https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:06:03 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/624292/Emergency-crews-respond-to-incident-on-Okanagan-Lake-Saturday https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624292/Emergency-crews-respond-to-incident-on-Okanagan-Lake-Saturday Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:03:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen UPDATE: 9 p.m. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) crews were called to Okanagan Lake on Saturday following reports of a possible drowning. According to COSAR, the team was tasked with assisting the Kelowna Fire Department, RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services in the search for a missi... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624283/Kelowna-s-Truvera-Trust-Corporation-soon-to-get-new-parent-company https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624283/Kelowna-s-Truvera-Trust-Corporation-soon-to-get-new-parent-company Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton A Kelowna wealth management company has a new owner as part of a larger acquisition. Truvera Trust Corporation, which is based in Vancouver but has an office in Kelowna's Landmark District, has signed an agreement to be purchased by a National Bank of Canada subsidiary. The subsidiary, Natcan ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623624/The-Salvation-Army-launches-second-Hope-4-Kids-campaign-with-125K-fundraising-goal https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623624/The-Salvation-Army-launches-second-Hope-4-Kids-campaign-with-125K-fundraising-goal Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve The Salvation Army Okanagan Central has launched the second annual Hope 4 Kids Summer Campaign, aiming to raise $125,000 to help children and youth across the Central Okanagan access programs that support their mental, emotional and physical well-being. The fundraising campaign builds on the succ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624278/Rock-The-Lake-brings-music-and-crowds-downtown-Kelowna-for-second-day-of-festival https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624278/Rock-The-Lake-brings-music-and-crowds-downtown-Kelowna-for-second-day-of-festival Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:14:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen UPDATE: 5:14 p.m. Crowds poured into downtown Kelowna on a hot, sunny Saturday as Rock The Lake returned for another day of live music. Festival gates opened at 3:30 p.m., with Freeze the Fall kicking off the afternoon at 4:20 p.m. Classified is set to take the stage at 5:20 p.m., followed ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624279/Two-university-students-with-Okanagan-ties-with-RCAF-SkyAlyne-awards https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624279/Two-university-students-with-Okanagan-ties-with-RCAF-SkyAlyne-awards Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton A Penticton native and a UBC Okanagan student are two of 10 who were recipients of the Royal Canadian Air Force Foundation Student Scholarship Program. Penticton's Ciara Browne, who studies aerospace engineering at the University of Toronto, and Saskatoon's Dhruv Nikalwala, who is taking avionics... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624298/Kelowna-fire-crews-respond-to-grass-fire-off-Rail-Trail https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624298/Kelowna-fire-crews-respond-to-grass-fire-off-Rail-Trail Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen Fire crews are responding to a grass fire near Kelowna's rail trail Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the fire between Hardy Street and Dilworth Drive, near the City of Kelowna public works yard, just before 1:30 p.m. First responding firefighters described the fire as approxi... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624194/Kelowna-s-Sarsons-Beach-goose-problem-has-residents-calling-for-cleanup https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624194/Kelowna-s-Sarsons-Beach-goose-problem-has-residents-calling-for-cleanup Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:05:00 PDT Rob Gibson A longtime Kelowna resident says a growing flock of geese at Sarsons Beach is creating a mess that's leaving both locals and tourists concerned. Eva Molnar, who visits the beach daily, says geese have been showing up regularly, leaving droppings scattered across the sand. Molnar says she spoke... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624265/Cause-of-early-morning-Kelowna-apartment-fire-considered-suspicious https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624265/Cause-of-early-morning-Kelowna-apartment-fire-considered-suspicious Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:45:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen UPDATE: 8:45 a.m. Several vehicles were damaged in a parkade fire at a Kelowna apartment building early Saturday morning. In a press release, Kelowna Fire Department platoon captain Scott Clarke said firefighters responded to the fire at 1425 Bertram Street at about 4:30 a.m. Upon arrival,... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624157/-I-ve-never-not-claimed-his-story-Fadwa-Haymour-reclaims-her-father-s-legacy https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624157/-I-ve-never-not-claimed-his-story-Fadwa-Haymour-reclaims-her-father-s-legacy Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Fadwa Haymour grew up carrying the weight of a sprawling chapter of Okanagan history filled with ambition, controversy and uphill battles: the story of Eddy Haymour. She encountered each page of that tale through whispers she felt as she passed by, newspaper accounts she read and commentary from ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624141/Lengthy-closure-of-main-arterial-route-rekindles-talk-of-interior-based-bomb-squad https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624141/Lengthy-closure-of-main-arterial-route-rekindles-talk-of-interior-based-bomb-squad Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore The fact one of Kelowna's main arterial routes in Kelowna was shut down for several hours this week while police awaited the arrival of the bomb squad from the Lower Mainland was not lost on Kelowna's mayor. A portion of Springfield Road was shut down about 4 p.m. Monday afternoon in the midst of...