News Items tag as: Kelowna fire

Kelowna firefighters quickly extinguish two grass fires within 24 hours
June 14, 2019 - 12:08 PM

KELOWNA - A pair of grass fires tore through Kelowna yesterday and this morning, highlighting the wildfire danger during the dry season.
Garage fire sends Kelowna man to hospital for smoke inhalation
June 02, 2019 - 8:18 AM

KELOWNA - A man is in hospital being assessed for smoke inhalation after a garage fire in Kelowna last night.
Kelowna crews extinguish suspicious hedge fire
May 19, 2019 - 5:37 PM

KELOWNA - Fast-acting crews put out a hedge fire in Kelowna earlier today, but now police are investigating the cause of the brief blaze.
Kelowna fire held to garage
July 23, 2017 - 12:33 PM

KELOWNA - No one was home when a fire started in the garage of a home in the 4800 block of Dillon Place last night.
UPDATE: Evacuation order for homes affected by Truswell Road fire rescinded, but not everyone can go home
July 09, 2017 - 3:42 PM

UPDATE: 3:33 p.m July 9, 2017
UPDATE: Residents evacuated after Kelowna building goes up in flames, collapses
July 08, 2017 - 12:20 PM

KELOWNA – Fire crews are on the scene of a fire in the Lakeshore area battling a blaze in a building under construction.
Firefighters snuff out kitchen fire in Kelowna home
November 14, 2016 - 3:31 PM

KELOWNA - Four residents and their pets can't return home after a fire broke out in their kitchen around noon.
Crews respond to fire at Kelowna casino
October 23, 2016 - 10:27 AM

KELOWNA - This morning, firefighters responded to a minor fire at Chances on Springfield Road.
UPDATE: Jackpine Lake fire mostly contained; no threats to homes
August 22, 2016 - 3:59 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A rank one wildfire continues to smoulder near Jackpine Lake about 18 kilometres west of West Kelowna.
Investigation underway into illegal, unattended burn pile on a vacant lot in Ellison
May 13, 2016 - 4:30 PM

ELLISON – The Regional District of the Central Okanagan would fine the person responsible for an out-of-season, unattended burn pile that got out of control in the Ellison area earlier this week, but they don't know who did it.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Kelowna fire

Kelowna firefighters quickly extinguish two grass fires within 24 hours

Garage fire sends Kelowna man to hospital for smoke inhalation

Kelowna crews extinguish suspicious hedge fire

Kelowna fire held to garage

UPDATE: Evacuation order for homes affected by Truswell Road fire rescinded, but not everyone can go home

UPDATE: Residents evacuated after Kelowna building goes up in flames, collapses

Firefighters snuff out kitchen fire in Kelowna home

Crews respond to fire at Kelowna casino

UPDATE: Jackpine Lake fire mostly contained; no threats to homes

Investigation underway into illegal, unattended burn pile on a vacant lot in Ellison

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