https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:08 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/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/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 13:40:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen UPDATE: 1:40 p.m. Multiple rescue boats are scouring the water near Bear Creek Provincial Park searching for a missing person. Crews with the Kelowna Fire Department's Marine Rescue boat and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue are on Okanagan Lake Saturday afternoon, searching for a person who... 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/624278/Rock-the-Lake-kicks-off-with-first-night-of-tunes-in-downtown-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624278/Rock-the-Lake-kicks-off-with-first-night-of-tunes-in-downtown-Kelowna Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:05:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen The first day of Rock the Lake kicked off in downtown Kelowna Friday with a trio of acts taking to the stage. The festivities began with local Tragically Hip cover band The Hip Replacements, followed by Canadian legends Glass Tiger and April Wine. Dating back to 2016, the three-day festival ... 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... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624119/City-of-Kelowna-recommending-it-breaks-away-from-regional-economic-development-model https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624119/City-of-Kelowna-recommending-it-breaks-away-from-regional-economic-development-model Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore As Metro Kelowna continues to post the highest unemployment rate among Canada's census metropolitan areas, the City of Kelowna is considering bringing economic development in-house. Statistics Canada figures released Friday show the region's unemployment rate rose to 9.2 per cent in June from nin... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624105/Top-bull-riders-in-town-for-PBR-s-elite-Cup-Series-in-Kelowna-for-fifth-straight-year https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/624105/Top-bull-riders-in-town-for-PBR-s-elite-Cup-Series-in-Kelowna-for-fifth-straight-year Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson PBR's elite Cup Series returns to Kelowna for fifth straight year Professional Bull Riders, Canada's elite Cup Series, is set to buck into Kelowna next week, marking the tour's fifth consecutive season in the city. The PBR Okanagan Challenge goes Thursday, July 16 at Prospera Place. The stop w... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623935/Kelowna-resident-clocks-speeders-going-100-km-h-in-50-km-h-zone https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623935/Kelowna-resident-clocks-speeders-going-100-km-h-in-50-km-h-zone Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White Residents who live along a stretch of Frost Road in Kelowna's Upper Mission want their neighbours to slow down. They have clocked drivers going in excess of 100 km/h in what is a 50 km/h zone between Chute Lake Road and Gordon Drive. The problem began not long after the City of Kelowna completed ...