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Lawyer urges province to clarify rules on electric scooters

Lawyer urges province to clarify rules on electric scooters

Mar 9, 2024 / 4:00 am

A B.C. lawyer is calling on the provincial government to clarify the rules of the road around electric scooters and mopeds in the wake of a ticket issued to a...

YMCA giving free health assessment for seniors in Kelowna

YMCA giving free health assessment for seniors in Kelowna

Mar 8, 2024 / 7:00 pm

Health assessments for seniors are absolutely free when you walk into the YMCA later this month. The YMCA of Southern Interior BC is hosting free seniors health...

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to Castanet one on one

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to Castanet one on one

Mar 8, 2024 / 4:28 pm

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre made a stop in Kelowna Friday on his way to Penticton for a scheduled public event Saturday morning. Poilievre will be at...

Central Okanagan Food Bank takes over operation of school meal program

Central Okanagan Food Bank takes over operation of school meal program

Central Okanagan Mar 8, 2024 / 3:00 pm

The Central Okanagan Food Bank is taking over operation of a program that feeds thousands of students in Kelowna-area schools. Food for Thought was launched in...

Construction set to begin on $12 million Bertram Street overpass

Construction set to begin on $12 million Bertram Street overpass

Mar 8, 2024 / 11:26 am

Ground was officially broken on the $12 million Bertram Street overpass Friday morning. When finished in the fall it will span across Harvey Avenue just west of...

Formula 3 driver Nicole Havrda talks women in automotive at Kelowna Mercedes-Benz

Formula 3 driver Nicole Havrda talks women in automotive at Kelowna Mercedes-Benz

Mar 8, 2024 / 4:00 am

Formula 3 driver Nicole Havrda was in Kelowna Thursday for the grand opening of the new Mercedes-Benz dealership, helping inspire the next generation of young...

Kelowna man involved in 2006 killing faces new firearm charges

Kelowna man involved in 2006 killing faces new firearm charges

Mar 8, 2024 / 4:00 am

A Kelowna man who was involved in a horrific killing of a woman almost 18 years ago is facing new criminal charges. Last month, 36-year-old Cyle Ivan was...

New in town? Kelowna Newcomers Club is looking for you

New in town? Kelowna Newcomers Club is looking for you

Mar 8, 2024 / 4:00 am

Making connections in a new community can be difficult, but a Kelowna-based group is trying to make it easier. The Kelowna Newcomers Club helps people across...

Kelowna needs to include more Indigenous references in naming policy: city staff report

Kelowna needs to include more Indigenous references in naming policy: city staff report

Mar 8, 2024 / 4:00 am

The City of Kelowna needs to do a better job of acknowledging the its Indigenous heritage when it comes to the naming of new city facilities. That's the...

Realtor seeing 'steady growth' in winery, vineyard owners wishing to sell, 'downward pressure' on prices

Realtor seeing 'steady growth' in winery, vineyard owners wishing to sell, 'downward pressure' on prices

Okanagan Mar 8, 2024 / 4:00 am

The catastrophic impacts of extreme cold temperatures in January are putting downward pressure on prices for vineyards and wineries in the Okanagan-Similkameen....

BNA and Third Space Charity to host Pins for Purpose fundraiser in Kelowna

BNA and Third Space Charity to host Pins for Purpose fundraiser in Kelowna

Mar 7, 2024 / 9:00 pm

BNA Brewery in Kelowna is doing what they can to raise money and awareness for mental health services. Teaming up with Third Space Charity, an organization that...

Water shutdown planned for March 12 impacting 329 Lake Country properties

Water shutdown planned for March 12 impacting 329 Lake Country properties

Lake Country Mar 7, 2024 / 7:00 pm

More than 300 properties in Lake Country will be without water on Tuesday due to planned maintenance. The District of Lake Country says crews will be replacing...

Building heights to rise in Rutland, Pandosy urban centres

Building heights to rise in Rutland, Pandosy urban centres

Mar 7, 2024 / 6:31 pm

The City of Kelowna is proposing significant changes to its building heights maps within the 2040 Official Community Plan. Planning staff is bringing forward...

Kelowna firefighters stop house fire on Richter Street

Kelowna firefighters stop house fire on Richter Street

Mar 7, 2024 / 5:33 pm

The Kelowna Fire Department knocked down a structure fire Thursday afternoon on Richter Street. Crews were called at 2:30 p.m. to the 2000 block of Richter St....

'I would have said no': Kelowna equestrian facility owner says she was not told of child predator's past

'I would have said no': Kelowna equestrian facility owner says she was not told of child predator's past

Mar 7, 2024 / 4:56 pm

The owner of the Kelowna equestrian centre where Taylor Dueck, a repeat child predator, is alleged to have victimized an 11-year-old girl says she had no idea...

Accused in 2021 homicide told police he was concerned about voodoo the day before alleged killing

Accused in 2021 homicide told police he was concerned about voodoo the day before alleged killing

Mar 7, 2024 / 3:50 pm

The accused in a 2021 Kelowna killing told police he was very concerned about voodoo and "weird things" going on in his house, the day before he...

Teen gets dad's car impounded for excessive speeding on Highway 97 near Lake Country

Teen gets dad's car impounded for excessive speeding on Highway 97 near Lake Country

Lake Country Mar 7, 2024 / 1:20 pm

A teen recently got his dad’s vehicle impounded for excessive speeding on Highway 97 in Lake Country. In a news release, RCMP say an officer on patrol on...

Lake Country RCMP warn public of door-to-door scammers

Lake Country RCMP warn public of door-to-door scammers

Lake Country Mar 7, 2024 / 1:14 pm

Police in Lake Country are warning residents about door-to-door scammers operating in the community. “Whether you own a residence or a business, you could...

Waterfront properties to be designated future parks in proposed north end plan

Waterfront properties to be designated future parks in proposed north end plan

Mar 7, 2024 / 12:58 pm

The City of Kelowna has unveiled a plan to ensure more park space around Manhattan Beach and a continuous waterfront connection between City Park and Knox...

Ty Hurley will be recognized at weekend gala for efforts to save a man from drowning

Ty Hurley will be recognized at weekend gala for efforts to save a man from drowning

Mar 7, 2024 / 12:00 pm

While Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley is with his teammates in Kamloops Saturday his heroic exploits in saving a life will be lauded during a gala in...