Category Archives: News

Top Stories - Dec 8 - Planning For Tolko
Kelowna Council gave the go-ahead for staff and the property owner to develop an Area Redevelopment Plan for the former Tolko sawmill in the north end. The purpose of an ARP is to establish a long-ter...
Russ Byth Dec 08, 2021 vernonmatters.ca

Top Stories - Dec 7 - Westside Food Drive
West Kelowna Fire Rescue's 24th Annual Holiday Food Drive is underway in support of the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank. Tonight and tomorrow Firefighters and staff will volunteer their time, goi...
Russ Byth Dec 07, 2021 West Kelowna

Top Stories - Dec 6 - Canucks Fire GM & HC
The crowd was chanting 'fire Benning' at the Canucks game on Saturday. They got their wish as GM Jim Benning was fired and Castlegar-born head coach Travis Green also got let go yesterday. Green has b...
Russ Byth Dec 06, 2021

Top Stories - Dec 3 - Kelowna Light Up
The Downtown Kelowna Association's Winter Street Market & Light Up will take place tomorrow, in Stuart Park and on Water Street. Activities run from 11am to 6pm and include a market, music, childr...
Russ Byth Dec 03, 2021

Top Stories - Dec 2 - Record Heat
Hope you enjoyed that much warmer than usual day yesterday. Kelowna10 meteorologist Duane English says the previous record high of 12.2 degrees on December 1st goes back 80 years to 1941. At the Kelow...
Russ Byth Dec 02, 2021

Top Stories - Dec 1 - Fill The Stands!
Local junior hockey teams have scored big after Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said capacity limits will be lifted in the Interior Health region for indoor events and gatherings where proo...
Russ Byth Dec 01, 2021 Prospera Place - Kelowna Rockets

Top Stories - Nov 30 - Border Changes Today
Changes for non-essential border travel into the United States go into effect today for visits of less than 72 hours. To get INTO the States you need to show proof of being fully vaccinated along with...
Russ Byth Nov 30, 2021

Top Stories - Nov 29 - Highways Still Closed
With another storm system expected to hit the coast tomorrow, the precautionary closure of highways continues. Transportation and geology officials are concerned that more mudslides and debris flows o...
Russ Byth Nov 29, 2021 Bottletop Bridge - Coquihalla - BC Transportation

Top Stories - Nov 26 - Coquihalla By January?
BC's Transportation minister says the Coquihalla highway could reopen to limited traffic by the end of January. Rob Fleming said the province is reasonably optimistic that enough repairs to 5 damaged ...
Russ Byth Nov 26, 2021 Matt Steberl - Fraser Valley Road Group

Top Stories - Nov 25 - Not For Everyone
Starting January 1st BC will become the first province to have paid sick leave for workers. Employers need to pay employees their regular wages for up to 5 days a year. It does NOT cover federally reg...
Russ Byth Nov 25, 2021 Maytree