https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:00:11 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/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... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623488/Trustee-targets-final-dozen-winners-in-Kelowna-Ponzi-scheme https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623488/Trustee-targets-final-dozen-winners-in-Kelowna-Ponzi-scheme Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre Those who came out ahead after the collapse of a Kelowna-based Ponzi scheme involving $174 million will not get to keep their unjust earnings. Last week, a BC Supreme Court judge approved a process for dealing with 12 remaining “net winners” of a scheme that resulted in 84 investors l... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623487/Interior-real-estate-picture-got-busy-in-June-but-inventory-still-lagging-behind https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623487/Interior-real-estate-picture-got-busy-in-June-but-inventory-still-lagging-behind Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton There was a big jump in activity in the Interior real estate market in June, but inventory was down and benchmark prices remain uneven. Association of Interior Realtors reports there were 458 sales worth a total of $405.3 million in the Central Okanagan last month, which was the highest mark in b... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623483/Record-setting-Canada-Day-week-reflects-hot-summer-for-tourism-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623483/Record-setting-Canada-Day-week-reflects-hot-summer-for-tourism-in-Kelowna Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White Summer visitor season is scorching hot in Kelowna so far this year. Thanks to Touchdown Kelowna and excitement over the World Cup, Tourism Kelowna saw an unprecedented number of people pass through its doors on Canada Day, as tens of thousands gathered in Waterfront Park. “We had a recor...