Marshall Jones

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Neighbours heard a loud bang, then saw the youth leave, then fire.

Watch as police with assault weapons drawn descend on vehicle on Grizzly Road and Highway 97 in West Kelowna.

A coroner’s report showed the founder and CEO of A Way Home Kamloops died in December 2020 of an overdose. The findings were based on blood toxicity alone — no note of her injuries, bruises nor the numerous phone calls to police. But some sources close to Katherine say it was far more complicated. “Katherine deserves to have the truth told. She would want it told in order to bring awareness to other young women who could find themselves in similar situations.”

“I’m not sure the wine industry — or the culture here — has any time for teetotalers.”

He’d been operating without issue for 20 years until this year when he was told his lease was no longer valid, and he had to abandon his business. The band member landlords appear to want to take it over.

The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is suing Debra Anne Saywell to recover its funds, but are being hotly contested in court. Saywell had her accounts frozen Aug. 3, 2023 to try to ensure any money left wasn’t spent but that order was made without Saywell’s input. Last week, Justice Hugh V…

“Just this past January, we had a very cold, cold winter peak. We hit near our maximum amount on our electric system. Then gas side, provincial wide, we did as well.”

When the City of Kelowna tried to encourage developers and homeowners to produce more houses on existing lots in its urban neighbourhoods two years ago, it had an immediate effect. Land got assembled. Homes and lots were sold. Fourplexes and even higher density housing started being built. As they did so, their land values obviously went up — and so did they neighbours. Some got stuck with big property tax bills, some more than 30 per cent higher. That’s because BC Assessment factors…

The developer agreed to restrictive covenants on its land as a condition for approval of its development. It appears the land is no longer needed, so the developer wants it back.