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All that jazz

Running a well-heeled and much-appreciated Jazz Cafe has its perks, as founder Anna Jacyszyn well knows.

FortisBC takes ownership of Kelowna electricity

The substantial and peculiar influence of Fortis Inc. in the municipal affairs of Kelowna was secured with the recent voter approved sale of the...

1st blood makes grade

Zachary Rintoul, 18, will not only save lives with his first blood donation, but will also boost his biology mark.

Wipeout

A skateboarder wipes out along Upper Canyon Drive in Kelowna during free ride practice runs Saturday at the fourth annual Skylands Downhill skateboarding event....

Group keeping B.C. special

Most people have never heard of the Nature Trust of B.C., much less understand what a land trust is and does.

Hooping it up

Aurora Ritums twirls four hula hoops, decorated by Vernon's Teen Junction, Saturday afternoon during Vernon's Downtown Sunshine Festival. Mother Nature broke with tradition and...

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  • Crews hope to install a new scoreboard clock and upgrade the washrooms in Jim Lind Arena by late July.
  • Tennis fans at an upcoming tournament can sip beer or wine in their own seats rather than be corralled into a designated drinking zone.
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  • A heritage-styled new house planned for the corner of Maple Street and Lake Avenue is too big and out-of-keeping with the neighborhood, city councillors say.

Who do you support in the Westside-Kelowna byelection?

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Hall of Famers

The Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame Museum will announce four new inductees at a news conference today. A world champion, a WHL sensation who played on two NHL teams, a CFL all-star and Grey Cup winner, and a man who played a large role in the success of junior hockey in Kelowna will all be inducted officially in November. Find out who got the honours in Wednesday's print edition of The Daily Courier.

