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Latest Articles from Madison Erhardt

Who are you pulling for?

May 25, 2017 / 5:00 am

Photo: Contributed The United Way and BC Transit are pulling for the community. Literally. The annual United Way Bus Pull returns to Kelowna on Saturday. Join in on the fun, cheering on 10 teams of eight

Crash closes library

May 24, 2017 / 12:41 pm

Photo: Contributed The Peachland library is closed for repairs after a vehicle crashed into it. The Peachland branch of Okanagan Regional Library is temporarily closed for repairs. After an incident involving a car, the building

Sea lion girl doing 'OK'

May 23, 2017 / 5:27 pm

Contributed The young girl pulled off a Richmond dock by a sea lion over the weekend is being treated for a minor flesh wound. The communications manager at Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Science Centre said staff have talked with

High water, higher winds

May 23, 2017 / 12:51 pm

Madison Erhardt Waterfront flood protection measures could face an additional test if forecast strong winds come to reality. Winds from 40 to 70 km/h are forecast to move into the Central Okanagan this evening, continuing into Wednesday.

Warriors name new captain

May 21, 2017 / 6:22 am

Photo: Ken Reid/Greystoke Photography Jared Marino The West Kelowna Warriors have named forward Jared Marino as the team captain for the 2017-18 season.  The 20 year old has played the last two seasons in West Kelowna, compiling

Walking to their futures

May 20, 2017 / 11:30 am

Photo: Flicker Grade 12 students from Kelowna Secondary School were decked out in their best attire for the annual prom walk Friday afternoon.  Hundreds of students walked towards the dolphins by downtown Kelowna to kick off the

Coaster ready to roll

May 20, 2017 / 8:30 am

Contributed Revelstoke Mountain Resort The Revelstoke Mountain Resort has reopened its star summer attraction. The Pipe Mountain Coaster will be ready to go for the long weekend. After an amazing inaugural season

KGH shows off new gear

May 19, 2017 / 11:42 am

Madison Erhardt Kelowna General Hospital unveiled a new Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory on Thursday. It was made possible by a donation from the Colin and Lois Pritchard Foundation. The lab in the microbiology unit has sophisticated

Lake up another 2 cm

May 18, 2017 / 11:18 am

Photo: Kim Leclerc Okanagan Lake rose another two centimetres since Wednesday. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says flood conditions are expected to last well into June.  Crews continue to install bladder dams

Firefighters put to test

May 18, 2017 / 5:00 am

Madison Erhardt The B.C. Fire training officers conference was held at the Kelowna Fire Department Station on Enterprise Way, putting firefighters to the test. "Groups of firefighters have gone through demo sessions where there is