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West Kelowna News

UPDATE: Portion of overpass collapses

UPDATE: Portion of overpass collapses

Nov 20, 2011 / 2:23 pm

Update: The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has issued a press release regarding the collapse of a section of concrete facing wall on the Westside...

Video: Traffic troubles

Video: Traffic troubles

Nov 20, 2011 / 12:17 pm

Traffic was very backed up headed into West Kelowna along Highway 97, Sunday morning, after the north west retaining wall of the overpass collapsed. Commuters...

Video: A close up of the collapse

Video: A close up of the collapse

Nov 20, 2011 / 11:49 am

Castanet's Trevor Rockliffe gets up close to the partially collapsed retaining wall along the new West Kelowna overpass. ...

The history of the interchange

The history of the interchange

Nov 20, 2011 / 11:34 am

Sunday morning, a retaining wall along the new West Kelowna overpass collapsed. With the road blocked, traffic became heavily backed up as it was redirected...

West Kelowna video reaction

West Kelowna video reaction

Nov 19, 2011 / 10:30 pm

Doug Findlater has been re-elected as mayor of West Kelowna. Findlater gathered with his supporters to watch Saturday night's election results at Volcanic...

Renos at Lakeview Heights hall

Nov 19, 2011 / 5:00 am

Upgrades to Lakeview Heights Community Hall are underway and the District of West Kelowna is required to close the building for approximately three months. The...

Sand-truck to the rescue

Sand-truck to the rescue

Nov 18, 2011 / 11:55 am

Drivers in West Kelowna were having trouble going up and coming down Asquith Rd. because of icy conditions Friday morning. Just before things turned real ugly...

Commute realignment

Commute realignment

Nov 14, 2011 / 10:15 am

Once again, motorists can expect a realignment of a portion of Highway 97 South between Westside and Boucherie roads. Crews working on the Westside Interchange...

Dying West Kelowna woman in court

Nov 14, 2011 / 9:45 am

It's been nearly 20 years since Canada's laws on assisted suicide have been challenged by a terminally ill person, and now a similar right-to-die case...

Grow-op chopped down

Nov 9, 2011 / 3:49 pm

It wasn't large, but it was sophisticated. RCMP in West Kelowna shut down a marijuana grow operation Wednesday morning. The grow-op, located in the 500...

Car overturned, driver impaired

Nov 7, 2011 / 3:10 pm

A 39-year-old Kelowna man faces impaired driving charges after he was found trying to free himself from an overturned vehicle. The incident occurred early...

Blood covered man dodges police

Nov 6, 2011 / 12:50 pm

Residents of the Village Green Mobile Home Park were shocked to find a man covered in blood running through their yards, Saturday afternoon. Around 4 p.m. a...

Waiting for land exchange documents

Waiting for land exchange documents

Nov 4, 2011 / 11:56 am

The District of West Kelowna has had a Freedom of Information Request put on hold -- yet again. The municipality is trying to get information and documents...

Citizen survey in the mail

Nov 3, 2011 / 11:30 am

The District of West Kelowna’s Annual Budget and Services Survey was launched this week with 1,000 surveys mailed to randomly-selected West Kelowna...

West Kelowna grow-op busted

West Kelowna grow-op busted

Nov 2, 2011 / 4:31 pm

Police have four men in custody after taking down a marijuana grow operation in West Kelowna. RCMP raided the home in the 3200 block of Malbec Crescent when...

1500 take a walk in scary woods

1500 take a walk in scary woods

Nov 2, 2011 / 12:02 pm

The third annual Spooktacular Halloween Pumpkin Walk in Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park was an overwhelming success. Saturday night, more than 1,500 people,...

Thief returns car and dog

Thief returns car and dog

Nov 1, 2011 / 5:59 pm

UPDATE: Julia Fraser says she has Baron back, and her car. Her car was found near where it was taken and her kids are happy to have Baron back. Earlier in the...

Container fire could have been worse

Container fire could have been worse

Nov 1, 2011 / 2:30 pm

A container fire broke out in a holding area in the Sage Creek residential development on the Westside shortly after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday. West Kelowna fire...

Fire doesn't dampen Halloween spirit

Fire doesn't dampen Halloween spirit

Oct 31, 2011 / 6:00 pm

What started out as a call to a structure fire turned out to be nothing more than a chimney fire. Fire crews in West Kelowna were called out to a report of...

New school for West Kelowna

New school for West Kelowna

Oct 31, 2011 / 1:31 pm

School District 23 is one of seven school districts in the province that will be awarded funding from the $353 million school capital plan. Premier Christy...

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