https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:51:03 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/626199/City-of-Kelowna-appeals-to-McCulloch-water-users-as-some-already-hit-this-year-s-allotment https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626199/City-of-Kelowna-appeals-to-McCulloch-water-users-as-some-already-hit-this-year-s-allotment Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore The City of Kelowna has a message for those agricultural customers who receive water from the McCulloch reservoir. Stick to your allotment or your taps could be turned off. Infrastructure general manager Mac Logan went before council Monday on what he called “a matter of some urgency.&rd... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626191/Syilx-Nation-Unity-Trek-marks-25-years-of-traditional-canoe-journey https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626191/Syilx-Nation-Unity-Trek-marks-25-years-of-traditional-canoe-journey Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson Syilx Okanagan Nation members are paddling traditional dugout canoes the length of Okanagan Lake and beyond this week, marking 25 years since the journey was first revived. The Syilx Nation Unity Trek launched Saturday at the head of Okanagan Lake in Vernon, with paddlers expected to travel rough... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626185/Italian-Sandwich-Company-finds-success-in-downtown-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626185/Italian-Sandwich-Company-finds-success-in-downtown-Kelowna Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson While a number of businesses have packed up and left Kelowna's downtown core over safety and street disorder concerns, the owner of the Italian Sandwich Company says opening eight months ago was one of the best decisions he's made. Michael Tofano opened the Italian Sandwich Company inside the Dis... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626154/COEDC-manager-leaving-in-aftermath-of-Kelowna-vote https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626154/COEDC-manager-leaving-in-aftermath-of-Kelowna-vote Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Uncertainty surrounding the future of the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission has deepened, with its longtime manager set to depart just weeks after Kelowna voted to leave the regional organization. In a statement, the Regional District of Central Okanagan said Krista Mallory, manage... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626196/Plans-are-in-the-works-for-the-future-widening-of-Highway-97-through-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626196/Plans-are-in-the-works-for-the-future-widening-of-Highway-97-through-Kelowna Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:30:00 PDT Wayne Moore The City of Kelowna and the Ministry of Transportation and Transit are working together on a long-range plan to widen Highway 97 through the city to help alleviate congestion. The project, which could be 20 years out, would create a fourth, transit-only lane in each direction from the William R. ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626186/Central-Okanagan-municipalities-seeking-election-candidates https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626186/Central-Okanagan-municipalities-seeking-election-candidates Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre B.C. is less than 12 weeks from local government elections and municipalities across the Central Okanagan are seeking candidates The City of Kelowna announced Monday that nomination packages are now available online or at city hall. “Serving your community is a meaningful way to help sha... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626165/Failed-Brodie-recall-won-t-deter-Armstrong-campaign-organizer-says https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626165/Failed-Brodie-recall-won-t-deter-Armstrong-campaign-organizer-says Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:14:00 PDT Kathy Michaels The failed effort to recall one controversial B.C. MLA isn't discouraging organizers behind a similar campaign targeting Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong. Wilbur Turner, one of the organizers of the Armstrong recall effort, said last week's announcement that the campaign against... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626173/Vehicle-rolls-in-multi-car-crash-on-Kelowna-s-Richter-Street https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626173/Vehicle-rolls-in-multi-car-crash-on-Kelowna-s-Richter-Street Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:36:00 PDT Colin Dacre UPDATE 3:35 p.m. The driver of the black vehicle involved in the crash tells Castanet that he used a crowbar to help remove the woman from the overturned vehicle from the car. The crowbar happened to be in his vehicle at the time of the collision. What led up to the crash is not clear at this ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626169/Youth-gang-prevention-efforts-targeting-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626169/Youth-gang-prevention-efforts-targeting-Kelowna Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:48:00 PDT Kathy Michaels A Kelowna organization has secured $1.68 million in federal funding to help keep vulnerable children and youth away from gangs and other high-risk behaviours. Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree today announced $1.68 million in funding would be given over the next five years to the Stro... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626150/Man-97-killed-by-charter-bus-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626150/Man-97-killed-by-charter-bus-in-Kelowna Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:20:00 PDT Colin Dacre An elderly man was struck and killed by a charter bus Sunday afternoon in Kelowna. Kelowna RCMP say the collision occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Benvoulin Road, near Rampone Road. Police say criminality and impairment are not believed to be factors in the incident that saw a charter bus hit a...