https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:30:07 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/625513/Kelowna-recruiting-election-workers-for-October-vote https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625513/Kelowna-recruiting-election-workers-for-October-vote Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:27:00 PDT Madison Reeve The City is looking for about 300 paid election workers to help with the 2026 local election in October. Applications are now open for positions during advance voting on Oct. 7, 10, 14, 15 and 16, as well as general voting day on Oct. 17. Election workers will be assigned to full-day shifts at... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625558/Not-everyone-cheering-new-direct-to-consumer-alcohol-sales-agreement https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625558/Not-everyone-cheering-new-direct-to-consumer-alcohol-sales-agreement Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:25:00 PDT Kirk Penton The Canadian wine industry is celebrating what it calls a “landmark” agreement, but at least one Okanagan wine grower sees it as a step back. Nine Canadian premiers on Tuesday agreed to implement direct-to-consumer alcohol sales, marking what Wine Growers Canada is viewing as a massiv... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625517/Okanagan-hard-hit-by-ongoing-drought-plea-made-for-conservation https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625517/Okanagan-hard-hit-by-ongoing-drought-plea-made-for-conservation Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:16:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Prolonged dry conditions combined with this summer's intense heat, has worsened the drought across much of B.C., Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Randene Neill says. As such, low stream flows are being noted across the province, and the issue is particularly pronounced in the Okan... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625506/Regional-District-of-Central-Okanagan-looking-for-new-regional-fire-chief https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625506/Regional-District-of-Central-Okanagan-looking-for-new-regional-fire-chief Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:13:00 PDT Cindy White The Regional District of Central Okanagan is looking for a new regional fire chief. Mike Walroth will be leaving the role in late August. “He has accepted an opportunity outside the region in a community that is very special to him and to his family,” confirmed the RDCO in an email... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625486/Temperatures-expected-to-soar-in-next-couple-of-days https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625486/Temperatures-expected-to-soar-in-next-couple-of-days Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:36:00 PDT Kathy Michaels People in the Southern Interior this week are being advised to mind the effects of heat expected to settle in for the next few days. The Okanagan, Fraser Canyon, South Thompson, Shuswap, Boundary and West Kootenay regions are now experiencing ridge of high pressure that is expected to push daytim... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625457/Kelowna-s-Hotel-Eldorado-set-to-celebrate-a-century-in-style https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625457/Kelowna-s-Hotel-Eldorado-set-to-celebrate-a-century-in-style Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White It may not be the original building or the original location, but the Hotel Eldorado has been a Kelowna landmark for a century. ​To celebrate, the hotel is throwing a whopper of a party. It's hosting a series of events during a Grand Birthday Weekend, coming up on the BC Day long weekend. Thing... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625445/Kelowna-s-Rotary-Centre-for-the-Arts-launches-50-50-raffle-to-raise-money https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625445/Kelowna-s-Rotary-Centre-for-the-Arts-launches-50-50-raffle-to-raise-money Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton There is an easy way to support the arts this summer, and there's a chance you could win big at the same time. The Rotary Centre for the Arts Summer 50/50 Raffle is now live. The lottery will fund a wide range of programs at the downtown Kelowna centre, including arts education, summer camps, com... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625446/Power-restored-to-3-300-properties-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625446/Power-restored-to-3-300-properties-in-Kelowna Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:24:00 PDT Cindy White UPDATE: 7:30 p.m. The lights are back on to 3,307 properties in Kelowna. FortisBC has restored electricity after power was knocked out to a wide area including parts of Lower Mission around 5:40 p.m. The power utility still lists the cause of the outage as unknown. ORIGINAL 6:24 p.m... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625437/Kelowna-London-team-up-through-UNESCO-Creative-Cities-designations https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625437/Kelowna-London-team-up-through-UNESCO-Creative-Cities-designations Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:07:00 PDT Rob Gibson Kelowna is partnering with London, Ontario, in a cultural exchange connecting Canada's UNESCO designations in gastronomy and music. Kelowna was recently named Canada's first UNESCO Creative City in Gastronomy, while London holds the country's only UNESCO Creative City in Music designation. The tw... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625442/BC-Nurses-Union-holds-rally-outside-Kelowna-General-Hospital https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625442/BC-Nurses-Union-holds-rally-outside-Kelowna-General-Hospital Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:22:00 PDT Cindy White If the honks and waves of people driving by are any indication, the BC Nurses Union has the public firmly behind them in their labour dispute with Health Employers Association. ​Union president Adriane Gear was in Kelowna to rally the troops on Monday afternoon. As the dispute drags on, allegat...