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History with Gordon Ficke: Once a farmer, always a farmer
"The Griffin family grew celery in the creek bottom of their property because it was too wet for growing fruit trees. As a young lad, Harold delivered pails of strawberries and celery to customers and grocery stores in Westbank, travelling on his bicycle on those washboard roads. He even made trips on the ferry to Kelowna, to the K.G.E. (Kelowna Growers Exchange) located at that time near Queensway Avenue, next to Ellis Street."
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Kelowna.com entertainment
Today in the Sizzle: Cameron Diaz goes for home runs, Pamela Anderson is being wooed by the tax man and Michael J. Fox talks about his life with Parkinsons.
CD-21 zone drawings have little chance of coming to life
"Where does the truth lie? Somewhere in the muddle, the muddle being what the CD21 zone could look like in 20 years, if the increasingly complex plan and its nine sub-zones don't roll out exactly as predicted."
Stockwell Day: Psst, secret numbers here
"We all know that if a dozen people were being laid off in those, or any other plants, it would be headline material. But when a major hiring, or some similar positive event takes place, it rarely gets top billing."
Motorcycle accident sends man to hospital, closes road
4:22 pm | 04.14.2010
More PIN pad fraud attempts in Central Okanagan
4:06 pm | 04.14.2010
West Kelowna Meets with Provincial Ministers
1:53 pm | 04.14.2010
Mayor Doug Findlater travelled to Victoria Monday to promote the goals of the District of West Kelowna with the provincial government.
Beware of fraudulent emails from banks
1:39 pm | 04.14.2010
Another elderly driver, another vehicle crashed into West Kelowna building
2:55 pm | 04.13.2010
Elderly man uninjured after causing accident; two others hurt
1:38 pm | 04.13.2010
A 17-year-old driver tried to swerve out of the way, went airborne and into the ditch. He and 17-year-old friend were taken to hospital.
Kelowna media organization focuses on good-news and gets results
1:06 pm | 04.13.2010
Axiom News opened a local office in November and in months to come, it will be delivering its special brand of journalism to Western Canada.
No entrance for truck, trailer at West Kelowna Subway
9:53 am | 04.13.2010
Two weeks after the completion of a significant facelift, a West Kelowna Subway shop is a wreck.
Failed bank robber convicted anyway
6:48 am | 04.13.2010
Although Christopher Smith's appearance had changed by the time he went to trial, the fact a bank teller picked him out of a photo lineup was enough to convict. Kelowna.com has surveillance footage of the aborted robbery attempt at a downtown branch.
Missing woman was already on police radar
1:26 pm | 04.09.2010
Mounties confirm they knew of Brittney Lee Irving even before she disappeared this week, but won't say how.
GOTCHA! Police catch, fight with break in artist
11:09 am | 04.09.2010
Judge overturns conviction for boy who 'forgot' to attend court-ordered appointment
10:01 am | 04.09.2010
B.C. Supreme Court judge agrees to appeal on the basis that simply forgetting does not prove he did it on purpose.
Woman struck down by pickup truck
5:26 pm | 04.08.2010
Woman missing, car found
2:31 pm | 04.08.2010
24-year-old Brittney Lee Irving hasn't been seen since April 6.
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Local Fight HST campaign fights against imposters, bureaucracy 11:29 am
West Kelowna, WFN join together to support Westside tourism 2:28 pm
Milk and cookies mark expansion of family resource programs 11:12 am
Feds put cash behind Global Citizen Kelowna festival 2:23 pm
Update: Traffic resumes as Terasen deals with West Kelowna gas leak 4:00 pm
Secondary suite deal not so tasty for West Kelowna residents association 9:24 am
Navy pays centennial tribute to WFN 3:46 pm
Tourism Westside releases new trail guide just in time for Spring 3:30 pm
West Kelowna council gets first peek at draft official community plan 4:21 pm
West Kelowna Municipal Hall fully accessible for people with disabilities 2:26 pm
BC NEWS
Con man bilking seniors sought in Vancouver 10:01 pm
B.C. speeders risk losing vehicles 7:31 pm
Car flies into Vancouver building excavation 6:42 pm
Abbotsford crime wave fails to generate calls 6:16 pm
Metro Vancouver home prices drop 2.8% 2:31 pm
600 B.C. patients' data in stolen laptop 2:31 pm
Vancouver home prices drop 2.8% since April high 1:16 pm
New Pattullo Bridge slated for 2015 10:46 am
Autistic B.C. boy's killer learns fate Thursday 9:31 am
HST has divided B.C. business community 9:31 am
Breaking News
Ont. terror suspect linked to Pakistan: police 4:16 am
Hair shows chronic stress link to heart attacks 11:16 pm
Hurricane Earl weakens to Category 2 storm 7:31 pm
Judge's nude photos ordered returned 7:31 pm
G20 class-action lawsuit seeks $115M 6:16 pm
OxyContin worries misplaced: pain experts 5:01 pm
$115M G20 class-action lawsuit launched 5:01 pm
Nude photos of judge ordered returned 3:46 pm
Pakistan flood effects will linger: aid agencies 2:31 pm
Photos in judge sex scandal ordered returned 1:16 pm
Sports »
Canadian soccer coach Stephen Hart looking ahead 7:31 pm
Jays' Bautista wins AL's monthly honour 5:01 pm
Sharks sign Stanley Cup winner Niemi 2:31 pm
Habs ink Price to 2-year deal 1:39 pm
Sabathia allows just 1 hit against Oakland 1:31 pm
A-Rod dumps agent Boras: report 1:16 pm
Thordarson to remain coach of Whitecaps 12:01 pm
American teen upsets Rezai at U.S. Open 12:01 pm
Penguins' Staal to miss start of training camp 12:01 pm
Sharks sign Niemi to 1-year deal 9:31 am
Business »
Fuel tanker aground in Northwest Passage 10:01 pm
No oil leak seen at Gulf of Mexico blast 10:01 pm
Luxury yacht turns heads in Arctic 6:16 pm
No sign of oil leak at Gulf of Mexico blast 5:01 pm
Oil sheen at site of Gulf of Mexico blast disputed 3:46 pm
PQ calls for shale gas moratorium 3:46 pm
Oil sheen seen at site of Gulf of Mexico blast 2:31 pm
Pampers Dry Max diapers not linked to rash 2:31 pm
Fuel tanker runs aground in Northwest Passage 1:49 pm
RIM should open up user data: UN agency 1:16 pm
Entertainment »
Reese Witherspoon to get engaged? 2:31 am
Hotel thief Katy Perry 2:31 am
Risk-taker Blake Lively 2:31 am
Emma Watson devastated by photo loss 10:46 am
T.I. arrested on drugs charge 10:46 am
Jennifer Aniston's mystery date 10:46 am
Tired dad Usher 5:46 am
Brad Pitt tops sex list 5:46 am
Cannabis found in Paris Hilton's car? 5:46 am
George Clooney's Italian revolution 5:46 am
Lifestyle »
U.S. hunter's caribou may be record size 6:16 pm
Sask. schools grapple with Facebook 5:01 pm
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab with Kobo e-reader 1:16 pm
Canada's astronauts 9:31 am
Canadians in space 8:16 am
Hadfield named space station commander 8:16 am
Oilsands water data worth examining: Stelmach 7:01 am
Alberta firm helps probe water in star 12:34 pm
New bee species found in downtown Toronto 12:16 pm
Canada, U.K. discuss preserving shipwreck 12:16 pm
