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Dec 31, 2024 · Kelowna’s family focused Valley First New York New Year's event takes over Stuart Park tonight (Dec. 31) at 6 p.m. The evening will feature: Skating on Stuart Park’s ice rink;

Jan 28, 2025 · Kelowna RCMP said three of their own are recovering at home after suffering injuries during a call-out on Jan. 27. Officers and the Integrated Crisis Response Team were called to the McDonald's on Harvey Ave at about 5 p.m. for a man in distress. The individual was apprehended by police following a ...

Nov 28, 2024 · Kelowna property owners can expect a proposed 4.36 per cent tax increase for 2025. The preliminary budget includes a 3.36 per cent increase for municipal taxes and an additional 1.0 per cent for a Public Safety Levy.

Dec 27, 2024 · The shocking deaths of two people in Kelowna in March garnered much attention from Capital News readers. RCMP confirmed two people died in an altercation following a police standoff at a business on the 100-block of Adams Road, on March 27.

Jan 15, 2025 · West Kelowna council has approved $116,558 in cash grants for community groups in 2025. The grants include funding for 17 organizations that received support last year, totalling $115,828. This year’s requests total $109,558. Two new groups were added to the list. The Mount Boucherie School ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Kelowna City Councillor Luke Stack believes affordable housing targets for the city, set out by the provincial government, are unrealistic. During a discussion of the city's Housing Act Plan at Monday’s (Jan. 27) meeting, Stack quoted a figure of 3,321 units over the next five years, or 664 units per annum.

Jan 10, 2025 · The West Kelowna Fire Department are celebrating a record-breaking year for their 27th Annual Holiday Food Drive. The community donated $6,600 in cash and more than 14,500 pounds of food to the Central Okanagan Food Bank …

Jan 27, 2025 · Kelowna RCMP and the Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU) have left the scene on Terai Court. Neighbours of Terai Road told Black Press the EDU was on scene briefly following the reopening of the William R. Bennett Bridge. A red car was towed from outside the residence. UPDATE: 2:15 p.m. The van that has ...