News Items tag as: KLJUN2019

Kelowna’s Forty Foot Fred is gone for good
September 20, 2020 - 9:35 AM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna landmark is now truly gone forever after the owner’s hopes of rebuilding him were dashed by his family.
iNwine: Culinary Championships are within reach for a select group of Kelowna chefs
July 07, 2019 - 7:00 PM
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KELOWNA - Kelowna won’t be offering up golden plates this year, but that doesn’t mean the push toward culinary excellence will be slowed. It may just mean that the spotlight shines brighter on Kelowna than ever before.
Just the facts: Anti supportive housing petition in Kelowna fudging details
July 02, 2019 - 2:00 PM

KELOWNA - There's some misleading information in a petition headed to Victoria in an effort to stop the McCurdy Road supportive housing project.
Kelowna killer has yet to be sentenced
July 02, 2019 - 12:03 PM

KELOWNA - It’s been two weeks since Steven Pirko was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2014 death of Chris Ausman, and the courts are no closer to reaching a sentence.
Kelowna youth dies in hospital after stabbing
July 01, 2019 - 10:59 AM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna youth who was stabbed earlier this week passed away in hospital on Sunday night.
iNWine: Kelowna winemaker inducted into Order of Canada
July 01, 2019 - 8:00 AM
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KELOWNA - A Kelowna local who has innovated the B.C. wine industry is being honoured with an official induction into the Order of Canada.
iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down
June 30, 2019 - 4:59 PM

KELOWNA - For the second straight weekend, protesters gathered in Rutland to show this displeasure over a proposed supportive housing complex. Organizer Christopher Bocskei said they'll protest every weekend if they have to.
Downtown Kelowna stabbing suspect found
June 29, 2019 - 3:57 PM

KELOWNA - Police have identified a suspect in a downtown Kelowna stabbing that sent a young man to hospital with serious injuries.
Police investigating fire that destroyed two cars, damaged home
June 29, 2019 - 3:44 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna RCMP and fire department investigators are looking into a suspicious fire that devoured two cars and charred a nearby house late Friday night.
Okanagan Beauty and Beast opera offers plot twist of consent
June 29, 2019 - 1:00 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Allison Cociani hasn't sung on an Okanagan stage since 2012. The Lake Country-native will finally get a chance to flex her pipes in front of a home crowd next week, but it won't be easy.
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Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

News Items tag as: KLJUN2019

Kelowna’s Forty Foot Fred is gone for good

iNwine: Culinary Championships are within reach for a select group of Kelowna chefs

Just the facts: Anti supportive housing petition in Kelowna fudging details

Kelowna killer has yet to be sentenced

Kelowna youth dies in hospital after stabbing

iNWine: Kelowna winemaker inducted into Order of Canada

iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down

Downtown Kelowna stabbing suspect found

Police investigating fire that destroyed two cars, damaged home

Okanagan Beauty and Beast opera offers plot twist of consent

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