West Kelowna

• West Kelowna council officially opposes overhead BC Hydro transmission lines

  Now after months of debate, city council has officially made its position known with a unanimous vote by council to send a letter to both BC Hydro and the BC Utilities Commission.

  Canada

  Jul 3
  
• West Kelowna pizza shop owner says viral ‘prank’ crossed the line

  A West Kelowna, B.C., business owner is speaking out after a frightening confrontation inside his pizza shop, which appears to have been part of a social media prank.

  Canada

  May 15
  
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• Vape shop hopes clothing helps track down suspects in West Kelowna smash-and-grab

  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.

  Canada

  Mar 30
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• Water advisory issued after West Kelowna water reservoir ‘intentionally damaged’

  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.

  Crime

  Mar 20
• ‘Fly high my angel’: 12-year-old girl dies by suicide amid bullying allegations

  Her father, Ryan Marshall, says Lexi was once confident and outgoing, but that began to change when she entered middle school. She was 12 years old when she took her own life.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• Anti-abortion billboards in West Kelowna, B.C. to be taken down

  '(The lawyers) said that if BC Billboards is publishing pro-life billboards and not mine, then it’s considered sex-based discrimination,' Harms explained.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2025
• Rain, snow to fall as Okanagan ends year in a drought

  'As we continue into the weekend, we’re going to see potential rain coming through, more so later into the week, like Sunday and Monday.'

  Weather

  Dec 5, 2025
• ‘A huge concern’: Okanagan search crew warns of growing trend as another senior goes missing

  “It’s a huge concern. I think in the last year we’ve had probably a dozen like this, two currently missing,” said Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2025
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• Power outages, closures plague Westside Road as burned trees fall on power lines

  'The weekend of October 24th to 27th, the Wilson’s Landing and north area had power outages anywhere from 23 to 35 hours — all within a 54-hour period,' said resident Blanche Beda.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2025
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• Fireworks shot from moving vehicle on Westside Road, wildfire sparks hours later

  “I was like, this is going to start a fire,” Johansen recalled. “I just had a weird feeling that something bad was going to happen from it.”

  Fire

  Oct 17, 2025