News Items tag as: Kelowna house fire 2015

Cracked chimney causes house fire
May 06, 2015 - 5:05 PM

KELOWNA – A cracked chimney is to blame for a small house fire on Mathews Road Tuesday morning.
Kelowna kitchen fire damages home
April 09, 2015 - 7:10 AM

KELOWNA - Firefighters were able to keep a fire contained to the kitchen of a Bouvette Street home Wednesday night but the resulting smoke caused damage throughout the home.
UPDATE: Fire fighters battle house fire in Ellison
January 11, 2015 - 5:09 PM

KELOWNA – Smoke and flames from a house fire in Ellison above the Kelowna Airport Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, could be seen for kilometres as crews struggled to get access to the huge blaze.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it’s leaving cannabis retailers in a tough spot. The distribution branch handles almost all of the province’s cann

'Super efficient': The impact new housing rules have had in Okanagan, Kamloops
When Vernon builder Bryce Dahlen was approached by a client late last fall to build a carriage house in their yard, he pitched the idea of a duplex. New rules about density implemented by the provincial government had dramatically cut the r

Cracked chimney causes house fire