https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:09 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net https://www.castanet.net/rss/ https://www.castanet.net/main_images/logos/KelownaLogos/Castanet_Logo.jpg https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620493/Kelowna-Family-Hub-celebrates-a-decade-of-helping-Central-Okanagan-families https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620493/Kelowna-Family-Hub-celebrates-a-decade-of-helping-Central-Okanagan-families Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson The Family Hub marked 10 years of supporting family wellness across the Central Okanagan Thursday. KCR Community Resources, the Hub's lead organization, launched the program a decade ago as a new model bringing child and family service providers together under one roof. “When we opened t... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620494/You-make-your-luck-Andre-Blanleil-speaks-on-business-success https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620494/You-make-your-luck-Andre-Blanleil-speaks-on-business-success Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre Former Kelowna city councillor and local businessman Andre Blanleil believes in hard work and real estate, but not luck. “I think you make your luck,” he told Mohini Singh on her podcast Chai and Chat, which appears regularly on Castanet, in a conversation covering Blanleil's business... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620495/City-of-Kelowna-payroll-climbs-8-last-year https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620495/City-of-Kelowna-payroll-climbs-8-last-year Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:01:00 PDT Wayne Moore The City of Kelowna's payroll climbed about eight per cent last year. When factoring in wages, remuneration for emergency operations deployment and expenses, the city spent $126.1 million, or 14 per cent, of its overall budget of $908 million on wages in 2025. That does not include millions spent... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620428/Take-Kelowna-back-Ron-Cannan-kicks-off-his-mayoralty-campaign-promises-to-clean-up-streets https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620428/Take-Kelowna-back-Ron-Cannan-kicks-off-his-mayoralty-campaign-promises-to-clean-up-streets Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:18:00 PDT Wayne Moore Ron Cannan officially kicked off his mayoralty campaign outside a tattoo shop in Rutland Thursday morning. The city councillor and former MP laid out the issues facing the city before a crowd of about 50 supporters and on-lookers. He laid out a platform including the need to improve crime and ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620427/Prosecutor-baffled-as-Kelowna-man-returns-to-jail-after-repeated-thefts-from-Superstore https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620427/Prosecutor-baffled-as-Kelowna-man-returns-to-jail-after-repeated-thefts-from-Superstore Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:25:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A man with more than 125 convictions is back behind bars after stealing food from the Kelowna Superstore, shortly after completing a previous sentence for repeatedly stealing from the very same grocery store. Michael McKeeman was back in Kelowna court Wednesday, pleading guilty to charges of thef... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620312/Turtle-Island-Festival-in-Kelowna-s-Waterfront-Park-this-weekend https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620312/Turtle-Island-Festival-in-Kelowna-s-Waterfront-Park-this-weekend Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:11:00 PDT Cindy White The Turtle Island Festival has outgrown the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre. ​The friendship society has teamed up with the Métis Community Services Society to put on a celebration of Indigenous and Métis culture at Kelowna's Waterfront Park on Sunday, June 21, which is National Indig... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620420/Grass-fire-near-UBCO-quickly-extinguished-under-investigation https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620420/Grass-fire-near-UBCO-quickly-extinguished-under-investigation Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:37:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A grass fire was sparked near UBC Okanagan Thursday morning, but it was quickly extinguished. The fire was started near Highway 97 and John Hindle Drive at about 10:45 a.m. and it was reportedly largely extinguished by people on scene. Firefighters arrived and mopped up the remaining hot spots... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620402/Kelowna-RCMP-find-unconscious-person-behind-the-wheel https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620402/Kelowna-RCMP-find-unconscious-person-behind-the-wheel Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:43:00 PDT Rob Gibson Police says a heavy police presence on Kelowna's Snowsell Street Wednesday evening was due to an unconscious driver. Several RCMP cruisers and officers attended the area near the Glendavid Place condos at 7:15 p.m. They found a driver unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle parked at the end... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620298/Loyal-Wooldridge-two-term-Kelowna-councillor-will-not-run-for-re-election https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620298/Loyal-Wooldridge-two-term-Kelowna-councillor-will-not-run-for-re-election Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore For Kelowna city councillor Loyal Wooldridge, family trumps political office. After eight years on city council, Wooldridge has announced he will not seek re-election when residents go to the polls to elect a new mayor and council in October. Wooldridge told Castanet News the decision is a &qu... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620253/Kelowna-restaurant-owner-says-help-isn-t-coming-fast-enough https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620253/Kelowna-restaurant-owner-says-help-isn-t-coming-fast-enough Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Concerns about episodes of public disorder in downtown Kelowna persist despite a push earlier this year to address a wave of complaints from businesses. In an open letter, Spencer Gustar, general manager of downtown restaurants Chilango Modern Mexican and El Taquero, raised concerns about what is...