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Do you have a hot new invention or think you have the money-making chops to take on the savviest business tycoons in the country. The Dragons’ Den production team will be in Kelowna scouting for the next best thing for Season Six of the hit series on CBC-TV. The show gives aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their businesses to a panel of wealthy Canadian moguls for the chance to earn real cash and real investment from the Dragon’s own pockets. Auditions are taking place on Monday, March 15th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. hosted by Okanagan College (Atrium of the Centre of Learning Building) on KLO Road. Apply on-line and then bring your completed application forms to the auditions. I had a chat with Justine Lewkowicz, associate producer and it’s going to be a fun day....
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City council looking to support the local production of food by amending laws around greenhouses.
The move affects residential lots and the size of greenhouses
The proposed change would allow for greenhouses up to 3.5 metres in height and 30 square metres in size.
Any structure beyond 10 square metres would require a building permit.
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The warm, dry weather we enjoyed this winter, could hurt fruit producers in the Okanagan.
Right now the snow pack is at 85-per cent of normal which is below average.
Glen Lukas, GM of the BC Fruit Growers says because its been so dry in the past summer- we kinda needed snow.
Lukas says the reservoirs are pretty low, and water rationing the summer could be a possibility,.
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Kelowna RCMP have arrested 28 year old Trevor NILSSON, who was wanted on a Canada wide warrant, at a local restaurant yesterday March 8th.
Thanks to some astute and observant Loss Prevention Officers from a nearby mall, NILSSON was tracked down to a restaurant in the 1900 block of Cooper Rd. where he was arrested without incident.
NILSSON will be returned to the Kamloops Regional Correctional Facility today. Nilsson became wanted for a Federal Parole Violation when he failed to report to his parole supervisor in Kamloops. He has a history of Criminal Code and violence related offences.
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The Okanagan Sun will no longer be getting grant money from the Province. The government has announced it will no longer fund adult sports because they can't justify it.
Okanagan Sun President Bill Long says he's okay with it, even though they got 30-thousand dollars from the province last year.
Long says they will take revenue away from other areas to make up that shortfall, but he says this is the new reality,.
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We are still on target to open the new patient care tower at the Kelowna General Hospital in the next 2 years.
Communications Officer Cam McAlpine says they're ahead of schedule, maybe by a couple of months, and things have fallen in place nicely, and it looks good.
McAlpine says we could see a lot more activity in the upcoming months.
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Fred Preston, a former Ontario township council leader who was struggling with marital problems, has been identified as the suspect in a shootout on a rural road that killed Const. Vu Pham....
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Canada Border Services agents discovered four kilograms of heroin hidden in two suitcases belonging to a man who arrived in Vancouver on a flight from India during the Olympics....
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B.C. Health Minister Kevin Falcon says he has a plan to market health-care services to rich, offshore patients similar to the way the province sells higher education to foreign students....
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Fresh off a recent skirmish over "Buy American," some Canadian cabinet ministers are expressing confidence that a new protectionist push from some U.S. politicians won't succeed....
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Failures to implement recommendations from previous incidents and poor communication led to unrelated errors - including two non-fatal drug overdoses - at the Alberta Children's Hospital, a review has concluded....
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The newly elected chief of the Labrador Innu Nation is backing away from claims that he will abolished an alcohol ban in Natuashish, Labrador....
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Drunk driving and drug possession charges are dropped against former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer as he pleads guilty to the lesser offence of careless driving....
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The B.C. government says Winston Blackmore brought what turned out to be an unsuccessful prosecution on himself by openly practising polygamy....
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The House of Commons voted 214-84 Tuesday to reject a Bloc Québécois amendment to the federal budget....
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A baby girl's body began to shut down hours after swallowing a lethal dose of methadone in her Calgary home, a manslaughter trial has heard....
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It's finally snowing on Vancouver's Cypress Mountain ski hill but not enough to ease concerns that the El Nino weather pattern B.C. is experiencing could lead to water shortages and forest fires this summer....
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The Conservative government was focused on communications as it tried to deal with the growing questions about the treatment of Afghan detainees back in 2007, a document obtained by CBC News indicates....
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper downplayed revelations of a "contingency plan" to deal with accusations that prisoners handed over to Afghan authorities were tortured....
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The Quebec government has intervened again in the case of a Muslim woman who refused to remove her niqab veil during a French-language class....
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Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean ended her two-day tour of Haiti with a visit to Jacmel on Tuesday, bringing a message of hope to the shattered city....
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An emotional Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday in New York to the 101 United Nations workers who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss for the world body in its 64-year history....
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A new election law issued by Burma's ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus running in upcoming elections, state-run newspapers said Wednesday....
