https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:00:07 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/620751/Emergency-crews-extricate-occupant-following-Kelowna-collision https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620751/Emergency-crews-extricate-occupant-following-Kelowna-collision Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:58:00 PDT Sarah Crookall A car crash at Keller Road and Gerstmar Road saw Highway 33 close for roughly an hour Friday night. At around 7:45 p.m., emergency crews arrived at the scene of a collision that saw the drive-side door lodged, requiring firefighters to use the jaws of life to extricate an occupant. A witness s... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620058/Kelowna-filmmakers-race-to-finish-documentary-on-quadriplegic-s-historic-West-Coast-Trail-trek https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620058/Kelowna-filmmakers-race-to-finish-documentary-on-quadriplegic-s-historic-West-Coast-Trail-trek Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson A Kelowna film crew is working hard to finish what they hope will be a lasting legacy and a tale of courage and perseverance. Brad Jacobsen, who grew up in Kelowna before moving to the coast, became a quadriplegic after a spinal cord injury. Rather than give up on a life filled with adventure, he... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620461/Third-annual-Rath-Yatra-chariot-festival-Saturday-in-Kelowna-s-City-Park https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620461/Third-annual-Rath-Yatra-chariot-festival-Saturday-in-Kelowna-s-City-Park Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:40:00 PDT Rob Gibson A free Hindu cultural festival is coming to downtown Kelowna this weekend. The Kelowna Hindu Cultural Society is hosting its third annual Rath Yatra festival Saturday at City Park. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Rath Yatra, which translates to &quo... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620623/Canada-Shore-season-2-starts-production-in-Kelowna-next-week https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620623/Canada-Shore-season-2-starts-production-in-Kelowna-next-week Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:28:00 PDT Colin Dacre The ‘Canada Shore' reality series is returning to production in Kelowna this summer. The show will be shot in a $5 million home in McKinley Landing June 26 to July 23, according to a notice distributed to neighbours. The first season of Canada Shore debuted earlier this year on Paramount... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620590/Drugs-Rolexes-and-cash-among-items-seized-in-Kelowna-raid https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620590/Drugs-Rolexes-and-cash-among-items-seized-in-Kelowna-raid Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:32:00 PDT Kathy Michaels A months-long investigation into an alleged drug trafficking network led to the seizure of a massive amount of drugs, cash and luxury goods as well as three arrests. In a Friday media release, Mounties said that on June 2 and 3, five homes connected to a suspected drug trafficking network were ra... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620487/CSN-Collision-Father-s-Day-Car-Show-returns-to-City-Park-Sunday https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620487/CSN-Collision-Father-s-Day-Car-Show-returns-to-City-Park-Sunday Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson Downtown Kelowna will be packed with classic cars and visitors this weekend as the CSN Collision Father's Day Car Show returns to City Park on Sunday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The annual show typically draws vehicles from every era, including muscle cars, hot rods, imports, motorcycles and... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620484/Kelowna-business-takes-creative-approach-after-car-smashes-through-window https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620484/Kelowna-business-takes-creative-approach-after-car-smashes-through-window Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White The owner of a long-time Kelowna consignment store is turning lemons into lemonade. ​Someone drove through one of the front windows of Sweet Repeats at Springfield Road and Spall Road on Saturday. ​“We got a little bit of a rude awakening at about 9:20 a.m. Saturday. A young gal, new... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620456/Kelowna-Wibit-water-park-kicks-off-another-summer-season https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620456/Kelowna-Wibit-water-park-kicks-off-another-summer-season Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels If the rising temperatures and the approaching end of the school year weren't enough of a clue, another sure sign of summer has arrived in the Okanagan: the Kelowna Wibit is back on the water. The floating water park reopened this week on Okanagan Lake, welcoming children, families and school gro... 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...