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 Kelowna: TRACS looking for bunny sponsors
TRACS will hold a “sponsor a bunny - save a life” event Wednesday. “It is being held to once again bring public awareness regarding the cull to the forefront, as well as to raise funds to save as many rabbit lives as possible,” said TRACS’ Sinikka Crosland. 8/19/2008 3:32:21 PM
 Boaters want more facilities
Anchors away, and the public should help pay. More than three-quarters of Central Okanagan residents believe local governments should put more money into marine facilities, according to results of a new survey. 8/19/2008 3:29:47 PM
 Police seek trestle vandals
The two men look more like a father and son taking a weekend stroll than a couple of suspected vandals. Jon Howell of Kelowna was touring the trestles with his family. The act made him so angry, he took a picture of the alleged offenders. (file photo). 8/19/2008 1:59:16 PM
 Person may be trapped in Prince George hotel fire
One person may be unaccounted for and three others were taken to hospital following a Tuesday morning fire in an old downtown hotel in Prince George, B.C. "There are unconfirmed reports that one person may or may not be still in the building," John Lane, deputy fire chief, told CBC News. 8/19/2008 1:45:16 PM
 Storm watch issued for Southern Interior
Environment Canada warned residents of B.C.'s Interior to watch out for severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening. An official weather warning was issued for Prince George. Meanwhile, lesser weather watches were issued for the southern and central Interior. 8/18/2008 7:25:51 PM
 Lightning sparks fires in B.C. Interior
Small fires are scattered "from the border west of Osoyoos all the way up in through Penticton and Kelowna, as well as up through Douglas Lake into Westwold to Falkland and up into the Salmon Arm area," said Jeanne Rucker. 8/18/2008 5:52:09 PM
 $400 million build-out taking shape
The Kelowna university campus will be triple its initial size by 2010 or 2011. As UBC Okanagan gets ready to welcome its fourth intake of new students this September, the campus is still a sea of construction cranes. 8/18/2008 6:21:34 AM
 Cool runnings at Apple triathlon
Like a fever, the record-setting heat is about to break. The drop in temperature came just in time for Kelowna Apple Triathlon participants, who would have faced a gruelling day if the forecast highs had kept up on Sunday. 8/18/2008 6:19:27 AM
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Rescue efforts save struggling fawns Laying in a shallow murky pond, their eyes looking hopelessly over the surface, two fawns waited for the inevitable. “They were dying, there was no doubt about it,” said Pete Wise of Wise Wildlife Control Services. 8/18/2008 10:13:41 AM
Bad news for Kokanee Ranger It's all over but the crying in the Kokanee Ranger Live or Die campaign. Over 430-thousand Canadians cast their ballot, and the man with the famed moustache is no more. 8/18/2008 9:43:05 AM
Orphaned bear cubs find home on top of mountain Suzie and Johnny, the two orphaned grizzly cubs raised in captivity and released back to the wild, have parted ways and settled on neighbouring mountain tops northeast of Prince George. 8/18/2008 9:04:55 AM
False bomb scare closes Willams Lake airport There were no explosives found after a bomb scare forced the evacuation of the Williams Lake airport Sunday. The airport was shut down at about 11 a.m. after a woman tried to check-in two bags that set off screening alarms. 8/18/2008 5:49:18 AM
B.C. athletes stand out in Canada's Olympic team B.C. athletes have had a piece of five of the seven Canadian medals so far. Victoria swimmer Ryan Cochrane took home Canada's first medal in the pool since 2000, and there were six B.C. rowers celebrating Olympic gold, silver and bronzes in rowing events. 8/18/2008 5:36:34 AM
Kelowna RCMP looking for rape suspect RCMP in Kelowna are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman early Saturday morning. The victim was walking alone in the 1400-block of Richter Street when she was attacked. 8/17/2008 7:13:26 PM
Boats and helicopter scouring Pine, Peace rivers for missing 22-year-old man Rescue teams are using eight boats and a helicopter in their search for a 22-year-old Fort St. John man who was swept away in the waters of the Pine River. 8/17/2008 10:11:41 AM
