https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:03:05 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/623664/Clearly-incompetent-Family-RCMP-union-frustrated-as-probe-in-Kelowna-man-s-death-drags-on-for-years https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623664/Clearly-incompetent-Family-RCMP-union-frustrated-as-probe-in-Kelowna-man-s-death-drags-on-for-years Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre Nearly seven years after a Kelowna man died during an interaction with police near Malakwa, his family says they are still waiting for answers. Clayton Donnelly, 38, died on Oct. 28, 2019, after a pursuit that began near Lake Country and ended on a remote road in the Malakwa area, where police us... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623628/Indoor-pickleball-club-set-to-open-this-fall-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623628/Indoor-pickleball-club-set-to-open-this-fall-in-Kelowna Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve Pickleball fans in the Okanagan will soon have a new place to play, socialize and unwind. Pickle and Paddle Athletic Club is set to open its doors in Kelowna this September. The 33,000-square-foot, facility located at at 2045 Matrix Crescent, will feature 10 indoor pickleball courts, allowing ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623608/Classic-car-show-drives-fundraising-for-KGH-Foundation-at-Orchard-Gardens https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623608/Classic-car-show-drives-fundraising-for-KGH-Foundation-at-Orchard-Gardens Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve Residents and classic car enthusiasts gathered Tuesday morning at Orchard Gardens Senior Community in Rutland for the facility's fourth annual Vintage Car Show, an event that combines a celebration of classic vehicles with fundraising for the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation. Vintage vehicle o... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623604/Artists-in-action-at-Kelowna-s-Sarsons-Beach https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623604/Artists-in-action-at-Kelowna-s-Sarsons-Beach Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson Kelowna's Mission Painters are set to bring their annual Art by the Lake show back to Sarsons Beach this weekend, with artists demonstrating their craft live for the crowds. The seniors' art group has hosted the show at the lakeside park since 2006, and this year's event runs July 11 and 12. The ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623615/Okanagan-College-teams-up-with-Kelowna-elementary-students-to-build-garden https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623615/Okanagan-College-teams-up-with-Kelowna-elementary-students-to-build-garden Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:17:00 PDT Rob Gibson A patch of unused ground at North Glenmore Elementary School has been transformed into an outdoor learning garden, thanks to a partnership between the Kelowna school and Okanagan College's trades program. The project began when teacher Erin Burton secured funding through the BC Parks Foundation's... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623647/Kelowna-MP-Fuhr-plays-defence-deals-could-bring-boost-to-B-C https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623647/Kelowna-MP-Fuhr-plays-defence-deals-could-bring-boost-to-B-C Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:51:00 PDT Cindy White At the same time as Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Halifax yesterday to announce the preferred bidder to supply the Canadian navy's next fleet of submarines, Kelowna MP and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr was making a simultaneous announcement in Esquimalt. ​After a h... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623668/Two-Okanagan-hospitality-leaders-called-to-BC-Restaurant-Hall-of-Fame https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623668/Two-Okanagan-hospitality-leaders-called-to-BC-Restaurant-Hall-of-Fame Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:35:00 PDT Kirk Penton A pair of Okanagan industry leaders will be inducted into the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame this fall. Kelowna's Christina Ferreira and Okanagan native Ned Bell will both be going into the hall on Monday, Oct. 19, in Vancouver. The pair is among 24 people who were called to the hall recently by the ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623586/Coroner-investigating-drowning-at-Kelowna-s-Mushroom-Beach https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623586/Coroner-investigating-drowning-at-Kelowna-s-Mushroom-Beach Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:39:00 PDT Colin Dacre A man who was pulled out of Okanagan Lake on Monday evening in Kelowna has died, according to the coroners service. The man was pulled from the water unresponsive at Mushroom Beach, just south of the Bennett Bridge, shortly after 5:30 p.m., according to witnesses. Emergency crews worked on th... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623584/Campfire-ban-coming-for-Kamloops-Fire-Centre https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623584/Campfire-ban-coming-for-Kamloops-Fire-Centre Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:26:00 PDT Colin Dacre A campfire ban has been announced for the Kamloops Fire Centre, effective July 10. The ban comes amid warm summer temperatures and increasing wildfire danger in the region spanning about half of the B.C. Southern Interior. The prohibition applies to all areas in the fire centre outside of muni... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623468/Suspicious-device-that-forced-closure-of-Kelowna-s-Springfield-Road-found-to-be-inert https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623468/Suspicious-device-that-forced-closure-of-Kelowna-s-Springfield-Road-found-to-be-inert Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:47:00 PDT Colin Dacre UPDATE 7:47 a.m. Mounties say a suspicious device found in the Springfield Road area Monday afternoon was "inert" and posed no risk to the public. In a statement, Kelowna RCMP said officers responded to the Barlee and Springfield roads area around 2:45 p.m. on Monday after a suspicio...