Year in Review

Bullying and harassment allegations were levelled at some Okanagan HC players in November 2022. (okanaganhc_jphl/Instagram)

November: Bullying and harassment allegations against private West Kelowna hockey organization

Allegations being investigated by Kelowna RCMP Vulnerable Persons Section

 

Tom Dyas was handed the ‘keys to Rutland’ after winning the Kelowna mayoral race in the 2022 election. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

October: Kelowna has a new mayor

Tom Dyas elected over two-term incumbent Colin Basran

 

Controversial home at 235 Nickel Rd. in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)

September: Protest leads to eviction in Rutland home

Nickel Road home boarded up in September

 

Protesters gather outside the Kelowna Court House during the sentencing of fraudulent social worker Robert Riley Saunders. 
(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Protesters gather outside the Kelowna Court House during the sentencing of fraudulent social worker Robert Riley Saunders. 
(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
A memorial service at Lakeview Memorial Cemetery was disrupted on May 8, 2022 when an impatient woman drove over the graves. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
A memorial service at Lakeview Memorial Cemetery was disrupted on May 8, 2022 when an impatient woman drove over the graves. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Okanagan Mission Secondary School (Google Maps)
Okanagan Mission Secondary School (Google Maps)
Dashcam video from the takedown shows a multitude of police vehicles converging on the scene on Highway 97 in West Kelowna. (YouTube)

March: Man with gun arrested in West Kelowna after allegedly stealing a truck

Incident started around 8 a.m. Mar. 7 after a three-vehicle crash at Glenmore and Union roads

Dashcam video from the takedown shows a multitude of police vehicles converging on the scene on Highway 97 in West Kelowna. (YouTube)
Geoff de Ruiter organized a Ducknana event in Victoria to help build a sense of community after a couple of difficult years. (Photo courtesy of Geoff de Ruiter)

Censored Sasquatch, Ducknana diehards: Wacky B.C. stories from 2022

Don’t forget the breastfeeding mom who saved her goose or the music teacher who scared off a bear

Geoff de Ruiter organized a Ducknana event in Victoria to help build a sense of community after a couple of difficult years. (Photo courtesy of Geoff de Ruiter)
Autumn Lott at Gilman’s point, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. At seven years old, she’s the youngest Canadian to have ever summitted the infamous peak. (Francesca Lott photo)

Good news stories from 2022 to reflect on in 2023

These British Columbians were lifting spirits across the province

Autumn Lott at Gilman’s point, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. At seven years old, she’s the youngest Canadian to have ever summitted the infamous peak. (Francesca Lott photo)
Charlotte is one of the resident pigs at Star’s Piggly Wiggly’s Sanctuary in Peachland Kelowna. 
(File photo)

April: Peachland Piggly Wiggly Pig Sanctuary hosts open house

Pigs have an excellent sense of direction

Charlotte is one of the resident pigs at Star’s Piggly Wiggly’s Sanctuary in Peachland Kelowna. 
(File photo)
James Wood had been missing since Nov. 8, 2022. (Facebook)

January: Missing vulnerable man found dead

Top story from January 2022 for West Kelowna

James Wood had been missing since Nov. 8, 2022. (Facebook)
(Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

News Maker of the Year: Colin Basran

A year in the headlines for former Kelowna mayor

(Aaron Hemens/Capital News)
Olive doesn’t mind the snow if there are treats involved (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Olive doesn’t mind the snow if there are treats involved (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
B.C. athletes shot for the stars in 2022. Clockwise from top left: Melanie Vogal, Rio Crystal, Teagan Dunnett, Kimberly Newell. (Photos submitted)

From cross-Arctic treks to Olympic dreams, B.C. athletes made 2022 one for the books

Athletes didn’t shy away from adventure this year

B.C. athletes shot for the stars in 2022. Clockwise from top left: Melanie Vogal, Rio Crystal, Teagan Dunnett, Kimberly Newell. (Photos submitted)
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick

Kelowna- Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick reflects on 2022

Letnick says he ensures due process is being followed

  • Dec 24, 2022
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick
Renee Merrifield

Kelowna-Mission MLA Merrifield looks back on 2021

A column from the BC Liberal caucus

  • Jan 3, 2022
Renee Merrifield
Ken Zeitner

Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Letnick highlights a 2021 community champion

Ken Zeitner is being awarded the Denise Leblond Lifetime Achievement

  • Jan 3, 2022
Ken Zeitner
MP Tracy Gray at her swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa, on Oct. 29, 2021. (Christian Diotte photo)

Kelowna- Lake Country MP Gray looks back on 2021

Tracy applauds community spirit amid tragedies

  • Dec 30, 2021
MP Tracy Gray at her swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa, on Oct. 29, 2021. (Christian Diotte photo)
The Kelowna Rotary Centre for the Arts. (Contributed)

After a turbulent year, an exciting return to live arts and culture in Kelowna

A year in review from the Rotary Centre for the Arts

  • Dec 26, 2021
The Kelowna Rotary Centre for the Arts. (Contributed)
Before and after photos of Baron, who now has a new name, Dexter, and a new adopted home. (BC SPCA photos)

Kelowna BC SPCA: Your support helps animals find their furever homes

This year 947 were directly helped by the Kelowna shelter

  • Dec 26, 2021
Before and after photos of Baron, who now has a new name, Dexter, and a new adopted home. (BC SPCA photos)
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