News Items tag as: KLMAY2018

Kelowna homeless count shows big increase from 2016
June 13, 2018 - 10:34 AM

KELOWNA - To no surprise, a head count of the homeless in Kelowna is showing a 23 per cent increase in absolute homelessness since the last count in 2016.
Cause of kokanee die-off in Okanagan Lake uncertain
May 31, 2018 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - Provincial officials are puzzled by a die-off of kokanee salmon in Okanagan Lake.
May's hot weather likely to break temperature records in Thompson-Okanagan
May 31, 2018 - 2:01 PM

PENTICTON - If you thought it was exceptionally hot and dry in the Thompson-Okanagan in May, you’re right.
Search for missing Vernon man narrows after his car found in Kelowna
May 31, 2018 - 11:37 AM

KELOWNA - Police have narrowed their search for Jordan Mooney, a Vernon man who went missing in Kelowna, after discovering his car in McKinley Landing.
Downtown Kelowna road rage incident ends with man in hospital
May 31, 2018 - 11:31 AM

KELOWNA - One man was sent to hospital unconscious after a road rage incident became violent and police are left trying to figure out what happened.
Kelowna runs afoul of privacy commissioner over Freedom of Information fees
May 30, 2018 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - Trying to charge a citizen for providing them with their own personal information has earned Kelowna a slap-down from the provincial privacy commission.
Devastating 2017 Mill Creek flood in Kelowna caused by years of neglect
May 30, 2018 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - The immediate cause of last spring’s flood along Kelowna’s Mill Creek was an ill-timed rainstorm on top of a higher-than-normal spring freshet.
Missing Vernon man hasn't been seen since Sunday in Kelowna
May 30, 2018 - 2:41 PM

KELOWNA - Police are looking for a Vernon man who went missing from Kelowna late Sunday, May 27.
Central Okanagan politicians get to vote twice on a pay raise
May 29, 2018 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - A tax change at the federal level means Kelowna city councillors who also serve on the regional district board will lose their tax exemption twice and will get to vote on a pay raise twice.
Young cyclist injured in Kelowna hit and run
May 29, 2018 - 1:57 PM

KELOWNA - A young girl walking her bike in an intersection has been injured after a hit and run collision in Kelowna this morning.
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