Category Archives: News

Top Stories - October 11
Israeli air strikes hammered Gaza yesterday as Israel took revenge for the Hamas assaults that have triggered some of the worst blood-letting in 75 years of conflict. Across the barrier wall enclosing...
Russ Byth Oct 11, 2023

Top Stories - October 10
The death toll from the fighting between Israeli troops and the terrorist Hamas organization was approaching 1,600 last night. What Israel is now calling a War, escalated on the weekend after Hamas la...
Russ Byth Oct 10, 2023

Top Stories - Oct 6 - Attempted Robbery
Police say an alleged would-be robber from Kelowna ended up with a broken leg after an attempted hold-up. RCMP say 25 year old Lenny Lipscombe pointed a weapon at the victim through a vehicle window a...
Russ Byth Oct 06, 2023

Top Stories - October 5
Two residents of Oliver are in big trouble after taking off on an ATV from a dealership in Kelowna Tuesday afternoon. It was seen racing through the streets, crashing through fences, and was eventuall...
Russ Byth Oct 05, 2023

Top Stories - October 4
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the Okanagan and Shuswap wildfires this summer were the costliest in BC history. It says damage to date for the McDougall Creek and Bush Creek East fires total abou...
Russ Byth Oct 04, 2023

Top Stories - October 3
The current dog park at Westbank Centre Park will be permanently closed today as crews begin work to relocate it nearby. It has been on land leased from Central Okanagan Public Schools and the site is...
Russ Byth Oct 03, 2023

Top Stories - Sept 29 - Get Tired
If a trip through the mountain passes is in your future, don't forget that starting Sunday winter tires must be on your vehicle. For cars that includes tires with the M&S marking or the mountain with ...
Russ Byth Sep 29, 2023

Top Stories - Sept 28 - Stolen Truck
Kelowna RCMP are asking for help in locating a mint condition 1958 truck that was stolen from a parking lot on St. Paul Street overnight on Monday. They believe the orange-coloured half-ton pickup (ab...
Russ Byth Sep 28, 2023 RCMP

Top Stories - Sept 27 - Council - EV Chargers
Kelowna Council gave first reading to amendments to the Zoning Bylaw regarding electric vehicle readiness requirements. It will require that new residential developments include a minimum of one EV ou...
Russ Byth Sep 27, 2023

Top Stories - September 26
The October 1 start of open burning in the Central Okanagan is being delayed. Local fire chiefs for Kelowna, Lake Country, Peachland, Regional District and West Kelowna have agreed to hold off issuing...
Russ Byth Sep 26, 2023