https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:24:05 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/610033/Commute-into-Kelowna-over-William-R-Bennett-Bridge-slowed-by-stall https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/610033/Commute-into-Kelowna-over-William-R-Bennett-Bridge-slowed-by-stall Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:04:00 PDT Kathy Michaels UPDATE 8:05 a.m. DriveBC is reporting that the early morning stall on the William R. Bennet Bridge has been cleared and traffic has begun to flow normally again. ORIGINAL 7:18 a.m. The commute into Kelowna over the William R. Bennett Bridge is moving slowly Tuesday morning. DriveBC rep... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609991/Kelowna-developers-get-a-bone-but-is-it-big-enough-to-stimulate-the-market https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609991/Kelowna-developers-get-a-bone-but-is-it-big-enough-to-stimulate-the-market Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore Staring a multi-billion dollar infrastructure deficit squarely in the face, the City of Kelowna is proposing to leave several million dollars on the table earmarked for infrastructure related to growth. In an effort to help stimulate slowing residential, commercial and industrial development, pla... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609982/Kelowna-shifts-to-flat-fee-for-businesses-using-city-boat-launches https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609982/Kelowna-shifts-to-flat-fee-for-businesses-using-city-boat-launches Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore The City of Kelowna hopes a new fee structure will get more compliance from commercial operators using city owned and maintained boat launches. The new fee structure, introduced Monday, was endorsed unanimously by council. Under the previous system introduced in 2022, commercial operators were... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609951/Lilies-a-deadly-threat-to-cats-Kelowna-vet-warns-ahead-of-Mother-s-Day https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609951/Lilies-a-deadly-threat-to-cats-Kelowna-vet-warns-ahead-of-Mother-s-Day Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson With Mother's Day around the corner, a Kelowna veterinarian is urging flower buyers to think twice before bringing lilies into a home with cats. Fairfield Animal Emergency Hospital veterinarian Jennifer Watt says the clinic sees lily poisoning cases every holiday season — and most are preve... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609891/Recall-campaign-against-Kelowna-area-MLA-not-yet-formally-launched-says-organizer https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609891/Recall-campaign-against-Kelowna-area-MLA-not-yet-formally-launched-says-organizer Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels The organizer of an effort to recall Lake Country–Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong says the window to file official paperwork opened Monday, but the formal campaign launch has yet to begin. “There won't be anything official filed yet,” organizer Wilbur Turner said Monday as the 18-... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609876/Juno-winners-bring-band-back-to-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609876/Juno-winners-bring-band-back-to-Kelowna Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson Four-time Juno winners Pharis and Jason Romero are coming to Kelowna this Friday, April 24. The duo have won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year four times in the past decade. The Kelowna Folk Roots Music Society's artistic director, Roddy Campbell, says he's thrilled to welcom... 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...