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WFN turns down pontoons

WFN turns down pontoons

Feb 6, 2008 / 5:00 am

A day after the City of Kelowna turned down an opportunity to utilize pontoons from the Okanagan Lake Floating Bridge, Westbank First Nation has followed suit....

WFN could take pontoons

WFN could take pontoons

Feb 5, 2008 / 9:00 am

Kelowna's loss could be the Westside's gain. A decision by the City of Kelowna to turn down an opportunity to convert pontoons from the Okanagan Lake Floating...

Regional District highlights

Regional District highlights

Jan 31, 2008 / 1:00 pm

Crown Land License Referral Application - The Regional Board has given conditional support to a Crown Land License of Occupation referral application from the...

Houseboat owners high and dry

Houseboat owners high and dry

Jan 31, 2008 / 5:00 am

They're still waiting for the official eviction, but houseboat owners at Shelter Bay Marina on the Westside say they're being given the boot. Lisa Kolar is one...

Crooks caught on camera

Jan 29, 2008 / 5:00 am

Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers has released a couple of photos of thieves at work, hoping you might be able to help nab them. One deals with mail theft, the...

Westside hires CFO

Westside hires CFO

Jan 29, 2008 / 5:00 am

The District of Westside has again looked south in hiring a key senior staff member. Jim Zaffino has been hired as the Municipality's Chief Financial Officer....

Traffic stop leads to pot

Traffic stop leads to pot

Jan 28, 2008 / 12:30 pm

RCMP got a little more than they bargained for following a routine traffic stop on the Westside over the weekend. Police stopped the vehicle late Saturday...

Westside Council briefs

Westside Council briefs

Jan 27, 2008 / 2:00 pm

Westside Municipal Council has authorized the spending of $162,000 to complete the detailed redesign of the Westside Public Safety Building. The money, to be...

RDCO construction record

RDCO construction record

Jan 25, 2008 / 12:00 pm

A record $236.7 million worth of construction projects was approved by the Regional District of Central Okanagan in 2007. That's an increase of 65 percent over...

Two Westside B&Es

Two Westside B&E""s

Jan 23, 2008 / 4:00 pm

RCMP believe two break and enters in Westside may be connected. The thefts both occurred during the day, Tuesday. Rural RCMP says the first incident, in the...

Yacht club retains tax status

Yacht club retains tax status

Jan 23, 2008 / 7:00 am

The Westbank Yacht Club will be exempt from paying municipal taxes --- at least for now. Westside Municipal Council voted Tuesday to pass the Tax Exempt Bylaw...

Lack of bathrooms stall waterpark

Lack of bathrooms stall waterpark

Jan 23, 2008 / 5:00 am

A provincial government regulation requiring public washroom facilities is standing in the way of a children's waterpark on the Westside. The Westbank Rotary...

No new cops for Westside

No new cops for Westside

Jan 23, 2008 / 5:00 am

The new District of Westside will have to make do with current policing levels for at least another year. Westside Interim Administrator, Rod Drennan, informed...

Driver in critical condition

Driver in critical condition

Jan 21, 2008 / 6:20 am

A driver is in critical condition at KGH after losing control of his vehicle early Sunday morning. RCMP say a southbound vehicle on Shannon Lake Road hit a...

Westbank couple kicks habit

Westbank couple kicks habit

Jan 19, 2008 / 3:30 pm

It took several tries, but a Westbank couple is finally smoke free. National Non-Smoking Week has special meaning to Stephanie Sedmak and Melvin Lui, a couple...

Robbed at gunpoint

Robbed at gunpoint

Jan 19, 2008 / 11:23 am

Police are on the look out for several people involved in an armed robbery Friday afternoon. Constable Scott Falkingham says two men were robbed just before 3...

Westside fire leads to charges

Westside fire leads to charges

Jan 18, 2008 / 11:30 am

Three Edmonton men have been charged with setting a forest fire on Blue Grouse Mountain in July of 2006. Kelowna RCMP Constable, Julie Rattee, says RCMP...

Thieves hit City Furniture

Thieves hit City Furniture

Jan 14, 2008 / 2:30 pm

Thieves made off with a couple of flat screen TV's following an early morning break-in at City Furniture on the Westside. The break-in occurred sometime before...

Greek god statue stolen

Greek god statue stolen

Jan 14, 2008 / 5:30 am

A god is missing from Westbank. A statue of a Greek god was stolen from Alexis Art in the 2400 block of Main Street early Monday morning. Constable Julie Rattee...

Westside can take tax payments

Westside can take tax payments

Jan 13, 2008 / 6:00 am

The new Westside Municipality is now set up to accept tax payments. Westside residents who need to pay outstanding taxes or wish to make pre-payments may do so...