News Items tag as: West Kelowna news

'We've been busy': Last minute notice for West Kelowna water customers' debt repayment
April 30, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The Rose Valley water treatment plant in West Kelowna has been mired in controversy since it was built, and the most recent episode in the saga is the city’s request for a “debt repayment”.
Kamloops and Kelowna firefighters wrestle with increasing 'nuisance' fires at homeless campsites
April 10, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Firefighters are putting out more and more fires at homeless encampments in Kamloops and the Okanagan, but it's not clear how to curb the problem.
'Unprovoked' West Kelowna stabbing of friend earns 20-month jail sentence
March 22, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A night of drinking and using drugs at a friend's West Kelowna home suddenly went sideways when Danny Blanchard took a filleting knife to his friend in the kitchen.
Okanagan landscape painter puts memories, emotion into his work
March 09, 2025 - 7:00 AM

West Kelowna's Robert E. Wood uses his childhood memories of growing up in the Okanagan to inform his work as a landscape artist.
West Kelowna high school basketball team makes historic run to provincials
March 05, 2025 - 6:00 PM

West Kelowna’s Mount Boucherie Secondary School Bears are battling it out for the title of provincial champions in Langley this week.
West Kelowna’s new city hall was more than $6M over budget
March 04, 2025 - 5:30 PM

West Kelowna’s new city hall went more than $6 million over budget and now the city wants to improve how it manages large projects.
Geocaching leads West Kelowna couple on extraordinary adventures
January 25, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A world of exploration, adventure, travel and new discoveries are all possible through geocaching.
iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
January 17, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan.
West Kelowna approves $2.5M for water treatment, but not $50 credit for residents
November 28, 2024 - 5:30 PM

West Kelowna is investing millions of dollars into water treatment plant upgrades, but the city isn't reimbursing people for money they spent flushing bad water out of the pipes.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan pet portraitist creates emotional works of art
November 20, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A West Kelowna artist has found her artistic niche by creating pet portraits.
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iN DISCUSSION: Readers have their say
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 5. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Cayman Islands votes for Parliament seats and holds a referendum on possessing marijuana
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands are holding general elections on Wednesday, with voters choosing candidates from a record three parties vying for seats in Parliament. Two parties were created ahead of the elections: th

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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