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West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund was given a plaque at city hall on Tuesday for his tireless work during last year’s McDougall Creek wildfire.

Once pegged at $18 million, the cost was set at $22.4 million in November 2023 and is now, just three months later, at $22.8 million.

In West Kelowna,  street sweepers will begin mobilizing next week, with cleaning expected to take six weeks.

Owned by Westbank First Nation, Ntityix Resources LP has been working for the past decade to reduce wildfire risks in the Central Okanagan.

Clearing the forest floor of debris can make a difference during a wildfire, which one organization says was made evident during last summer's McDougall Creek wildfire.

The BC United Party says Stephen Johnston will be its candidate in West Kelowna-Peachland for the province’s general election in October.

According to the CCMA, this will be the third time Country Music Week will be hosted in B.C., but the first time in the Okanagan.

In the spirit of celebrating the province’s growing craft beer and cider scene, awards were also handed out by a selected panel of judges.

The city councillor will seek the BC NDP nomination in the new Kelowna-Centre riding and, if he gets that, vie for voter support.

The Kelowna City Concert Band is getting ready to strike a new tune.

So far, over $200,000 has already been raised through a United Way BC campaign in support of erecting a memorial site at Knowles Heritage Park in Kelowna in honour of the victims.

A rally was held Saturday with hopes of sending a message of just how crucial the business is to local families.

The city’s assessment growth of 1.5 per cent last year resulted in additional revenue of $623,455, which was used to reduce the tax burden.

As promised this time last year, BC Transit is bringing 'on-demand' bus service to Kelowna's Crawford neighbourhood. The service will be launched at the end of this month.

The city says all of its sports fields are currently closed and will remain so until they’ve been prepped for action.

Very few residents opposed the city’s plan of borrowing money to partially fund a new, $14.3-million firehall in Lakeview Heights.

Janusz Grelecki learned that the house, long deemed unsafe and unsightly by neighbours and city officials, was finally slated for demolition through an eviction notice.

Kelowna city council's decision to usher in a pay raise for themselves while residents are "struggling" is unacceptable, says B.C.'s director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Uber is offering a one-time discount to Canadian riders with the highest ratings to reward them for their good behaviour over the past year.

The Kelowna Rockets improved to 6-1 this season against the Vancouver Giants with a 6-2 victory on Friday night, while Penticton outshot Merritt 42-18 in a 5-2 win.