Central Okanagan

• Kelowna firefighters douse small blaze inside second-floor unit

  According to the Kelowna Fire Department, a small fire was discovered in a second-floor unit on Friday during noon, but was quickly extinguished.

  Canada

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• Peachland wildfire now listed as held

  Only one day into the firefight, crews got the upper hand on the Spring Lake wildfire that broke out on Crown land at around 5 p.m. Wednesday. 

  Fire

  9 hours
  
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• Kelowna to close Knox Mountain Drive for annual wildfire concerns

  The city says no vehicle traffic will be allowed until conditions improve, though people will still be able to access the park’s first lookout by foot or bike.

  Canada

  Jul 11
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• Okanagan athlete secures scholarship to University of Hawaii

  Elise Drake of Kelowna recently won gold in women’s under-20 hammer throw at the national track and field championships.

  Sports

  Jul 10
• Wildfire continues to burn in hills above Peachland

  According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire is in the hills above Peachland, on Pincushion Mountain.

  Fire

  Jul 10
• ‘Local drag is the best drag’: Top Canadian drag queen shares stage with Okanagan performers

  Okanagan-based drag performers Freida Whales and Ella Lamoureux will open for Queen Priyanka's July 19 show at the Vibrant Vine winery.

  Entertainment

  Jul 10
• Another delay in sentencing of prolific B.C. COVID-protocol protester

  David Lindsay was set to be sentenced Wednesday for assault relating to an Aug. 19, 2021 incident at a Kelowna Interior Health building, but he didn't show up.

  Crime

  Jul 10
• Kelowna’s Malindi Elmore headed to 3rd Summer Olympics

  ‘I’m super excited to be going to the Olympics for my third time. I didn’t really expect I would be at this point now and I can’t wait,’ said Malindi Elmore.

  Sports

  Jul 10
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• Investigation continues into Kelowna fire; neighbour says building was a ‘tinderbox’

  The fire happened Monday in Kelowna’s Lower Mission neighbourhood, as an old farm building on Casorso Road went up in flames around noon.

  Canada

  Jul 9
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• Weather warning for wind, thunderstorms issued for Central Okanagan

  The national weather agency says conditions are favourable for thunderstorms to develop over the region’s ridge tops in the afternoon.

  Weather

  Jul 9