Power restored after morning outage in Kelowna’s North End

Power has been restored to nearly 1,000 customers in Kelowna's North End after an early-morning outage Thursday.FortisBC reported 976 customers lost power shortly before 7 a.m. The cause of the outage has not been confirmed.Service was restored just before 9 a.m.

A banker and involved community member will throw his hat into the ring for a seat on Coldstream Council.Scot McNair announced he will run for the role in the fall municipal election.McNair, a fourth-generation North Okanagan resident with 38 years of banking experience, said he has been a strong advocate for community...

The recent rain and cooler weather has decreased the regional drought level, but water scarcity issues remain a concern.The B.C. River Forecast Centre said in its weekly report that the southern interior received some significant precipitation over the past several days, resulting in the Drought Rating to decrease to L...

Okanagan residents are being urged to secure garbage, pet food, fruit and other attractants as bears enter their most active feeding period before hibernation.The Regional District of Central Okanagan and WildSafeBC say recent wildfires have disrupted bear habitat and reduced natural food sources, potentially pushing b...

The four-term Director of RDNO Area B will have his name back on the ballot.Bob Flemming says he will run in the fall election in a bid to retain his seat representing the Swan Lake Commonage area.First elected in 2011, Fleming said a lot has been accomplished under his watch. Recently those include seeing construction...

West Kelowna RCMP carried out a two-day operation in August targeting shoplifting and retail crime. More than 30 people were arrested, with charges laid and thousands of dollars worth of stolen goods recovered. Police also arrested an impaired driver, charged two prohibited drivers and seized more than 150 grams of sus...

The local Member of Parliament had some strong words in response to the social media post from the U.S.'s Secretary of War.On Monday, Pete Hegseth reposted an image from the Vernon Cadets, implying they were unfit for service. In his own social media post, Scott Anderson had some fiery words of his own for Hegseth.READ...

The summer party on Bernard Avenue is coming to an end, with just days left to enjoy downtown without the usual traffic.Meet Me on Bernard closes Tuesday, September 8th, marking the seventh year of the popular pedestrian program.It began in 2020 as a pandemic response to support downtown businesses, turning sections of...

Local campfire bans are about to be extinguished.Effective at noon on Thursday, the bans on smaller campfires on private properties in Vernon, Coldstream and Enderby will be lifted.The end of the bans come as recent rainfall and cooler temperatures have decreased the risk of wildfires. They also align with B.C. Wildfir...