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The owner of a contracting company in Kelowna says he’s slowly starting to see more residents begin the process of rebuilding, after losing their homes to wildfires last summer. As Jayden Wasney reports, the regional district and the City of West Kelowna are preparing for an influx of building-permit applications.

West Kelowna City Council has taken steps to protect its resort zones within the community from new provincial short-term rental rules. A higher-than-average rental vacancy rate is allowing the city to opt-out. As our Taya Fast reports some advocates believe all communities should have the opportunity to do the same when it comes to short-term...

West Kelowna city council is appealing to social agencies to step up as it tackles a redevelopment application that has put a vulnerable group of people in limbo. Residents who live at the Shady Acres mobile home park are facing eviction and the vast majority have nowhere to go. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, city...

The Crisis Response team officially launches in Penticton after a two-year-long battle. Tiny homes begin to roll out in Kelowna for the city’s unhoused population. Fuel mitigation got under at a West Kelowna park.

The new city hall building in West Kelowna that’s been years in the making is facing further delays, due to a number of issues. As Jayden Wasney reports, the delays are driving up the final price tag of the project by as much as 24 per cent.

Interior Health recently announced that it will be extending its Urgent Care hours in West Kelowna. As our Taya Fast reports, the city hopes that this is just the beginning of an increase in healthcare services on the Westside.

A house in Lumby was completely destroyed by a morning fire, but a working smoke alarm may have saved the family. West Kelowna’s new city hall building is nearly a year behind schedule, and well over budget. 600 new spaces for preschool and school-aged children are scheduled to be built across the Central Okanagan.

West Kelowna residents react to a police-related shooting that sent one man to hospital. A significant cache of eBikes, a pedal bike for two, cash, drugs, and a gun was found in a Vernon home after a weapons complaint. The City of Kelowna isn’t walking back the council’s decision to quash the development permit that...

A West Kelowna city councillor wants an independent review of Emergency Support Services. A Kelowna fraudster has been granted day parole. Central Okanagan residents express what they’re grateful for this Thanksgiving.

It’s been two weeks since the McDougall Creek wildfire was classified as held. Now that the cleanup and rebuild process is well underway, a West Kelowna city councillor is seeking a full, independent review of the wildfire, with a focus on Emergency Support Services and how it was handled. Jayden Wasney reports.

A significant increase in smoke in the City of West Kelowna Sunday as fire crews moved forward with more planned ignitions. As Victoria Femia reports, crews conducted a 120-hectare burn, and an even larger controlled burn is expected in the coming days, all to help limit growth on the fire.

The McDougall Creek wildfire claims multiple structures in West Kelowna. The large blaze put the City of West Kelowna on high alert as high winds pushed the fire closer to home. Victoria Femia reports.

Another day of cool temperatures and good firefighting conditions, allowed for significant progress on the Kelowna-area fires. Kelowna’s fire chief says he’s hopeful all of the evacuated residents of the city will be able to go home Thursday — while in West Kelowna — it’s going to be a very active day on the fire...

Almost a week after a fire swept through West Kelowna–residents are about to find out whether they have a home to return to. More than 80 properties were damaged within the city boundaries and now the emergency operations centre begins the grim task of notifying those whose homes couldn’t be saved. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

While the structural loss from the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna is devastating—it could have been even worse. The city’s fire chief highlighted the point today that despite dozens of homes being destroyed, firefighters managed to save 3,000 houses in its operations area. Klaudia Van Emmerik has the latest on the destructive fire.

Several communities in British Columbia’s Shuswap region are under threat from a sprawling wildfire that has already destroyed multiple homes. Residents in B.C.’s Interior are doing what they can to help each other, but the fire is shutting down some well-intended aid. While emergency crews in B.C. are making progress fighting the wildfire threatening Kelowna,...

The city of Kelowna, B.C. is under threat after the McDougall Creek wildfire significantly expanded, destroying several homes and putting thousands of people under evacuation orders. Jules Knox reports from West Kelowna on the severity of the situation and what firefighters are bracing for, while Global News meteorologist Kristi Gordon looks at what conditions are...

The city of Kelowna, B.C. is under threat after the McDougall Creek wildfire significantly expanded, destroying several homes and putting thousands of people under evacuation orders. Jules Knox reports from West Kelowna on the severity of the situation, and what firefighters are preparing for.

A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, B.C., over a small wildfire near the city exploding in size, putting thousands of people under evacuation orders and alerts. Farah Nasser explains how the situation spiralled out of control so quickly, and speaks with West Kelowna Fire and Rescue Chief Jason Brolund about the long...

People in 68 homes in West Kelowna have been ordered to leave due to the nearby McDougall Creek wildfire. The fire has prompted a local state of emergency for the city, and a portion of the Westbank First Nation and Okanagan West electoral area, while more than 5,700 properties in multiple communities are under evacuation...