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'My wife woke me up and the whole street was covered in cop cars all over the place. They did have their guns drawn,' said neighbour Martin Stairs.

Kelowna RCMP Supt. Chris Goebel addressed city council on Monday, acknowledging the day-to-day realities many businesses are facing.

In January, RCMP officers and CBSA officers at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility intercepted a shipment of 115 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in jars of pickles.

Residents in the Tallus Ridge and Shannon Woods neighbourhoods went five days without being able to drink their tap water after a security breach at the Tallus reservoir.

On Thursday, West Kelowna city workers were notified of an alarm at the Tallus Ridge water reservoir and upon inspection, they found what they believed to be intentional damage.

Police say the first incident happened around 6 a.m. . Then, just 24 hours later, it happened again.

The 2026 budget has allocated funding for four additional RCMP officers, but according to the detachment's officer-in-charge, far more are needed to meet current policing needs.

“400 police files, I don’t know what the number is where it gets to the point where it’s serious enough that they are going to deal with it properly,” Dyas added.

Despite data saying otherwise, Kelowna, B.C. business owners say break and enters, thefts and property crime are through the roof.

City of Kelowna officials say the QR codes were not authorized by either the municipality or its mobile payment provider, PayByPhone.

The vape shop on Carrington Road only opened four months ago. Last week, a break-in and theft left the shop with thousands of dollars in damage and stolen merchandise.

Conservative MLA Gavin Dew hosted a town hall on crime and social disorder in Kelowna on Wednesday, attended by about 200 concerned residents.

Three of the organization's service vehicles were badly damaged in a vandalism incident that happened sometime between midnight Friday and Saturday morning.

The theft happened on Saturday, Jan. 31 on Kneller Road in the city's Rutland area.

"Shocked that of all places to break into to steal items, it would be of a free store that's serving families in poverty," said Shannon Christensen, CEO and founder.

Neighbours say the property has been a source of constant problems for months, with repeated police and bylaw visits.

Moreno Scatozza lives near the base of Knox Mountain in downtown's north end, where he says break-ins and thefts have become rampant in recent months.

Under the new measures,  contractors who erect, dismantle, maintain or repair cranes will now have to be licensed and obtain a permit ahead of any crane work.

On Thursday, the City of Kelowna announced its latest response to the ongoing issues plaguing downtown: temporary overnight security patrols.

At a news conference on Tuesday, RCMP said with Kelowna being a growing city with growing challenges, priorities have to be triaged.