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Fresh off a recent skirmish over "Buy American," some Canadian cabinet ministers are expressing confidence that a new protectionist push from some U.S. politicians won't succeed....
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A TV producer has pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny for trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman over the comedian's sexual affairs....
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International officials called on Nigeria on Tuesday to investigate the deaths of hundreds of unarmed civilians over the weekend in the latest incident of sectarian violence in the region....
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The NHL filed a breach of contract lawsuit last Friday against former Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes and his family, alleging the trucking magnate violated a number of league agreements when he placed the franchise in bankruptcy....
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Israel's approval of 1,600 new settlement houses in disputed East Jerusalem undermines the peace process that the United States is trying to revive, U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden said Tuesday....
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India's upper house of parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a historic bill that would reserve one-third of legislative seats for women, despite a boycott by socialist lawmakers....
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Police in Ireland have arrested seven people over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog....
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A California Highway Patrol officer helped bring a runaway Toyota Prius travelling 151 kilometres an hour to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway....
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Indonesian anti-terror police hunting a mastermind of the country's worst terrorist attack say they've killed three suspects in the capital city of Jakarta....
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Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus's former president has been found reburied in another grave. The country's justice minister says the remains of Tassos Papadopoulos had been held for ransom....
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China's passenger car sales in February climbed 55 per cent from a year earlier, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reportes....
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"It's important for Marie and her children to get back to a routine," a friend tells PEOPLE
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Ryan O'Neal's daughter says fans will never forget "international icon" Farrah Fawcett
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Elin Nordegren takes 2 1/2-year-old Sam Alexis out for manicures
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When the babies were 6 weeks old, she began a "sensible diet" and "just worked out a lot"
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James says he is proud of the first-time Oscar winner and praises her hard work
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Would you want to wear her perfume line?
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Michelle Delamor, Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Haeley Vaughn talk about what they still hope to accomplish in music
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Find out how the stars - Reneée & Bradley! Taylor Lautner! - celebrated late into the night
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Joe Halderman gets six months in jails after admitting he sought to extort $2 million from the CBS star
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"I'm not used to people wanting to put things I've worn on display," says the First Lady
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The number of people in BC who want to buy a home is up to Thirty per cent this year compared to 26 per cent last year.
The 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Survey shows many believe low housing prices and low interest rates are the best reasons to get a place.
The survey, found that those intending to buy a home in B.C. plan to put down the largest down payment ($92,676), compared to Canadians in other provinces.
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Housing starts have increased in the Kelowna area for February.
CMHC says there were 44 units being built--led by the detached home sector. Market analyst Paul Fabri says there is a bit of saturation in multi-units and less inventory of houses.
There were just 11 houses starts in Kelowna last year. The price of labour is also down.
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Police executed a warrent Friday to recover stolen property. The search resulted in approximately 250-thousand dollars worth of goods being recovered from a property on Black Road. A 49-year-old man was arrested at the scene...but Constable Steve Holmes says more people may be involved.
The stolen items include 7 dirtbikes, 2 ATV's, a snowmobile, a jet boat, a Jaguar sedan, a Chevy truck, a generator, a tent trailer, and a piece of heavy equipment.
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A 93 year old man, who was cycling on Hwy 33, was clipped by a vehicle this morning but is okay.
The incident occurred at 9:15 Monday, as the driver of a sedan attempted to pull out from a service station, at the corner of Hwy 33 and Hollywood Rd, onto Hwy 33 westbound.
The cyclist, who rode in front of the vehicle, was apparently obscured by a hedge and was not seen until it was too late.
The front bumper of the vehicle clipped the rear tire of the bicycle, pitching the elderly man to the ground. Despite not having a helmet, the victim suffered minor injury and complained only of a sore knee as he was treated by paramedics on scene.
Police took the man's bicycle to his residence.
No tickets were issued.
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A massive marijuana grow operation discovered by police early Sunday morning. Police attended a home on McNaughton road...for a complaint of domestic dispute...however upon arrival...they found a very large marijuana grow operation instead. Constable Steve Holmes says 17-hundred plants were found.
The plants were discovered in 2 large rooms in the residence. There was no occupants in the home or any evidence of a dispute. A Hydro Electrical Bypass was also discovered.
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A 48-year-old woman recovering after a stabbing in Vernon on Friday evening. Police were called to the lobby of the Sandman hotel where they found the woman laying on the floor holding her abdomen. After an investigation, police determined the stabbing occured on the street.
A short time later, a 38-year-old female and a 26-year-old man were arrested near the Blue Stream motel. The file is still under investigation, but the female is expected to face charges at a later date.
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