West Kelowna News
Paynter Road house fire
Update 12:45 p.m. Glen Hauser and his cousins Eddie and Gary are being lauded as heroes today after saving a woman and her dog from a burning house. The fire on...
Drought Hill 75% contained
2 P.M. Sunday UPDATE: The Drought Hill forest fire is still 40 hectares in size and is now 75% contained. Kelsey Winter with BC Wildfire said they are hoping to...
Cougar sighting in Glenrosa
West Kelowna RCMP are advising the residents of the Glenrosa area to use caution as a large adult Cougar was sighted in the Inverness road area. Members of the...
Pets rescued from fire
UPDATE 4:20 P.M. West Kelowna firefighters were able to quickly knock down a fire at a bed and breakfast in Casa Loma but it's a pair of Good Samaritans who...
97C wildfire - the latest
5 p.m. update: Boaters are interfering with aircraft attempting to reload with water in Okanagan Lake. Boaters are moving into the area in an attempt to take a...
Restless night below the fire
Jeff Hamilton didn't get much sleep Thursday night. Hamilton lives just below the Tourist Information Centre about 150 feet from Highway 97C. At the height...
Boucherie Park closed
With the current forest fire hazard rated high, and bordering on extreme, Mount Boucherie Park is closed until further notice. The District of West Kelowna will...
Drought Hill fire in pictures
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Hwy 97C wildfire at 30ha
UPDATE 8:15 P.M. BC wildfire management will monitor the 30 hectare Drought Hill forest fire overnight. Emergency personnel will meet early in the morning on...
Gellatly Road open house
West Kelowna residents will get a chance to see designs for the newest phase of improvements to Gellatly Road. The municipality will be holding an open house on...
Boucherie fire suspicious
4:20 p.m. update: West Kelowna Fire Rescue, in cooperation with the RCMP, has concluded that the fire on Mt. Boucherie last night was suspicious in nature with...
Downed lines trap driver
A few tense moments for the driver of a Clark Freightways rig after power lines came to rest over his cab. The driver, who did not wish to be identified, told...
Pritchard bridge inspection Tues
Motorists can expect minor delays and single lane alternating traffic on Pritchard Drive Bridge Tuesday, August 5 due to routine inspection work. The traffic...
Pro-Palestinians protest
Close to a dozen people held signs and generated support outside of Christy Clark’s MLA office in West Kelowna on Friday, outraged over her recent...
Sun shies on Copper Sky
Things are looking up at the Copper Sky condo development in West Kelowna. They have a brand new pool, deck, and entranceway as part of the rebuilding of...
Martin Mars won't go quietly
Neither the iconic Martin Mars water bomber, nor those who support her, are prepared to fade quietly into the sunset. Chris Alemany drove from Port Alberni to...
Ennis withdraws parole request
Mass murderer David Ennis (formerly Shearing), behind bars for the brutal murders of six members of the Johnson and Bentley families, has withdrawn his request...
Shannon Lake Park re-opens
Shannon Lake Regional Park in West Kelowna is back open following the Smith Creek fire. Weather conditions have greatly assisted the ongoing firefighting effort...
Smith Creek: fully contained
A post-wildfire assessment of the Smith Creek Fire area by the BC Forest Service and the Emergency Operations Centre has concluded there is a low risk of...
Final evacuees going home
The Evacuation Order for one property on Dixie Road will be rescinded as of 1:00 p.m. today (Wednesday) and an Evacuation Alert will be put into place instead...