West Kelowna News
West Kelowna council highlights
The following are highlights of the District of West Kelowna council meeting held Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Public Hearing - A Public Hearing was held...
Altercation leads to assault charges
Charges are pending against a 47-year-old West Kelowna man after a second man was slashed during an altercation Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred about...
Clearing forest fire 'fuel'
The last of Crown and municipal properties in the District of West Kelowna are being cleared of forest fire fuels. Beginning this week, publicly owned lands...
Stabbing brings police to bridge hill
RCMP converged on a black pick-up near the bottom of Bridge Hill Tuesday afternoon after a call to 911 reported a man had been stabbed. Police were not able to...
Hundreds line up to 'Shop'
The line-ups began at midnight and by Saturday morning over 200 people were lined up for the grand opening of the new Future Shop on the Westside. The store...
Preliminary hearing underway
The preliminary hearing began Monday for a 17-year-old West Kelowna girl accused of killing Ashlee Hyatt. Ashlee Hyatt was stabbed to death at a Peachland...
Zanon running for third term in DWK
Carol Zanon is looking for a three-peat. Zanon, who was elected to the inagural council in 2007 and re-elected in 2008 is looking for a third term on council....
Firm buys 19,584 Girl Guide Cookies
They must have a lot of milk! Boyd Autobody and Glass anted up and bought 816 boxes of girl Guide Cookies. The company says it's part of their community...
Westbank Centre revitalization begins
West Kelowna residents will see some attention being given to Westbank Centre as part of this year’s implementation of recommendations from the...
Don't move -- give me your wallet
On Thursday, West Kelowna RCMP received a complaint of attempted robbery, occurring just before 7pm. The victim reported that he had been working on his car in...
Fire at familiar West Kelowna property
West Kelowna Fire crews were called out to fight a small fire at a very familiar location. Fire broke out in an abandoned picker shack at a property on Elliott...
Gellatly Road upgrade underway
Construction on Gellatly Road is beginning as part of the District of West Kelowna’s Gellatly Road Upgrade, Phase 2. Approximately 200 metres of Gellatly...
Accused sex offender targeted boys
A West Kelowna man appeared in a Kelowna courtroom Wednesday on sex related charges involving two underage boys. Police believe there may be more victims....
Bears in area
Castanet has heard reports of black bear sightings on Smith Creek Road as well as near Rosevalley Pond close to Rosevalley Elementary School in West Kelowna. A...
House fire home owner at the movies
Neighbour Gregory Dover noticed the acrid smell of something burning around 7:45 Sunday night, he went outside to investigate. That's when he saw the smoke...
He volunteered to live, not to die
Stew Tuningley was a lifetime volunteer, an avid church goer and a proud resident of West Kelowna. On July 21 the Lions Club member was doing what he'd done...
Small grass fire doused quickly
Quick action by a Westbank First Nation bylaw officer brought a small grass fire under control Saturday evening. The small fire, in a forested area adjacent...
MLA says land value "absurd"
Westside-Kelowna MLA, Ben Stewart has brought into question the accuracy and validity of the valuation West Kelowna has placed on 698 acres of land proposed in...
Land swap appraisal favours WFN
After weeks of waiting, the province has finally released details of an independent appraisal of 698 acres of Crown Lands considered as part of a land exchange...
High-fiving fraudsters not fraudsters
It seems someone jumped the gun and reported real door-to-door marketers as fraudsters. Kelowna RCMP have learned, from Telus, that there are, in fact, Telus...