Stewart Centre up in flames - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:55:00 PDT
Kelowna Fire Department crews are on the scene of a large fire which has engulfed a portion of the Stewart Centre on Kirschner Road.
The blaze has forced closure of both Harvey Avenue and Springfield Road between Burtch and Spall.
The fire broke out at about 9:45 Saturday evening.
It began with w...
 | Odour noticed before car fire - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:27:00 PDT
"I can't explain it," says Bill Baggett, after his car burst into flame as he was driving down Grenfell Road Saturday morning.
Baggett had just smelled a gasoline odour and was about to pull over to investigate, when the fuel exploded -- bringing his car to a stop in the intersection of Grenfell Ro...
 | Multi-use corridor construction begins - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:02:00 PDT
Construction of the $4.35 million Lakeshore and Casorso-Barrera multi-use corridors is underway.
Lane restrictions are in effect on Casorso/Barrera Roads between Gordon Drive and Lakeshore Road from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Two-way traffic will be maintained.
Beginning 8 a.m., Tuesday, August 3, milling ...
 | Abbott Street re-opens Saturday - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:00 PDT
Abbott Street from Royal to Rose Avenues will re-open to traffic Saturday, July 31 at 7 a.m.
Functional and aesthetic improvements to Abbott Street include construction of a three-metre wide multi-use pathway and pedestrian sidewalk, on-street parking and streetscaping, and realignment of the road...
 | Fire risk closes Knox Mtn. Park Drive - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:00:00 PDT
Knox Mountain Park Drive will be closed due to extremely high fire hazard. No vehicle traffic will be allowed in the park until conditions improve.
"Conditions in the park are extremely dry and the risk of a fire is high," says Park Services Manager Ian Wilson.
"We ask all park users to be caut...
 | Joe Rich fire 85% contained - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:33:00 PDT
B.C. Forest Service crews continue to mop up a fire near the Joe Rich Forest Service Road.
The wildfire, which broke out late Wednesday night after an electrical storm passed through the Okanagan, is now 85% contained according to Fire Information Officer, Michaela Swan.
She says firefighters were...
 | Joe Rich wildfire now 100% guarded - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:15:00 PDT
A wildfire burning near the Joe Rich Forest Service Road is 75% contained and 100% guarded.
That's the word from the B.C. Forest Service who began fighting the blaze early this morning with 10 firefighters and three pieces of heavy equipment.
The wildfire was first spotted shortly after midnight T...
 | Fences have come down at Kerry Park - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:30:00 PDT
The fences have come down, at least for the time being, and Kerry Park is once again open.
This also means Kelowna Marina can begin dispensing fuel from its underground tank once again.
The taps were shut off and fences went up June 21 after a fuel leak was detected in the area near Kelowna Marina...
 | Perfect fire conditions ahead - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:45:00 PDT
High temperatures, low humidity and the possibility of sporadic electrical storms has forestry crews on edge.
"We're in for the long haul," says Fire Information Officer Michaela Swan.
"We're looking at hot and very dry temperatures through the 10 day period -- with the risk of afternoon thunderst...
 | Search suspended for missing boater - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:00 PDT
RCMP have temporarily suspended the search for 25-year-old Cole Barr.
The Kelowna man fell overboard 10 days ago while wake surfing with four friends on Okanagan Lake.
The operator of the boat abruptly slowed down the boat while they were heading back to the Eldorado boat launch.
Barr was standin...
