Downtown Kelowna

• Kelowna shoe repair shop angers customers: ‘We just want our belongings back’

  What's made things even worse for the former customers of the Galaxy Shoe Repair shop on Ellis Street is the fact that many were asked to pre-pay.

  Canada

  Sep 13
  
• ‘The Working Man’ statue takes a hit in Kelowna

  Employees with the City of Kelowna reviewed local security cameras and determined four men, believed to be in their 20s, caused the issue.

  Crime

  Aug 15
  
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• ‘Tainted process’: City says paid supporters attended public hearing for former RCMP site

  The city said 24 people made submissions on behalf of the developer, with half referencing the need for affordable housing, student housing or affordable student housing.

  Canada

  Aug 10
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• Bernard Avenue closure to be expanded for ‘block party’ on Saturday

  On Saturday, the Downtown Kelowna Association will hold its 2023 Block Party. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  Canada

  Jul 18
• Threat cleared at Kelowna courthouse, police still investigating

  The courthouse was evacuated for around three hours on Wednesday while Kelowna RCMP searched the building.

  Canada

  Jul 5
• Extra RCMP resources brought in for Canada Day celebrations in Kelowna

  Canada Day festivities in Kelowna began at 10 a.m., Saturday, and will wrap up around 12 hours later with a fireworks display.

  Canada

  Jul 1
• Rise in crime, public safety concern in Kelowna prompts new youth-focused RCMP program

  RCMP in Kelowna are taking steps to ensure the safety of the public with a new program aimed at engaging youth in known trouble spots and decreasing the risk of property crime.

  Crime

  Jun 25
• Man with replica gun arrested downtown after report of weapon: Kelowna RCMP

  After RCMP swarmed a downtown Kelowna intersection for reports of a man with a gun, officers determined the weapon was a BB gun and arrested a man they said was known to them.

  Crime

  Jun 21
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• Suspicious cabin fire in Vernon’s downtown

  The fire started on the exterior of a cabin structure on 31st Avenue, in a park space adjacent to Lower BX Creek, across the street from the Schubert Centre.

  Fire

  Jun 7
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• ‘People are fed up:’ Officials acknowledge plight of Kelowna businesses during tour of downtown area

  According to Falcon, the concerns surrounding safety, primarily in municipalities' downtown areas are province-wide issues that are only getting worse.

  Canada

  Apr 15