https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:39:03 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/624020/More-jobs-more-job-seekers-Kelowna-unemployment-hits-highest-rate-in-Canada https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624020/More-jobs-more-job-seekers-Kelowna-unemployment-hits-highest-rate-in-Canada Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:09:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Kelowna has the highest unemployment rate in the country among major urban centres, despite adding jobs. Statistics Canada figures released Friday show the greater Kelowna area added about 2,300 jobs in June, but an increase of 2,900 people entering the labour force pushed the unemployment rate u... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623957/Kelowna-man-handed-additional-jail-time-for-2022-fatal-assault https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623957/Kelowna-man-handed-additional-jail-time-for-2022-fatal-assault Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A Kelowna man was sentenced to an additional six and a half months behind bars Thursday for killing a man outside a downtown bar. Matthew Reimer, 43, was arrested and charged with manslaughter after he fatally punched 35-year-old Nicholas Epp outside Kelowna's Liquid Zoo nightclub just before 11 ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623934/Kelowna-closes-in-on-fourth-year-housing-target-after-just-two-years https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623934/Kelowna-closes-in-on-fourth-year-housing-target-after-just-two-years Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore The City of Kelowna continues to blow through its provincially mandated housing targets but warn darker days may be ahead. In June of 2024, the province imposed a five-year housing target of 8,774 net new housing units. In year one, the city reported a net 3,467 new units, about 150 per cent g... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623923/New-on-call-team-in-Kelowna-s-Rutland-neighbourhood-fully-deploys-next-week https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623923/New-on-call-team-in-Kelowna-s-Rutland-neighbourhood-fully-deploys-next-week Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White A new street patrol team aimed at improving safety and responding to social disorder concerns in Uptown Rutland is set to hit the streets next week. Uptown Rutland Business Association On-Call members, who wear blue shirts unlike the Downtown Kelowna on-call team that dress in red, are set to ful... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623919/Setup-underway-as-Rock-The-Lake-prepares-to-welcome-thousands-to-Kelowna-this-weekend https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623919/Setup-underway-as-Rock-The-Lake-prepares-to-welcome-thousands-to-Kelowna-this-weekend Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve Setup is well underway for Kelowna's Rock The Lake music festival, with the three-day event set to kick off Friday outside Prospera Place. Crews have spent the week transforming the festival grounds in preparation for three days of live music featuring Canadian rock legends, award-winning artists... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623951/Dragon-boats-ready-to-roar-into-motion-during-annual-festival-at-Tugboat-Bay-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623951/Dragon-boats-ready-to-roar-into-motion-during-annual-festival-at-Tugboat-Bay-in-Kelowna Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:00 PDT Cindy White The waters of Tugboat Bay will be awash in colour and sound this weekend. The Kelowna Dragon Boat Club is hosting its annual Dragon Boat Festival starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. Twenty-one teams are registered to compete, including 12 women's crews and nine mixed teams. Each boat h... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623968/City-of-Kelowna-broke-ground-Thursday-on-the-new-20-million-Rutland-Activity-Centre https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623968/City-of-Kelowna-broke-ground-Thursday-on-the-new-20-million-Rutland-Activity-Centre Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore Ground was broken Thursday on a new activity centre in Rutland that Mayor Tom Dyas says would provide a connection to both the Rutland community and Lions Park. The activity centre, at a cost of $20 million, is part of the city's overall Building a Stronger Kelowna initiative that includes activi... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623946/Kelowna-encouraging-residents-to-share-why-they-vote-ahead-of-municipal-election https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623946/Kelowna-encouraging-residents-to-share-why-they-vote-ahead-of-municipal-election Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve With Kelowna's municipal election approaching this October, the City is encouraging residents to reflect on the importance of voting by taking part in a new "I vote because" activity at Park & Play events throughout the summer. Park & Play takes place on weeknights in July and A... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623926/Amazing-Race-Canada-returns-to-Kelowna-for-the-first-time-in-12-years https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623926/Amazing-Race-Canada-returns-to-Kelowna-for-the-first-time-in-12-years Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:30:00 PDT Wayne Moore Kelowna and other parts of the Central Okanagan will be featured prominently on season 12 of the Amazing Race Canada. Episode two of the cross-country race brings competitors to the Central Okanagan. The 10 teams were confronted with challenges at Big White Ski Resort, Kangaroo Creek Farm, Pay... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623918/Kelowna-Mounties-confirm-death-not-due-to-suspicious-activity-drowning https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623918/Kelowna-Mounties-confirm-death-not-due-to-suspicious-activity-drowning Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:13:00 PDT Kathy Michaels A death reported near Mill Creek off Enterprise Way is not considered suspicious and is not believed to be the result of a drowning, Kelowna RCMP say. Mounties said in a statement early Thursday that a sudden death was reported at approximately 2:45 p.m., July 8 in the 2600-block of Enterprise Wa...