https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:51:02 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/622189/Ecstatic-fans-in-Kelowna-erupt-as-Canada-advances-to-World-Cup-Round-of-16 https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622189/Ecstatic-fans-in-Kelowna-erupt-as-Canada-advances-to-World-Cup-Round-of-16 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 PDT Cindy White Fans gathered in downtown Kelowna went from subdued to ecstatic with one kick of the ball. ​People watching the World Cup at the Kelowna Beer Institute erupted in cheer when Stephen Eustaquio scored in stoppage time to send Canada past South Africa 1-0 and into the Round of 16 for the first tim... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622192/Kelowna-Garden-Club-names-its-Best-Garden-Selection-of-2026- https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622192/Kelowna-Garden-Club-names-its-Best-Garden-Selection-of-2026- Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White Green thumbs with yards of all shapes and sizes have been honoured for their blooming good gardens by the Kelowna Garden Club. ​The club announced the winners of the Best Garden Selection Kelowna contest, with prizes from Communities in Bloom and Miracle-Gro. Categories ranged from small garden... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621718/Kelowna-crime-fighting-initiatives-taking-root https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621718/Kelowna-crime-fighting-initiatives-taking-root Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Dozens of Kelowna business owners are embracing safety initiatives launched last winter in response to concerns about disorder in the downtown core. "To date, 31 businesses have enrolled in the Business CCTV Registry, resulting in 59 registered cameras, with the majority located in the downt... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621455/Tourists-from-around-the-world-visiting-the-Okanagan-this-summer https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621455/Tourists-from-around-the-world-visiting-the-Okanagan-this-summer Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve As summer tourism ramps up in Kelowna, visitors from across Canada and around the world are making their way to the Okanagan Valley to enjoy its lakes, wineries and warm weather. Castanet hit the streets to ask tourists where they were visiting from and what brought them to the city. Among tho... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621026/Guitar-festival-marks-five-years-with-award-winning-classical-artists-and-a-14-year-old-sensation https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621026/Guitar-festival-marks-five-years-with-award-winning-classical-artists-and-a-14-year-old-sensation Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson The Okanagan Guitar Festival marks its fifth anniversary this summer with three evenings of classical guitar at Kelowna's Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels, running Aug. 6 to 8. This year's lineup features a roster of B.C. artists including, Simon Farintosh, Alec Pearson, Vivien Chen... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622037/Kelowna-card-game-inventor-gets-project-off-ground-after-10-years-of-planning https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622037/Kelowna-card-game-inventor-gets-project-off-ground-after-10-years-of-planning Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton Nathan Lundgaard has turned impatience into opportunity. The Kelowna resident has launched a new card game called Bananarchy through a Kickstarter campaign that needed less than 12 hours to reach its $11,000 goal. He spent 10 years developing the game, which was born out of boredom he endured whi... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622036/Two-Okanagan-companies-to-play-key-role-in-AI-related-fermentation-project https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622036/Two-Okanagan-companies-to-play-key-role-in-AI-related-fermentation-project Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton Summerland and Kelowna companies are teaming up with a Saskatchewan firm on a new project that will use artificial intelligence to create a new model for smart and sustainable food manufacturing in Canada. Regina's Protein Industries Canada is working with Summerland's Crush Dynamics and Kelowna'... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621707/Bike-lane-construction-to-close-part-of-Hartman-Road-in-Kelowna-until-late-fall https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621707/Bike-lane-construction-to-close-part-of-Hartman-Road-in-Kelowna-until-late-fall Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:00:00 PDT Cindy White A section of Hartman Road will be closed, starting next week. The City of Kelowna will be closing Hartman Road to traffic between the Rutland Recreation Dog Park and Rutland Road, beginning Monday morning, to allow for road work to expand bike lanes and make safety improvements. The road will ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622134/Paddlers-took-to-Okanagan-Lake-for-annual-Waterman-Paddle-Festival https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622134/Paddlers-took-to-Okanagan-Lake-for-annual-Waterman-Paddle-Festival Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:30:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen About 100 paddlers were out on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna Saturday morning for the annual Waterman Paddle Festival. The event is hosted by the Kelowna Paddle Centre, with the five- and 14-kilometre courses beginning at the paddle centre on Abbott Street. The long course took racers out to Manhattan... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621668/Kelowna-BC-SPCA-Pet-of-the-week https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/621668/Kelowna-BC-SPCA-Pet-of-the-week Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve This week's Pet of the Week is Firefly. Sheis a 4-year-old female Border Collie cross. Firefly's previous life was not one that she deserves. She has been through a lot; she was an amazing Mommy to 11 puppies! Given the circumstances of her life, she couldn't care for her babies on her own....