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3 days ago | 
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels
Kelowna’s Prospera Place was a hive of activity Wednesday night as a sizeable crowd gathered to watch a performance by the popular '90s band, Bush. While the band lead singer Gavin Rossdale commended the audience during his performance for being polite after he took a tour through the crowd, others offered a less rosy view when the night came to a close.
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3 days ago | 
castanetkamloops.net | Kathy Michaels
Kelowna’s Prospera Place was a hive of activity Wednesday night as a sizeable crowd gathered to watch a performance by the popular '90s band, Bush.
While the band lead singer Gavin Rossdale commended the audience during his performance for being polite after he took a tour through the crowd, others offered a less rosy view when the night came to a close.
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3 days ago | 
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels
The man whose larger than life works of art have become beloved Kelowna landmarks has died. He was 91 years old. Robert Dow Reid, a Scottish-born sculptor whose work has become emblematic of Kelowna and recognized Canada wide, died on April 23, his family said in a statement released Thursday. Among his most iconic creations is the Spirit of Sail, known to most area residents as simply “The Sails.” The 12-metre-high fibreglass sculpture was unveiled in 1977 at the foot of Bernard Avenue in Kelowna.
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3 days ago | 
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels
Funding aimed at protecting future crops of cherries, peaches, apples and other tree fruits from changing growing conditions has fallen into place.
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3 days ago | 
castanetkamloops.net | Kathy Michaels
Funding aimed at protecting future crops of cherries, peaches, apples and other tree fruits from changing growing conditions has fallen into place.
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4 days ago | 
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels
Two former B.C. premiers and a past prime minister are reaching out to Kelowna voters today, endorsing candidates in what's shaping up to be a very tight race. Former Prime Minister Jean Chretien and former premier Christy Clark threw their support behind Liberal candidate Stephen Fuhr Wednesday while former premier Gordon Campbell endorsed Conservative Tracy Gray on the same day.
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4 days ago | 
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels
A late night incident in a Kelowna neighbourhood ended without issue, police say. It was around 11 p.m. Tuesday, when Kelowna RCMP attended a residence in the 500-block of Jachinsky Road. They were called about a 31-year-old man being in distress and possibly in possession of a weapon, Cpl. Michael Gauthier said in a media release. "The Southeast District Emergency Response Team was deployed and at approximately 1:30 a.m., the individual was safely taken into custody," Gauthier said.
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4 days ago | 
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels
Rock icon Bryan Adams is hitting the road this fall with his “Roll With The Punches” North America 2025 tour, and Kelowna and Kamloops stops are planned. “I’m so thrilled to be announcing the North American leg of the Roll With The Punches Tour," Bryans said in a Tuesday media release. "We’ll be playing all the classics, some deep cuts, and sharing some brand-new tracks from the forthcoming album.”The 40-date arena run kicks off in Canada on Sept. 11 and will wrap up Nov. 26.
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5 days ago | 
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels
A street-level cocaine and fentanyl dealer pledged to be a better man ahead of being sentenced to 30 months in prison, though that change may not happen in Canada. After serving time behind bars for three trafficking convictions, Mandeep Pandher, 26, will be sent to his home country India — that was the only certainty that awaited him as the sentencing hearing got underway Tuesday morning.
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5 days ago | 
castanetkamloops.net | Kathy Michaels
A street-level cocaine and fentanyl dealer pledged to be a better man, though that didn't sway the judge who ensured he will spend time in a Canadian prison before being sent to his home country.
“Given the ever-increasing destructive force of the opioid epidemic affecting this country, and the widespread, unremitting, and bloody-minded willingness of drug traffickers to exploit at-risk populations and communities at all points on the compass...