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Water bomber crashes fighting B.C. wildfires - Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:13:29 EDT
A water bomber helping to battle more than 300 wildfires burning across B.C. has crashed south of Lytton.
 | B.C. police shooting probed by Calgary police - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:39:57 EDT
A police team from Calgary has arrived in Kamloops, B.C., to take over the investigation of a police shooting that left one man dead.
 | Cancer test urged for B.C.'s South Asian women - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:28:20 EDT
A group of South Asian students at Simon Fraser University gather at a park in Surrey to raise awareness about cervical cancer.
 | Fire engulfs B.C. seniors' complex - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:02:14 EDT
Fire crews spent most of Friday evening working to put out a massive blaze at a seniors' complex in Delta, B.C., south of Vancouver.
 | Wildfire forces residents out in central B.C. - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:57:52 EDT
A wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo region has forced 31 people to flee their homes and put 100 others on evacuation alert.
 | Man drowns in Shuswap Lake - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:24:03 EDT
A 26-year-old Alberta man has drowned while working on a boat in Shuswap Lake, northeast of Kamloops, B.C.
 | Busy B.C. Day long weekend for ferries, borders - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:52:59 EDT
Travellers are being warned to expect long line-ups at all major BC Ferries terminals over the B.C. Day long weekend, the busiest weekend of the year for the ferry system.
 | Eskimos get 1st win of season - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:15:49 EDT
Ricky Ray and Andre Talbot helped the Edmonton Eskimos narrowly avoid another disaster, hooking up for a late touchdown in a 28-25 win over the B.C. Lions.
 | Vancouver police probe sex assault - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:20:48 EDT
Vancouver police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted in the city's downtown core.
 | Sex test controversy troubles B.C. youth rep - Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:30:53 EDT
B.C.'s representative for children and youth says she was disturbed to learn criminal charges were laid against a former government contractor who was testing the sexual responses of young sex offenders by attaching sensors to their genitals.
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Firefighting plane crashes in Canada - Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:37:33 GMT
A Canadian waterbombing plane battling wildfires deep in British Columbia's interior crashed on Saturday, search and rescue officials said.  | Man shot dead by cops in Kamloops was turning life around: Mother - Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:32:43 GMT
One person was killed after two officers opened fire at a SUV that crashed into the window of So Espresso and Bistro in the 200-block of Tranquille Road in Kamloops Friday night.  | ORIC and OSTEC agree to merge into one entity - Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:32:48 GMT
A new Kelowna partnership could make for a leaner, meaner technology sector. This week tech business incubator ORIC and trade association OSTEC, announced they'd be joining forces, appointing a business mentor and entrepreneur Mark Payne to be the lead person on the merger.  | Show & Tell: Entertainment News - Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:28:15 GMT
The Central Ohio Symphony is one of 58 orchestras to receive the 2010 Gold Baton Award from the League of American Orchestras for presenting Chasing Light , a composition by Joseph Schwantner.  | $1 million fine, jail possible for violating B.C. campfire ban - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:18:44 GMT
A wildfire that started out one hectare in size Tuesday night in the Barnhartvale area of Kamloops had grown to 53 hectares by Wednesday and forced the 1 a.m. evacuation of Riverview RV and Mobile Home Park.  | Central Okanagan Foundation distributes donors' contributions - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:04:12 GMT
The Central Okanagan Foundation has once again been able to give many local groups much needed support.  | Mentoring builds self-confidence - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:54:36 GMT
Women entrepreneurs in the first three years of business reported a significant increase in their confidence levels after receiving mentoring through Women's Enterprise Centre's Taking the Leap to Entrepreneurship Program in B.C. last year.  | Male nude art in downtown exhibit called appropriate for city art gallery - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:50:04 GMT
It should have caused more controversy, and it would have caused more controversy, but ultimately it didn't. In fact, few of those gathered at the Bohemian CafA© Thursday evening for the Okanagan Institute's conversation on male nudity in local art said the curtains covering works of art this spring in the Joice Hall exhibit at the Kelowna Art ...  | Multi-use corridor construction begins - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:40:27 GMT
Construction of the $4.35 million Lakeshore and Casorso-Barrera multi-use corridors is underway.  | Feast outdoors - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:40:47 GMT
By Judie Steeves - Kelowna Capital News Published: July 30, 2010 12:00 PM Updated: July 30, 2010 12:49 PM This is a glorious time of year to enjoy taking your food outdoors; to cook and eat it outdoors and to have a glass of B.C. VQA wine with it too.  |
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