https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:08 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/609919/Bookshop-Hop-in-Kelowna-counts-down-to-Canadian-Independent-Bookstore-Day https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609919/Bookshop-Hop-in-Kelowna-counts-down-to-Canadian-Independent-Bookstore-Day Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:00 PDT Cindy White A handful of Kelowna businesses will mark Canadian Independent Bookstore Day with a fun contest aimed at avid bibliophiles. The 2nd Annual Kelowna Bookshop Hop passport is now available at five participating stores in the city: Once Upon a Bookstore, Mosaic, Ted's Paperbacks and Comics, The Book ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609971/Kelowna-s-final-2026-budget-inches-up-slightly-to-4-4-per-cent https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609971/Kelowna-s-final-2026-budget-inches-up-slightly-to-4-4-per-cent Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:30:00 PDT Wayne Moore The City of Kelowna has finalized its five-year financial plan which includes a 4.40 per cent budget in 2026. The final budget for the current year is up slightly from the provisional budget of 4.37 per cent council approved back in December. Financial planning manager Melanie Antunes told cou... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609909/Fruit-growers-worried-about-Sun-Rype-beverage-processing-being-moved-out-of-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609909/Fruit-growers-worried-about-Sun-Rype-beverage-processing-being-moved-out-of-Kelowna Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:09:00 PDT Cindy White The BC Fruit Growers' Association is looking for answers from the parent company of Sun-Rype. Last week, Lassonde Industries announced it is moving its beverage processing out of Kelowna and laying off an estimated 80 workers at the Sun-Rype plant. Instead, Lassonde said juices and other drinks w... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609936/Security-guard-s-sharp-ears-trigger-cliff-rescue-on-Dilworth-Mountain-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609936/Security-guard-s-sharp-ears-trigger-cliff-rescue-on-Dilworth-Mountain-in-Kelowna Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:56:00 PDT Rob Gibson The Kelowna Fire Department had to conduct a technical rescue late Sunday evening on Dilworth Mountain, just above the City of Kelowna public works yard. A security guard heard screaming while on patrol just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The guard followed the screaming past the cemetery, where he sp... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609926/Kelowna-spring-street-sweeping-campaign-wraps-up-weeks-ahead-of-schedule https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609926/Kelowna-spring-street-sweeping-campaign-wraps-up-weeks-ahead-of-schedule Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:38:00 PDT Cindy White Street sweepers made quick work of the debris left on Kelowna streets after the winter. An update posted on the City of Kelowna social media said that as of Friday, the final roads on the schedule, Highways 33 and 97, had been completed. All that remains to be cleaned are 52 municipal parking lot... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609878/Crash-on-Highway-97-at-Water-Street-now-cleared https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609878/Crash-on-Highway-97-at-Water-Street-now-cleared Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:17:00 PDT Colin Dacre UPDATE 1:20 p.m. The crash has now been cleared and traffic is flowing on Highway 97. ORIGINAL 12 p.m. A crash is slowing Highway 97 in Kelowna near the entrance to the Bennett Bridge. A two-vehicle crash at the Water Street intersection has blocked the right hand lane for westbound tr... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609884/Police-break-up-fight-at-Queensway-transit-hub https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609884/Police-break-up-fight-at-Queensway-transit-hub Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:12:00 PDT Colin Dacre RCMP were called to the Kelowna's Queensway bus loop on Friday night to break up a fight. Mounties say they were called to the downtown transit exchange at 8:30 p.m. for the altercation. Officers determined the fight was consensual and no weapons were involved. “Two individuals, among a... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609872/Vandals-cause-15K-in-damage-to-Kelowna-water-meters https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609872/Vandals-cause-15K-in-damage-to-Kelowna-water-meters Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:48:00 PDT Cindy White Someone has cost Kelowna taxpayers and local farmers thousands of dollars. The City of Kelowna is seeking information after several water meters were vandalized earlier this month in Southeast Kelowna. The repair costs are estimated at in excess of $15,000. “Between April 8 and 9, severa... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609857/Harvesty-McHarvestface-Okanagan-Basin-Water-Board-launches-contest-to-name-new-milfoil-harvester https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609857/Harvesty-McHarvestface-Okanagan-Basin-Water-Board-launches-contest-to-name-new-milfoil-harvester Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:37:00 PDT Cindy White Harvesty McHarvestface? Maybe not. The Okanagan Basin Water Board is hoping someone out there has the perfect name for the new milfoil harvester set to be launched in the region. The board has announced a naming contest in the spirit of the crowdsourcing trend that began with Boaty McBoatface,... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609824/Kelowna-police-incident-ends-peacefully-one-person-taken-to-hospital https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609824/Kelowna-police-incident-ends-peacefully-one-person-taken-to-hospital Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:01:00 PDT Kathy Michaels A police incident in Kelowna Sunday night ended without incident, with one person taken to hospital for medical treatment, RCMP say. Kelowna RCMP, including the Integrated Crisis Response Team, responded to a person in distress at a residence near lower June Springs Road, according to Cpl. Steven...