Archive for November, 2009

Local teams top-ten at volleyball provincials

Local teams top-ten at volleyball provincials

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 10:13 pm

KCS Knights finish sixth and Immaculta Mustangs eighth in 12-team boys A provincial tourney held this past weekend in Clearwater.

Okanagan Rockets solid in weekend doubleheader

Okanagan Rockets solid in weekend doubleheader

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 9:43 pm

Valley major midget team hangs on to third place in standings with win and tie.

What’s the point of going green? Find out Friday in West Kelowna

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 5:14 pm

The Westbank Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast meeting this Friday titled Sustainability – What’s in it for business?

Yopyk reacts to Saturday’s tough loss to Timberwolves

Yopyk reacts to Saturday’s tough loss to Timberwolves

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 5:02 pm

Yopyk stands up for play of backup goaltender Cam Gorchynski.

Identity thief says fraudulently-obtained funds helped pay her rent

Identity thief says fraudulently-obtained funds helped pay her rent

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 4:30 pm

A 20-year-old Kelowna woman avoids prison after using forged documents and stolen mail during a seven-month crime spree.

Jury chosen for Simpson murder trial

Jury chosen for Simpson murder trial

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 2:15 pm

Second-degree murder case against Cameron Simpson, who is alleged to have stabbed roommate Robert Issac in West Kelowna two years ago, is set to begin on Wednesday.

Don’t walk away from DARE program so easily, implores school trustee

Don’t walk away from DARE program so easily, implores school trustee

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 2:00 pm

Trustee Gail Given wants the school board to consider a modified replacement for the anti-drug DARE program.

Nk’Mip Cellars and chef Patrick Leduc at the Neighbourhood Nosh

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 12:06 pm

Contributed

Slow down, unwind, and become a little more familiar with one of the Okanagan’s best known wineries at a complimentary wine tasting.

Nk’Mip Cellars will be the guest winery at the Neighbourhood Nosh this Thursday, December 3rd at the BC Wine…

West Kelowna council highlights

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:41 am

Secondary Suite Policy Options

Anne Kjerulf of CitySpaces Consulting Ltd. provided Council with a presentation on the development of a Secondary Suite Policy and provided information gathered from a recent Affordable Housing survey. The results indicate an estimated 2,000 illegal secondary…

She left her vehicle running and thieves ran off with it

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 10:38 am

RCMP press release

On Nov. 28 at 9:45 a.m. a woman had just finished fueling her Hyundai SUV at the Extra Foods Gas Bar in West Kelowna. She started up her vehicle and then went inside the Gas Bar to buy…