https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:27 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/625457/Kelowna-s-Hotel-Eldorado-set-to-celebrate-a-century-in-style https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625457/Kelowna-s-Hotel-Eldorado-set-to-celebrate-a-century-in-style Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Cindy White It may not be the original building or the original location, but the Hotel Eldorado has been a Kelowna landmark for a century. ​To celebrate, the hotel is throwing a whopper of a party. It's hosting a series of events during a Grand Birthday Weekend, coming up on the BC Day long weekend. Thing... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625445/Kelowna-s-Rotary-Centre-for-the-Arts-launches-50-50-raffle-to-raise-money https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625445/Kelowna-s-Rotary-Centre-for-the-Arts-launches-50-50-raffle-to-raise-money Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton There is an easy way to support the arts this summer, and there's a chance you could win big at the same time. The Rotary Centre for the Arts Summer 50/50 Raffle is now live. The lottery will fund a wide range of programs at the downtown Kelowna centre, including arts education, summer camps, com... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625446/Power-restored-to-3-300-properties-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625446/Power-restored-to-3-300-properties-in-Kelowna Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:24:00 PDT Cindy White UPDATE: 7:30 p.m. The lights are back on to 3,307 properties in Kelowna. FortisBC has restored electricity after power was knocked out to a wide area including parts of Lower Mission around 5:40 p.m. The power utility still lists the cause of the outage as unknown. ORIGINAL 6:24 p.m... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625437/Kelowna-London-team-up-through-UNESCO-Creative-Cities-designations https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625437/Kelowna-London-team-up-through-UNESCO-Creative-Cities-designations Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:07:00 PDT Rob Gibson Kelowna is partnering with London, Ontario, in a cultural exchange connecting Canada's UNESCO designations in gastronomy and music. Kelowna was recently named Canada's first UNESCO Creative City in Gastronomy, while London holds the country's only UNESCO Creative City in Music designation. The tw... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625442/BC-Nurses-Union-holds-rally-outside-Kelowna-General-Hospital https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625442/BC-Nurses-Union-holds-rally-outside-Kelowna-General-Hospital Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:22:00 PDT Cindy White If the honks and waves of people driving by are any indication, the BC Nurses Union has the public firmly behind them in their labour dispute with Health Employers Association. ​Union president Adriane Gear was in Kelowna to rally the troops on Monday afternoon. As the dispute drags on, allegat... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625429/Heat-warnings-issued-again-in-B-C-Southern-Interior https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625429/Heat-warnings-issued-again-in-B-C-Southern-Interior Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:46:00 PDT Colin Dacre Heat warnings have been re-issued in several parts of the B.C. Southern Interior. Environment Canada says elevated temperatures are expected Tuesday to Thursday in the Okanagan, South Thompson, Shuswap, Boundary, West Kootenay and Fraser Canyon. “Daytime highs are expected to be in the m... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625415/Swimmers-recount-challenging-conditions-during-Across-the-Lake-Swim https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625415/Swimmers-recount-challenging-conditions-during-Across-the-Lake-Swim Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:56:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Insight into just how challenging Saturday's Across the Lake Swim was for many participants is beginning to emerge, as swimmers share firsthand accounts of battling strong winds, waves and currents that forced some to abandon the race. One swimmer, Elizabeth Mar, took to Facebook to publicly than... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625412/Okanagan-Lake-swim-raises-10K-for-youth-mental-health https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625412/Okanagan-Lake-swim-raises-10K-for-youth-mental-health Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:09:00 PDT Colin Dacre A woman who attempted to swim the length of Okanagan Lake raised more than $10,000 for youth mental health, despite falling short. Jessi Harewicz completed 30 kilometres of the 106-kilometre swim before concluding the journey near Lake Country's Whiskey Island due to severe nausea. As a part o... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625380/Motorcycle-crash-on-Highway-33-near-Beaverdell-claims-life https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625380/Motorcycle-crash-on-Highway-33-near-Beaverdell-claims-life Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:53:00 PDT Kathy Michaels The BC Coroners Service has confirmed it is investigating a death following a motorcycle crash in Beaverdell. In a statement Monday, the Coroners Service said the investigation is ongoing and no further details are being released. The crash happened Saturday night at the intersection of Highwa... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625368/Kelowna-announces-plans-to-expropriate-long-closed-portion-of-boardwalk https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/625368/Kelowna-announces-plans-to-expropriate-long-closed-portion-of-boardwalk Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels The City of Kelowna is taking a significant step toward protecting public access to a section of the waterfront boardwalk in front of Hotel Eldorado. "City Council has authorized the city to begin the expropriation process on a portion of the waterfront boardwalk in front of Hotel Eldorado,&...