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Reaction mixed to Gordon truck route
City Council faces opposition from some residents and businesses alike as it moves ahead with plans to move transport and heavy trucks from Ellis Street to Gordon Drive.
Bennett Bridge celebrates its fifth anniversary
By Alistair Waters - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 24, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 24, 2013 11:08 AM Saturday, May 25, will mark five years since the first three lanes of the five-lane bridge opened, an event celebrated in 2008 by a public walk across the new bridge by the man it is named after, former B.C. premier Bill Bennett.
New portable water station operational
A new, affordable supply of potable water is now available in the District of West Kelowna with the commissioning of a filling station at Asquith and Shannon Lake Roads.
Water levels lower on Mission Creek
According to Environment Canada no significant additional rainfall is forecast at this time, and river levels are expected to continue to drop through the weekend.
Hwy 97 closed south of Penticton
The road is closed in both directions 5 km north of Junction with Highway 3A. Estimated Time of opening currently not available and assessment in progress.
Flooded property 'OK' says Province
Every year the Muttitt property in Joe Rich floods. This year waters have been running through and around the abandoned homestead for several weeks.
Big Bike splashes through Penticton
Seven teams braved pouring rain and high winds, to ride through city streets to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Some fields close, others re-open
Update 4:30 p.m. Thursday - The District of West Kelowna has been able to reopen the Boucherie Main Ball Field on East Boundary Road due to a break in the rain Thursday afternoon.
Stories like those told by Mary Statham and Tracy Dobinson are hard to listen to, but they are the tales that will be the driving force of change across the country.
Lakeside Mansion in B.C. Goes to Auction
A luxury vacation home complete with private moorage and a wine cave is up for grabs to the highest bidder June 25th, 2013 with no minimum or reserve.
Tenzing Managed IT Services Expands to US with Dallas Data Center
Canadian managed hosting provider Tenzing Managed IT Services announced on Thursday it has opened its first US data center in Dallas, Texas to support the company's growing number of cross-border e-commerce customers.
West Kelowna downtown to remain divided
By Wade Paterson - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 22, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2013 4:05 PM West Kelowna is giving up its fight to convert the couplet-which chops the community's downtown core into three sections-into a single highway along Dobbin Road.
RCMP found not at fault of motorbike accident that killed Penticton man
Clint Schoening of West Kelowna has been identified as the man killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday night on East Side Road.
Victim services honour BC Liquor Stores
Cary Berger, Manager Police Services, Shari Wilson with Police Victim Services and Mike Kakoske, Manager Orchard Park BC Liquor Store A decades long program which has aided both Police Victim Services and charities in general has been recognized for its work in the community.
The Heart and Stroke Big Bike will be rolling around Kelowna city streets this week.
Associate of late Jonathan Bacon, Hells Angel sentenced for drug, firearms convictions
Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon was shot dead outside a Kelowna resort in August 2011 and his Hells Angel friend was critically wounded.
Cam Penner plays Kelowna a life lesson
By Jennifer Smith - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 09, 2013 2:00 PM Updated: May 10, 2013 10:36 AM Cam Penner and his "sweetheart" wanted to build a deer fence, writing a new record was more of a side note.
Traffic stops yeild break-and-enter arrest in Kelowna
By Jennifer Smith - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 09, 2013 2:00 PM Updated: May 09, 2013 3:38 PM In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a West Kelowna RCMP officer was on patrol when he pulled over a Chevy Silverado for a burnt out headlight.
DeHart: Flightcraft CEO stepping aside to take on new challenges
By Maxine DeHart - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 08, 2013 3:00 PM Updated: May 08, 2013 3:44 PM A fter 43 years at the helm, Barry Lapointe , owner, president and CEO of Kelowna Flightcraft, is stepping aside from his day-to-day duties of running the company.
DeHart: Chasing damaging woodpeckers away from buildings
By Maxine DeHart - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 01, 2013 1:00 PM Updated: May 01, 2013 1:55 PM K eith Eisenkrein , of Ogopogo Stucco and Masonry, has been in business for the past 12 years.