Kelowna: Triathletes facing another day of extreme temperatures With temperatures expected to be in the record-setting range again today, participation in the Kelowna Apple Triathlon could be dangerous to the athletes‘ health. 8/17/2008 6:26:48 AM
Merritt is looking to reinvent itself Merritt needs a Plan B. Like so many small towns across B.C., Merritt depends heavily on forestry for jobs. And forestry, right now, is in crisis. Merritt Mayor David Laird has no illusions about what this means for his town. 8/17/2008 6:24:35 AM
Child-luring reported in Lake Country Lake Country RCMP are warning about a possible child-luring incident Friday evening. Police say a 12-year-old girl was approached by a man in a vehicle as she was walking on Bottomwood Lake Road near Lodge Road. 8/17/2008 5:24:23 AM
Hazleton, B.C. cheers gold medal victory As well as becoming a Canadian hero, newly minted Olympic gold medallist Carol Huynh is the toast of the town in her home of Hazelton. The 27-year-old freestyle wrestler's cheering family watched her on TV as she stepped to the top of the podium. 8/17/2008 12:07:28 AM
Kamloops: Tranquille still a go A massive development at the old Tranquille sanatorium is still on, despite a possible downturn in the housing market. Developers of the Tranquille on the Lake project have been quietly spending the last few months working with the city on development and rezoning permits. 8/17/2008 12:03:37 AM
New court dates set for Schoenborn The man accused of murdering his three children in their Merritt home earlier this year had little to say Friday as he appeared by videolink in Kamloops provincial court. “Yes, sir,” was his brief reply when asked by Judge Stephen Harrison if he was Allan Dwayne Schoenborn. 8/17/2008 12:01:50 AM
Kelowna: Get rid of parking lots near city hall Parking lots around Kelowna City Hall should be turned into parks, now that the validity of the Simpson Covenant has been upheld, Sharron Simpson says. The Save the Heritage Simpson Covenant Society, led by Stanley Simpson‘s granddaughter, had asked the court to block the city‘s attempt to remove the covenant. 8/16/2008 9:01:26 AM
Kelowna residents unbeaten by fire Five years after lightning touched off the most catastrophic fire in the Okanagan‘s history, the people living on the front line are still rebuilding. In the months following owners of the 239 houses destroyed put their heads down and got to work. 8/16/2008 8:44:28 AM
Lake Country to vote on Fire Hall Lake Country voters could get the chance to vote this fall on whether the town should borrow $4 million to help pay for a new fire hall. The owner of a typical Lake Country home assessed at $520,000 would pay an extra $57 annually. 8/16/2008 5:59:14 AM
Leadership not about polls “The hell with the polls.” That was the response in Kelowna Thursday evening from deputy Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff to the latest poll showing that Canadians have much more faith in Prime Minister Stephen Harper than Liberal Leader Stephane Dion. 8/15/2008 8:08:35 AM
Ashton stores closing after 55 years The chain founded in Penticton once spanned 13 locations, but increased competition from big box stores and changing demographics led to its pending closure this September. Some 27 employees, some of whom have worked at the Penticton store for decades, will be let go. 8/12/2008 1:12:30 PM
July housing starts vary in Okangan The number of housing starts in Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon varied widely in July but the long-term trend is for another healthy year. Also what is happening in Penticton and other Okanagan markets is pretty much consistent across British Columbia. 8/12/2008 5:34:10 AM
Coquihalla toll collector ripped off motorists A toll collector on the Coquihalla Highway apparently ripped off both motorists and the government over a period of several months, according to an internal government audit obtained by The Vancouver Sun. 8/11/2008 1:17:46 PM
2 Okanagan hikers found alive after 18-days A pair of hikers missing for more than two weeks in a remote area of the B.C. wilderness have been rescued. The 60-year-old man and 52-year-old woman from Salmon Arm and Peachland, were found around 4 p.m. Sunday by a search and rescue helicopter. 8/11/2008 12:40:00 PM
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