News Items tag as: Locals in the Olympics 2016

Kelowna's Olympic swimmer comes home this weekend
August 25, 2016 - 11:30 AM

KELOWNA – Local Olympian Kierra Smith will be welcomed back from Rio with a late night party at the Kelowna International Airport this weekend.
Kelowna swimmer 'threw the kitchen sink at it' but came up short at Olympics
August 12, 2016 - 12:15 PM

KELOWNA - Kierra Smith gave it her best shot.
Kelowna swimmer in gold medal final at Olympics
August 11, 2016 - 10:42 AM

KELOWNA – Kelowna’s swimming sensation has made it to the finals of the 200 metre breaststroke final at the Olympics in Rio.
Kelowna swimmers advance at Olympics in Rio
August 10, 2016 - 2:18 PM

KELOWNA – Two Kelowna swimmers are making a splash at the Rio Olympics.
Kelowna swimmer competing at Olympics in Rio
August 09, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA – An Olympic athlete from Kelowna will be swimming in the 200 metre women’s breaststroke in Rio tomorrow morning.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Kelowna's Olympic swimmer comes home this weekend