https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:03:04 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/620966/Kelowna-s-waterfront-was-buzzing-on-Father-s-Day-with-car-show-Turtle-Island-Festival https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620966/Kelowna-s-waterfront-was-buzzing-on-Father-s-Day-with-car-show-Turtle-Island-Festival Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White The Kelowna waterfront was buzzing with crowds on Sunday. At City Park, the annual CSN Collision Father's Day Car Show drew thousands. At Waterfront Park, Turtle Island Festival celebrated Indigenous heritage. Christina Verhagen, executive director of the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society, welcomed... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620962/On-The-Street-Is-your-city-going-in-the-right-direction https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620962/On-The-Street-Is-your-city-going-in-the-right-direction Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White unicipal elections are less than four months away in B.C. and aspiring local politicians are starting to announce their candidacies. ​Castanet went to the street to ask people how they're feeling about their communities and if they're happy with the direction of local governments over the past ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620643/City-owned-RV-sani-dump-should-be-ready-next-month-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620643/City-owned-RV-sani-dump-should-be-ready-next-month-in-Kelowna Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore A city owned and operated RV sanitary dump is expected to be operational sometime next month in Kelowna. Up until now only private sani-dumps have been available to recreational vehicles users in the Central Okanagan. The new city facility is being constructed on Crowley Avenue, within the roa... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620701/Wells-Gray-Tours-gives-annual-donation-to-Spark-Equine-Therapy-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620701/Wells-Gray-Tours-gives-annual-donation-to-Spark-Equine-Therapy-Kelowna Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:02:00 PDT Kirk Penton Wells Gray Tours' Kelowna office has focused on equine therapy for its annual donation. Each year the company's five B.C. offices donate $2,000 to a local charity, and this year the Kelowna location has chosen Spark Equine Therapy Kelowna. “We are honoured to support an organization that... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620952/Downed-power-line-sparks-small-fire-outside-Kelowna-home https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620952/Downed-power-line-sparks-small-fire-outside-Kelowna-home Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:21:00 PDT Cindy White A downed power line sparked a small grass fire in Kelowna on Sunday afternoon. ​The line came disconnected from a home along Pridham Avenue, near the intersection of Devonshire Avenue. The Kelowna Fire Department was on the scene. ​Part of Pridham Ave. was cordoned off, near Mary Ann Colli... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620717/Central-Okanagan-Public-Schools-could-save-nearly-500K-a-year-by-letting-high-school-students-sleep-in https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620717/Central-Okanagan-Public-Schools-could-save-nearly-500K-a-year-by-letting-high-school-students-sleep-in Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 PDT Castanet Central Okanagan school trustees are being asked to approve a 15-minute shift to secondary school start and dismissal times in an effort to improve bus service and save money. A staff report going to the Board of Education on Wednesday recommends secondary schools move to a common 9:15 a.m. start... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620873/Power-mostly-restored-to-2-500-FortisBC-customers-in-Rutland https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620873/Power-mostly-restored-to-2-500-FortisBC-customers-in-Rutland Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:41:00 PDT Josh Dawson UPDATE: 10:41 a.m. FortisBC is reporting that power has been restored to all but 8 customers in the Rutland area. More than 2,500 FortisBC customers were without power earlier Sunday morning. ORIGINAL: 9:10 a.m. A power outage is affecting over 2,500 FortisBC customers in Kelowna's Rut... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620667/Kelowna-Rotary-Centre-raffling-off-a-trip-to-Whitehorse https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620667/Kelowna-Rotary-Centre-raffling-off-a-trip-to-Whitehorse Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:00 PDT Castanet The Rotary Centre for the Arts is giving people a chance to win a trip for two to Whitehorse, Yukon, through a new fundraising raffle supporting arts programming in Kelowna. The Ultimate Yukon Adventure Raffle features a prize package valued at $3,000, including round-trip airfare courtesy of Air... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620823/Flower-Power-Garden-Tour-draws-hundreds-across-Kelowna-and-West-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620823/Flower-Power-Garden-Tour-draws-hundreds-across-Kelowna-and-West-Kelowna Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve Garden lovers spent the day exploring beautiful backyards and hidden gems during the annual Flower Power Garden Tour on Saturday. The self-guided event featured eight private gardens — four in Kelowna and four in West Kelowna — welcoming visitors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Co-organizer ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620630/Lower-Mission-residents-organize-against-townhouse-development https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/620630/Lower-Mission-residents-organize-against-townhouse-development Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore Too dense, out of character with the neighbourhood, does not address traffic and safety. These are some of the concerns being raised by residents of the Lower Mission in opposition to a proposed development near Okanagan Mission Secondary school on Gordon Drive. The planned development, with a...