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A Kelowna man has been found guilty of operating a drone that interfered with a helicopter that was dousing the McDougall Creek wildfire in 2023. Derek Leippi was deemed guilty by Judge C. Heinrichs in Kelowna Provincial Court on Monday, Feb. 9, about two and a half years after the incident. On Aug. 27, 2023, […]

In wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, many support services are available to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 310-Mental Health Support at 310-6789; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868; Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988; KUU-US (Indigenous) Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717; Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868. B.C.

The Malcolm Knapp Research Forest in Maple Ridge will be the scene of a Family Adventure Day on Monday, Feb. 16. Family Day will offer a day of fun, learning and adventure in the great outdoors. For $12 per family, they can learn survival skills in a hands-on environment. They will learn how to construct

Kid Cupid is at it again – for the fourth year in a row. Suhaandeep Gill, 10, has completed his annual Valentine’s Day giveaway, making and delivering meals to emergency shelters in Abbotsford, Mission and Maple Ridge. Suhaandeep and his family made bread pakora – similar to a samosa – and macaroni salad, and packaged

Rental prices are dropping in Kelowna. The average monthly cost of a one bedroom apartment in the city is down 11.5 per cent year-over-year, averaging $1,690, according to apartment hunting site Zumper. The website’s recent statistics have Kelowna as 12th most expensive for housing rentals across the country, and the biggest annual decline among the