Westbank News

There are so many loose ends to tie up around the Okanagan Pro Rodeo and Festival, that some are wondering if it will actually happen, including the organizer.

After hearing concerns raised by a delegation from the West Kelowna Residents Association, Council directed staff to contact private property owners of a section of property in the Smith Creek area regarding off-road vehicle use on their property.

West Kelowna RCMP are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl. Raven Graham left her home in the 3200 block of McGregor Road in West Kelowna to attend school on May 15, but has not returned to her home or school since.

By Kelowna Capital News - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 22, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2012 2:17 PM Mothers' Day celebrations could have gone terribly awry for a 27 year old Sicamous man who showed some unusual behaviour behind the wheel.

First Nations in British Columbia that own unoccupied land off reserve, held in fee simple trust, are exempt from paying property tax as a result of a decision by the provincial Court of Appeal.

Chris Radford with the Regional District of Central Okanagan, that administers the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant at 4261 Gellatly Road, attended Council to provide an update on the Plant and the Regional District Sanitary Sewer Trunks and Lift Stations.

By Judie Steeves - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 17, 2012 4:00 PM Updated: May 17, 2012 4:03 PM Orchard industry leader and member of a pioneer Kelowna family, David Hobson, died Saturday in Kelowna at the age of 65.

Read Thursday's Vancouver Sun for a guide to this year's Craft Beer Week around Metro, where you'll find nine headliner events, six opening acts, 36 neighbourhood events and week-long specials dedicated to all things craft beer.

The small community of pilots in Pitt Meadows, B.C. is reeling after the death of one of their own alongside his future in-laws in a float plane crash.

By Kelowna Capital News - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 14, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: May 14, 2012 2:12 PM A Statistics Canada 2008 report on Morality, released on Oct.

By Maxine DeHart - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 11, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: May 11, 2012 10:20 AM Malibu Grand Prix and Laser Tag have been operating at on Stremel Road since 1985.

Warmer weather earlier in the week has turned accumulating snow in mountain snowpacks into melting snow.

A scrap metal dealer in the Central Okanagan has mixed reactions to the government's attempt to halt metal theft.

Assistant Fire Chief Darren Lee says the flames ignited near or beside electrical mass in the carriage house on the property.

Yarn bombers hit the Parkinson Recreation Centre Saturday leaving a number of tags aimed at increasing the profile of people with disabilities.

Detours will be in effect on Boucherie Road, between Highway 97 and Hudson Road, from Wednesday May 9 to Friday May 11.

West Kelowna RCMP are hoping to find the whereabouts of the owner of a snowmobile which was recently discovered abandoned.

The City of Kelowna has temporarily closed Priest Creek trail at Balldock Road and KLO Creek trail at McCulloch Road.

Bellevue Chamber Chorus with KSS Chamber Choir, Piperazzi 7:30 pm May 12 at First United Church; 1:30 p.m. May 13 at Westbank United Church, 3672 Brown Rd.

That according to a survey of the top 10 worst roads in the province conducted by the BC Automobile Association .