News Items tag as: KLJUN2915

Regional District ambassadors to reward good dog owners
July 01, 2015 - 8:30 PM

KELOWNA – Employees of the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, armed not with tickets but with treats, are in Kelowna again this summer to reward residents who are responsible dog owners.
UPDATE: Missing Lumby woman has been found safe
July 01, 2015 - 7:39 AM

VERNON - Police say a Lumby woman has been found safe.
Kelowna council won't follow Vancouver's lead on medical marijuana dispensaries
June 29, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA – More than 80 new medical marijuana dispensaries have opened in Vancouver in the last year, prompting city council there to consider implementing business regulations to keep them from getting out of control. But the mayor of the Interior's largest city says Kelowna council is not planning on revisiting the issue any time soon.
Weekend of fires fuelled by lightning
June 29, 2015 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – There were 35 fire starts this weekend in the Kamloops Fire Centre alone. Of those, 22 were caused by lightning, but the remaining 13 were believed to be human-caused.
Heat wave could force water restrictions in Summerland
June 29, 2015 - 4:22 PM

SUMMERLAND – If the heat wave resumes the Summerland Treatment Plant could be forced to issue measures to reduce water use in the area.
Car roll over accident claims life of Kelowna woman
June 29, 2015 - 4:17 PM

KELOWNA - A woman from Kelowna has been identified as the passenger killed when a car rolled on Highway 16 on June 26.
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning ends for Kamloops, Okanagan regions
June 29, 2015 - 4:14 PM

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Second phase of Stuart Park finishes off Kelowna's waterfront facelift
June 29, 2015 - 1:03 PM

KELOWNA - Stuart Park, part two, is scheduled to open just in time for Canada Day.
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Southern Interior
June 29, 2015 - 10:43 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – We could see severe thunderstorms develop in the Thompson-Okanagan region this afternoon and evening.
Record heat in the Okanagan
June 29, 2015 - 8:37 AM

OKANAGAN - Several Okanagan cities were among the 30 communities to set a new high temperature record in the province on Sunday.
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Booming construction industry leaves contractors scrambling to find workers
OKANAGAN - Contractors in the Okanagan are having a tough time finding workers. With more people retiring from the construction business than are picking up the tools, combined with under-the-table operations cutting corners, construction firms i