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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
Record cold plunges B.C. into deep freeze 10:31 pm
VIDEO: Olympic Village shops struggle with delays 10:31 pm
Man apparently shot in New Westminster 9:46 pm
Deny polygamy legal protection, lawyer urges 6:46 pm
Goat thefts on the rise in Lower Mainland 6:46 pm
Snow-bearing cold front blasts southwest B.C. 5:31 pm
Witnesses sought in traffic death of man, 80 4:31 pm
CBC denied permission to air B.C. polygamy hearing 4:16 pm
Former B.C. lieutenant-governor David Lam dies 3:01 pm
Arctic cold front blasts island roads, ferries 1:46 pm
Breaking News
Fake nurse also impersonated teacher: police 3:16 pm
UN tight-lipped on CBC probe into Hariri killing 12:46 pm
Votto ends Pujols's NL MVP reign 11:59 am
Cirque founder to get Hollywood star 11:31 am
More consultations on telecom rules: Clement 11:31 am
Alberta deficit pegged at $5 billion 10:34 am
2 Sask. highway crashes kill 9 10:32 am
Haiti cholera outbreak claims more lives 10:16 am
Flooded Manitoba community in state of emergency 10:16 am
Montreal café firebombed 6:31 am
Sports »
Flyers erase 2-goal deficit to beat Habs 6:52 pm
Kulemin nets pair in Leafs' win over Stars 6:48 pm
NHL Power Rankings: Week 5 6:16 pm
Vikings fire Childress 9:55 am
Flames, Rangers look for consistency 9:52 am
Riders greeted by happy Saskatchewan fans 9:31 am
Habs' Subban faces Flyers again 9:31 am
Leafs, Stars in rare meeting at Toronto 9:31 am
Happy Saskatchewan fans greet Riders 7:01 am
Colorado claims its 1st MLS title 9:52 pm
Business »
Inflation rate rises to 2.4% 7:02 am
Melting vinyl siding vexes homeowners 7:01 am
Canada's consumer prices rise 2.4% 5:46 am
Business tax cuts still on: Flaherty 2:02 pm
Shoppers Drug Mart sued by 2 store owners 2:01 pm
Mexican resort closure causes travel scramble 1:46 pm
Pain relief of childhood shots focus of guide 1:46 pm
Irish PM stays on amid bailout 11:51 am
Scotiabank buys rest of DundeeWealth for $2.3B 10:16 am
Markets slip on Ireland's bailout 10:16 am
Entertainment »
Review: Final Destination 5 10:10 am
Review: 30 Minutes or Less 10:10 am
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Review: 30 Minutes or Less 10:07 am
Review: Final Destination 5 9:45 am
Review: 30 Minutes or Less 9:45 am
Review: Final Destination 5 9:43 am
Review: 30 Minutes or Less 9:43 am
The Whistleblower 5:51 am
Trailer: The Whistleblower 5:51 am
Lifestyle »
Consumer e-health portal rolls out 7:01 pm
Feds, Alberta fight foreign climate laws: report 11:31 am
AUDIO: Bats hold their liquor 10:16 am
Flying pterosaurs' arms likely used for takeoff 1:47 pm
Loto-Québec joins online gambling scene 12:01 pm
China slams U.S. cyber attacks report 8:40 am
N.S. fireball likely a meteor 8:16 am
The inconvenient truth about the climate change bill 7:01 am
Shark attack won't lead to new N.B. diving rules 7:01 am
Comet creates its own 'snowstorm' 2:46 pm
