Kelowna News
Velocity Truck Centres breaks ground on new facility on Kelowna International Airport land
Ground has broken on a new truck sales and service facility on the grounds of Kelowna International Airport. City, airport and Velocity Truck Centres officials...
Werner Schmidt, MP under three political parties, dies at age 92
Former Kelowna-Lake Country Reform Party, Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party MP Werner Schmidt has died. He was 92. Schmidt, leader of the Alberta Social...
Kelowna Women's Shelter, Integra Tire offering crash course on vehicle maintenance
Integra Tire is teaming up with the Kelowna Women’s Shelter for a crash course on vehicle ownership. The Car Smarts and Big Hearts vehicle workshop is for...
Kelowna Falcons players in search of billet families ahead of 2024 season
The Kelowna Falcons 2024 ball season is officially kicking off in the Okanagan next month and a number of players are still in need of a place to live. Often...
'Okanagan's got it': Wineries pull together amid devastating loss of 2024 vintage
With seasons shifting and spring arriving, farmers in the Okanagan are holding their breath while they await the annual time of “bud break” —...
Third annual Caesar Week returns to Kelowna in quest to find best caesar
Okanagan bartenders next month will get a chance to strut their stuff when it comes to making a delicious caesar. Caesar Week is coming back to Kelowna in May...
Kelowna woman cuts long locks for kids suffering with cancer
Kelowna resident Siobhan McManus was brought to tears. Not because she was about to cut off 15 inches of her hair, but because she, like many others, has been...
Kelowna home won't be demolished until hazardous materials are removed
A home on Gibson Road, scheduled to be demolished earlier this week, has been given a short reprieve. Not because of last minute legal intervention, but because...
Kelowna Gospel Mission encourages community to take strides to end homelessness
Kelowna Gospel Mission is preparing for its 13th annual Strides Event fundraiser taking place this Saturday, April 13. The event includes a 2km/5km/10km walk or...
Work to start on Leckie Road bike path extension
Construction will start next week linking the gap in the Leckie Road bike path, allowing the connection of the Rail Trail to the Greenway. Work will start April...
Kelowna political party that ran two candidates in last municipal election under investigation by Elections BC
A small political party that ran two candidates in the 2022 Kelowna municipal election is under investigation by Elections BC. In a press release issued...
BC Wildlife Federation encouraging women, youth to get involved in hunting, fishing
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is hoping to inspire women and younger generations to get involved in the outdoors. The nonprofit is hosting its annual general...
Mission Activity Centre at Sarsons Beach will remain operational
The City of Kelowna will continue to operate the Okanagan Mission Activity Centre at Sarsons Beach despite plans to build a new multi-generational activity...
Large development proposed around Black Mountain liquor store
A development proposal is now before the City of Kelowna that, if approved, would build out the area around the old Black Mountain school at Highway 33 and...
Kelowna's Rock the Lake drops initial lineup, announces change of dates
Kelowna’s Rock the Lake music festival has announced this year’s first wave of artists along with a move of dates to earlier in the summer. The...
Fire breaks out on Kelowna's Commerce Ave. Wednesday night
Fire broke out behind the Super 8 by Wyndham on Commerce Ave. in Kelowna, just before midnight Wednesday. Castanet reader Nick Morganelli shared a photo that...
Lake Country's Wooden Nickel grateful for community support after announcing cafe closure
Wooden Nickel owner Cheryl Forster was brought to tears after finding out the community has come together to help raise money to keep her cafe running. "I...
Kelowna man behind one of the most significant fentanyl operations in Canada released on parole
A Kelowna man who ran what police described as “one of the most significant” fentanyl/carfentanil exportation enterprises that had been uncovered in...
Kelowna doctor's joke book sells out quickly
A Kelowna doctor who self-published a joke book to help raise money for the KGH Foundation says sales have gone so well he's looking at doing a second run...
City of Kelowna taking action on bottleneck clogging bike lanes on Benvoulin Road
New “No Parking Anytime” signs are about to go up on a section of Kelowna's Benvoulin Road after complaints to the city about cars parking on...