# kelowna (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover kelowna. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mass murderer David Ennis denied parole 44 years after Wells Gray killings](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628790/Mass-murderer-David-Ennis-denied-parole-44-years-after-Wells-Gray-killings) _2026-08-21 · Kathy Michaels · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ The man who killed six people from three generations of the Johnson and Bentley families in 1982 will remain behind bars after being denied full parole. David Ennis, formerly David Shearing, was denied full parole today, with the Parole Board of Canada finding that his risk of reoffending remains... ## [Drugs, firearms and fake cash seized from Shannon Lake home](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628795/Drugs-firearms-and-fake-cash-seized-from-Shannon-Lake-home) _2026-08-21 · Colin Dacre · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ Police in West Kelowna are announcing a significant drug bust at a home in Shannon Lake. Mounties say they raided a home in the 3100 block of Shannon Place in July and seized drugs, guns and counterfeit cash and materials used to produce counterfeit money. More than $20,000 in fake Canadian ca... ## [Kelowna Grapevine Newsletter - week of Aug. 21/26](https://pau1.substack.com/p/kelowna-grapevine-newsletter-week-8bf) _2026-08-21 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Holding the line on wildfires, a $559M city budget, and a weekend event guide. ## [Demolition company sues Lake Okanagan Resort](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628552/Demolition-company-sues-Lake-Okanagan-Resort) _2026-08-20 · Cindy White · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ A demolition company based in Alberta has filed a lawsuit against the owners of Lake Okanagan Resort, three years after the McDougall Creek wildfire ravaged the property along Westside Road. The plaintiff, McColman & Sons Demolition of Edmonton, is seeking a lien for $248,976.64. That's the a... ## [West Kelowna RCMP surround drug house after alleged assault](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628531/West-Kelowna-RCMP-surround-drug-house-after-alleged-assault) _2026-08-19 · Colin Dacre · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ UPDATE 2:55 p.m. Officers have now entered the home and arrested one more man. Police are starting to clear the area but some officers are expected to stay for some time while they conduct a search of the property. ORIGINAL 2:10 p.m. Police have surrounded a well-known drug house in We... ## [Kelowna police searching for missing woman](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628417/Kelowna-police-searching-for-missing-woman) _2026-08-18 · Rob Gibson · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ Kelowna RCMP need the public's help locating a woman who has been out of contact for the last month. Katrina Brown, 21, was reported missing by a support worker on the morning of Aug. 14. She is known to frequent the area near the Real Canadian Superstore and the Kelowna Costco. Investigators ... ## [City of West Kelowna hiring election workers](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628297/City-of-West-Kelowna-hiring-election-workers) _2026-08-17 · Cindy White · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ Municipal elections are just a couple of months away, and the City of West Kelowna needs help. ​The city is putting out a call for election workers. It needs to hire approximately 150 people for the 2026 General Local Election in October. ​Some of the jobs come with an enticing stipend. Th... ## [More Music Facts -#15](https://pau1.substack.com/p/more-music-facts-15) _2026-08-17 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Cash Registers, Harmonica Battles, and Small-Town Superstars ## [Fuhr says Canada must put more resources into wildfire prevention](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628101/Fuhr-says-Canada-must-put-more-resources-into-wildfire-prevention) _2026-08-15 · Rob Gibson · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ Member of Parliament for Kelowna and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, who lost his own home in the McDougall Creek wildfire, is urging Okanagan residents on evacuation alert to take a few simple steps now that could make all the difference later. Fuhr says he had only minu... ## [‘Today is a good day’: Phased re-entry underway for residents displaced by Quilpitik Creek wildfire](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/628093/-Today-is-a-good-day-Phased-re-entry-underway-for-residents-displaced-by-Quilpitik-Creek-wildfire) _2026-08-14 · Rob Gibson · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ Some Westside Road residents are back home now, after a phased re-entry was announced Friday morning for properties affected by the Quilpitik Creek wildfire. Kari O'Rourke, information officer with the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre, says the return has been steady, with staff on ha... ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iQAb23LCte2l) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Why Substack’s Next "Authenticity" Check Could Ruin Indie Publishing](https://pau1.substack.com/p/why-substacks-next-authenticity-check) _2026-08-14 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Are cryptographic signatures coming for your newsletter? ## [Kelowna Grapevine for the week of Aug.14/26](https://pau1.substack.com/p/kelowna-grapevine-for-the-week-of-147) _2026-08-14 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Summerland fire updates, community relief efforts, and a final push to protect 80 acres of Myra-Bellevue Park ## [West Kelowna's Music in the Park features Elvis tribute Friday](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/627714/West-Kelowna-s-Music-in-the-Park-features-Elvis-tribute-Friday) _2026-08-12 · Wayne Moore · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ It's time to turn back the clock and "Shake, Rattle and Roll" with Johnny Elvis. The Elvis tribute act is scheduled to perform at West Kelowna's Music in the Park Friday night, weather permitting. The show is scheduled to take place at the Annette Beaudreau Amphitheater in Memorial... ## [Dump truck knocks down utility lines at West Kelowna mobile home park](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/627811/Dump-truck-knocks-down-utility-lines-at-West-Kelowna-mobile-home-park) _2026-08-12 · Cindy White · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ A dump truck has knocked down a utility pole in a mobile home park along Boucherie Road. ​A resident of Golden Homes shared a photo showing the pole leaning almost all the way to the ground with lines down on a road through the park. ​Crews were working in the park, moving some new trailer... ## [West Kelowna urgent care centre extending hours this week for wildfire support](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/627656/West-Kelowna-urgent-care-centre-extending-hours-this-week-for-wildfire-support) _2026-08-11 · Madison Reeve · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ The West Kelowna Urgent and Primary Care Centre will open two hours early this week to help meet increased health-care needs related to the wildfire situation in the Okanagan. The centre will open at 9:30 a.m. each day through Friday, Aug. 14. The West Kelowna UPCC is located at 2484 Main St.,... ## [RCMP officer alleges ‘psychological warfare’ next door](https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/627591/RCMP-officer-alleges-psychological-warfare-next-door) _2026-08-11 · Kathy Michaels · Castanet.net - West Kelowna_ A senior Central Okanagan Mountie says a neighbourly relationship with another officer deteriorated into what he described as "psychological warfare" following a wellness check. Staff Sgt. Brendan Dolan testified at a Monday RCMP disciplinary hearing for now on-leave Const. Brad Hart ... ## [Curious Mind Blowing Facts -114](https://pau1.substack.com/p/curious-mind-blowing-facts-114) _2026-08-10 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Mind-Blowing Facts, Quantum Bitcoin Predictions, Castles Ranked, and Modern AI Trends ## [Kelowna Grapevine Newsletter for August 7/26](https://pau1.substack.com/p/kelowna-grapevine-newsletter-for-866) _2026-08-07 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Wildfire updates, local news, upcoming weekend events, and city developments for August 7, 2026. ## [Atlantic Canada’s Unexpected Tech Boom](https://pau1.substack.com/p/atlantic-canadas-unexpected-tech) _2026-08-03 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Why Canada’s next tech giant is growing on the East Coast instead of Toronto or Vancouver. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209666529/828a984c84fa67db7cf9d108948c4e97.mp3) ## [Curious Mind Blowing Facts - 113](https://pau1.substack.com/p/curious-mind-blowing-facts-113) _2026-08-03 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Feel-Gooder ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F8lDNthUrB96) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Kelowna Grapevine for week of July 31/26](https://pau1.substack.com/p/kelowna-grapevine-for-week-of-july) _2026-07-31 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Nurses are back, but Westjet is striking?, City Hall, Real Estate, Sports and Events are abundant this week. ## [Curious Mind Blowing Facts - 112](https://pau1.substack.com/p/curious-mind-blowing-facts-112) _2026-07-27 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Baby aspirin is 81 mg and not 80 mg because it came from an old measurement called a grain. ## [Kelowna Grapevine Newsletter for the week of July 24/26](https://pau1.substack.com/p/kelowna-grapevine-newsletter-for) _2026-07-24 · 🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞 · Deplatformable Newsletter_ Local Kelowna News ## [Songwriting is exercise](https://www.jesserivest.com/news/202605/#3) _2026-05-22 · Jesse Rivest · Jesse Rivest Music: Updates_ A brief blurb on songwriting thus far this year. ## [A new collab, called 'Oumuamua](https://www.jesserivest.com/news/202605/#2) _2026-05-22 · Jesse Rivest · Jesse Rivest Music: Updates_ 'Oumuamua is a recent song cowritten and co-performed with Murilo Fabrino. ## [Acknowledging 20 years of Seventeen Oh-Two Oh-Six](https://www.jesserivest.com/news/202605/#1) _2026-05-22 · Jesse Rivest · Jesse Rivest Music: Updates_ Getting nostalgic with a few videos talking of the time and performing two songs. ## [Introducing Jessellaneous with new track](https://www.jesserivest.com/news/202510/#1) _2025-05-31 · Jesse Rivest · Jesse Rivest Music: Updates_ Jessellaneous is a newly added moniker and there's a new single to listen to under this new artist name. ## [Session work + two new videos](https://www.jesserivest.com/news/202505/#1) _2025-05-02 · Jesse Rivest · Jesse Rivest Music: Updates_ I'm on AirGigs; also an interesting, candid video is now up on Patreon; and a new Time for a Song video has been uploaded. ## [December livestream performance of Distant December](https://www.jesserivest.com/news/202411/#1) _2024-11-27 · Jesse Rivest · Jesse Rivest Music: Updates_ A warm livestream performance of 2023's wintery album, front to back. ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/g6qOWEF6y8gt) _2024-11-27 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [My first time singing in Portuguese](https://www.jesserivest.com/news/202409/#1) _2024-09-25 · Jesse Rivest · Jesse Rivest Music: Updates_ A video of my singing a song in Portuguese, plus a São Paulo show this week.