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Rockets release Wilton
Feb 26, 2021 / 9:06 pm
Photo: Kelowna Rockets Dallon Wilton Dallon Wilton has is officially a free agent. The Kelowna Rockets announced today that have released forward Dallon Wilton. The Manitoba native appeared in 46 games for the Rockets last season,
Cops on Sutherland Avenue
Feb 26, 2021 / 8:22 pm
Photo: Nemo/Witness There was heavy police presence on Sutherland Avenue at about 7 p.m. Friday. Two vehicles were surrounded by at least 10 RCMP cruisers, some unmarked, a witness told Castanet. Sutherland Avenue is closed to traffic
Music heals pandemic pain
Feb 26, 2021 / 4:00 am
Kelowna musician DLopez is getting ready to drop his new album, written over the past year during a time when his family was suffering. "It's been really really sad," DLopez tells Castanet. Both his grandmother and uncle died from
RCMP meets Kelowna Pride
Feb 25, 2021 / 4:37 pm
Photo: Amandalina Letterio The RCMP Safe Place program aims to offer members of the LGBTQ2S+ a safe place to go when they are in unsafe situations. The RCMP met with Kelowna Pride on Thursday morning to address the recent controversy around
Drug bust in Lake Country
Feb 25, 2021 / 11:40 am
Photo: RCMP Illegal drugs were seized by Lake Country RCMP after police were called about a man sleeping behind the wheel of his car, which was also missing a front tire. On February 18, a Lake Country resident reported a yellow Toyota Camry
Carpenter's truck found
Feb 25, 2021 / 4:00 am
Photo: Contributed A Facebook post led to a Winfield man getting his stolen truck back. A Lake Country carpenter's search for his stolen truck has ended successfully thanks to a community Facebook post. Tony Routledge says his neighbour
Last chance for art exhibit
Feb 24, 2021 / 6:00 pm
Photo: Kelowna Art Gallery It's your last chance to check out the Group of Seven art exhibit from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection at the Kelowna Art Gallery. Art lovers have until March 7 to view Northern Pine: Watercolours and
Old meets new downtown
Feb 24, 2021 / 3:05 pm
A little bit of old and a little bit of new. That's the concept for the future of downtown Kelowna, according to city planners. Fitting right in with that plan is the old heritage building at Lawrence Avenue and Water Street, known to many
Steps in the right direction
Feb 24, 2021 / 4:00 am
Photo: Amandalina Letterio An RCMP Safe Space sticker to the right of the front door of Loyal's Hair Salon City councillor and owner of Loyal's Hair Salon, Loyal Wooldridge thinks the Kelowna RCMP is taking a step in the right direction
People with ASD needed
Feb 23, 2021 / 8:00 pm
Photo: Pexels Okanagan Clinical Trials is inviting people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to participate in a medication research study. The medical research company is conducting a study to determine the effectiveness of an investigational
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