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  • Huge raises just plain wrong
    Voters will have a golden opportunity to show Clark what they think about these obscene pay-raises to the pigs at the trough by denying her an election victory at the upcoming by-election. More...
    By Casey Berlanda
  • Pricey loo is see-through
    I'm all for doing whatever it takes to keep the citizens of Kelowna and visitors safe and be able to provide the convenience of a public washroom in OUR city park. My question is twofold : who is moni... More...
    By Shar Quinn
  • Huge raises just plain wrong
    These pay levels were already very generous BEFORE the outrageous increases especially as the Liberals have been holding all other government employees to a net 0% increase. I am particularly incensed... More...
    By eaglebudd
  • Pricey loo is see-through
    Yes there is a way to get rid of drug users in downtown Kelowna. Develop a local police force that focuses on city issues. While not calling the RCMP into disrepute, RCMP officer routinely get transfe... More...
    By stilloutthere
  • Quebec construction workers on strike after negotiations break down
    M. Ouellet's union elite are one of the last bastions in the private sector that argue workers should be paid just for showing up, and then double time if they stay late. Like the rest of the world, C... More...
    By stilloutthere
  • Citizens get chance to force vote on new RCMP building
    Before Kelowna gets anywhere near looking at a new RCMP building, it should consider a new police force. The city is plenty large enough to fund its own force. City police forces routinely do a far be... More...
    By stilloutthere
  • B.C.-Alberta relations go from frosty to friendly
    Christy Clark needs to smarten up & grasp the reality that Americans are working as rapidly as they can to get their LNG ports completed so they can garner some of the premium price that Japan, China,... More...
    By stilloutthere
  • Pricey loo is see-through
    Isn't there a way to get the drug users out of down town Kelowna? More...
    By eaglebudd
  • Stranger things have happened
    The Liberals were very steadfast in keeping a 0% increase for all employees. This included Hospital Residents...who frequently work 80 hours a week and many ear less than $50,000.00 per year. They hav... More...
    By eaglebudd
  • B.C. could act on Senate
    Yes, let's see Premier Clark put the idea of senate abolishin on the table. It isn't likely to succeed but would be good to hear a reasoned debate on the subject. More...
    By camdd
  • Why get second chance?
    Wouldn't it make sense to vote for a party and its policies rather than vote for a personality? Liberal voters who don't like Christy Clark should remember that a vote for Carole Gordon is still a vot... More...
    By adepto_realis
  • Quebec soccer federation scraps controversial turban ban after FIFA ruling
    Brigitte Frot, the Quebec federation's executive director might think her comments were convincing but I'm betting the vast majority of Canadians saw thru this thinly disguised attempt at racial socia... More...
    By camdd
  • A legacy of choice
    Good Editorial! Dr. Morgentaler fought so that women can not only choose when to become mothers but also choose what risks we wish to face. Pregnancy is not without risks and men would do well to leav... More...
    By camdd
  • Let the lawn bowlers stay
    Of course the lawn bowlers should stay! Such a great site, good exercise and social contacts, and with increasing membership, one has to wonder why anyone would even consider eliminating it. We need t... More...
    By camdd
  • The red flags of pseudoscience
    I understand that Chopra is an accredited MD, and I personally find his attitude to be inquiring rather than dogmatic. I am baffled by the suggestion that "anti-GMO" should be lumped into quackery. I ... More...
    By manifesto2000
  • Teen dies in mill mishap
    This is so sad for that poor family, my heart is with them.So young:( More...
    By jodykopf
  • Citizens get chance to force vote on new RCMP building
    Kelowna will never have a referendum on anything. The citizenry is much too apathetic for that. More...
    By jgzeger
  • B.C.-Alberta relations go from frosty to friendly
    I wonder what percentage of Kelowna residents know that Gwyn Morgan, the former chair of SNC Lavalin, was Christy Clark's top transition team advisor? If Clark wins her seat in West Kelowna, how likel... More...
    By r2D4
  • B.C.-Alberta relations go from frosty to friendly
    Of course they got all friendly, the election is over and the tough act for the camera can be toned down now. I just loved that Fiberal ad during the campaign where that older gentlemen was commenting... More...
    By farside1
  • Police warning of online rental scam
    I'd like to Warn Potential Condo Buyers of a Possible Scam on Castanet. There's an Ad for a Condo For Sale but No Pictures. So I emailed the Seller Asking him to email me Pictures but Seller still Sai... More...
    By Kaycee
  • Police warning of online rental scam
    If U Google the Banking & Contact & Mailing Info this Scammer Gives You, You will SEE Tons of Warnings about how it is a SCAM!!! That's how I Discovered Last Year about this very Rental Scam that rcmp... More...
    By Kaycee
  • $800,000 showdown
    Walter Gray is, always was, and always will be a twit. More...
    By jgzeger
  • Police warning of online rental scam
    Funny it took this long for rcmp to act on this type of scam. I alerted rcmp last summer about these ads from scammers & was ignored & nothing done about it. I even provided the actual ad & the emails... More...
    By Kaycee
  • Poor optics out of the gate
    Mo, I wasn't talking about Liberal messaging (free enterprise yada yada), I was talking about Clark's performance. I don't drink Scotch. You have to tell me why the NDP should not make Clark's record ... More...
    By DVarga
  • Poor optics out of the gate
    With due respect, we cannot compare voters from major centres with those of the Okanagan. Let me give you an example. You will remember during the election, deadbeats talked about free enterprise and ... More...
    By mrajabally
  • Poor optics out of the gate
    The real difference between Clark and Gordon is that Clark has a history of performance in the position. Instead of the battlelines being drawn around knowledge of local issues and Clark’s commitment ... More...
    By DVarga
  • Poor optics out of the gate
    Actually, Christy Clark's position is as "awkward" as Carole Gordon's. They both lost the election once already; the electorate spoke quite clearly that it did not want either as MLA. Manchester's que... More...
    By DVarga
  • Poor optics out of the gate
    There's a few poor optics, as well, given that Clark has now eliminated the position of Minister of State for Seniors, and cancelled the government committees Family First, Jobs and Skills Training, O... More...
    By DVarga
  • Poor optics out of the gate
    No , really political backwards is the whole province of Alberta. They have changed party's once in 75 years. The Conservatives have been in power since 1971 and there has never been anything close to... More...
    By farside1
  • New plan will worsen traffic
    This city is totally backwards with traffic design. There are so many intersection in need of left turn signals that it really is sad. Then there is the issue of light synchronization that would allow... More...
    By farside1