottle Depots on Kent Road in Kelowna says she came into work on Sunday morning disgusted by what some members of the...
Castanet's Week in Review with Brayden Ursel
Castanet's Week in Review for the week of Sept. 24 - 30, 2023.
Construction can now begin on expansion of the terminal at YLW
Construction should begin soon on the large terminal expansion at Kelowna International Airport. The city this week issued a $70 million building permit for the...
Kelowna adventure racer headed to World Championship with two teammates he’s never met
A Kelowna adventure racer is hoping to reach the pinnacle of his sport. Curtis Johnson Morrison is training to compete in the Adventure Racing World...
Okanagan film and TV industry to hold second forum this year
The Okanagan TV and film industry is holding its second industry forum in October. Damon Gregory of EMC Studios says the event follows up the "big...
Kelowna, Vernon, the Shuswap added to the BC Bird Trail
Parts of the Okanagan and Shuswap are now on the BC Bird Trail. Launched in September 2020, the BC Bird Trail is a source of information on attractions,...
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre was packed for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event
The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre was packed with orange shirts Saturday afternoon, as people from the community came out to recognize National Day for Truth and...
KF Centre For Excellence takes top building prize
KF Centre For Excellence won big at the 2023 Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards ceremony Thursday night at the Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna. Out of 40...
Fifth annual Rotary Club Lobster Crawl returns in mid-October
Organizers of the annual Lake Country Rotary Club drive-thru lobster dinner are preparing to fly in 300 lobsters from the East Coast next month. The fifth...
Elderly woman struck by truck Friday afternoon, condition unknown
Police are seeking witnesses after an elderly woman was struck by a vehicle near Kelowna's Capri Mall Friday, but details around the incident remain sparse....
Central Okanagan students paddle for truth and reconciliation
Students of Constable Neil Bruce Middle School joined forces with the RCMP on Friday to canoe from Kelowna’s City Park to Westbank in advance of Truth and...