Kelowna's top news story of 2024 - kelownadailycourier.ca
3 days ago · The problems at UBC Okanagan’s so-called ‘vertical campus’, which will rise 43 storeys to be the tallest building between Calgary and Vancouver, have raised questions about construction methods and the city’s building approval and oversight processes and, in some quarters at least, prompted a re-think about the desirability of such high towers in downtown …
First win of 2025, Rockets back home tonight | News ...
2 days ago · The Kelowna Rockets nabbed their first win of 2025 with an exciting 6-4 victory over the Kamloops Blazers on Friday night at the Sandman Centre. Andrew Cristall scored twice while Max Graham potted the winner thanks to a shorthanded tally in the third period. The Rockets got off to a very quick ...
Chiefs back in action Sunday after extended holiday break
3 days ago · After a lengthy break for the holidays, Kelowna Chiefs return to the ice in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action, Sunday against Revelstoke. Game time is 5 p.m. at Rutland Arena. The last week of 2024 wasn’t kind for the Chiefs (9-16-0-3) which lost a home-and-away series with ...
Kelowna's 2024 Newsmaker of the Year | News ...
3 days ago · Wooldridge, a 39-year-old two-term Kelowna city councillor, is The Kelowna Courier’s Newsmaker of the Year for 2024. He came closer than anyone ever has to winning a seat for the NDP in a Kelowna riding, finishing only 40 votes behind BC Conservative victor Kristina Loewen, a margin so narrow it triggered an automatic judicial recount.
No injuries from early morning fire | News ...
3 days ago · Vernon Fire Rescue Services responded to a structure fire at a residential building in the 3600 block of 30th Avenue early Friday morning. At approximately 7 a.m., VFRS crews were dispatched to reports of a vehicle fire in a covered car park. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single vehicle fully ...
Making sure taxes are spent wisely | Opinion ...
3 days ago · Delivering the essential services that support families, businesses, and a growing commu-nity is at the heart of what municipal governments do. In Kelowna, this means managing everything from water and
Bob Rae hopeful for UN development goals, despite ...
3 days ago · "The multipolarity of these shifts is very clear. But we still have this overall goal and we need to be talking to each other." He was encouraged by African states rebuffing an attempt by Russia last September to derail a vote aimed at reforming the UN during a high-profile summit, on the grounds the reform was biased toward Western countries.