Contributed - Jul 3, 2026 / 10:35 am | Story: 622971 Growing up in Kelowna, you could play in the streets for hours, stay at the park until dark and you knew your neighbours by name. Families spent summer days at the Wild Waters waterslides, Flintstones Bedrock City theme park or at the Boardwalk Roller Skating. For many of us, those were some of the best memories of growing up here — simple, fun, and connected. Fast forward to today and Kelowna is still an incredible place t

Madison Reeve - Jun 13, 2026 / 4:00 am | Story: 619438 Madison Reeve A new large-scale mural in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood is turning heads while celebrating local community, public art and women’s empowerment. The mural, titled Lady of the Lake, was created by local artists Jordan Doody, her husband David Doody and their son Rain Doody. The artwork now spans the north wall of the newly completed Central building on Rutland Road. ''This mural is called Lady of the Lake,”

Published 5:00 pm Monday, March 17, 2025; By Gary Barnes Uptown Rutland Business Association logo. (Photo/URBA) The Uptown Rutland Business Association (URBA) is gearing up for an exciting year ahead after electing its 2025 Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting on March 6. With a renewed focus on community growth and business support, the board has big plans for the Rutland area. “I’ve been fortunate to call Rutland home my entire life,” said URBA President Justin

Published 4:30 pm Friday, September 2, 2022 By Gary Barnes Local business operator Indy Dhial is running for Kelowna council. (Photo/Indy Dhial) A Kelowna council candidate for October’s election believes it’s time for a change. “We need fresh voices, we need new ideas and we need to change the way that things are being done today because it’s not getting any better,” said Indy Dhial. He referenced homelessness and crime in particular and added a compassionate approach needs

posted Oct 13, 2022 @ 10:00am by Contributed by Indy Dhial Indy Dhial wants to be your voice on Kelowna City Council. He stands for affordability, safety and value for your hard-earned tax dollars. Please take a look at the video below to learn more about Indy's stance on accessible childcare. It is time to make Kelowna affordable for families again. To learn more about Dhial's vision for Kelowna, visit his website here. Authorized by Prabhjit Sidhu, Official Agent, 250-317

Contributed - Feb 3, 2023 / 3:08 pm | Story: 409751 This year is off to a busy start with a ton of activity across our snow-covered city. The new year began with the birth of Kelowna’s newest resident, welcomed into this world at 3:58 am at Kelowna General Hospital. Although the holidays have passed, the season of giving has continued with Access Dental providing free checkups for children. Other charitable acts included a cold dip in the lake for the annual polar bear dip ra

Contributed - Jan 3, 2023 / 11:31 am | Story: 404329 Another year has come to an end. (Twelve months ago) the eight billion people on our planet looked to 2022 with hope for better things to come. COVID and its mandates began to diminish, taking us in to the spring hoping for a return to normalcy. Russia announced its intentions for war on Ukraine, creating ripples across the world. Elon Musk bought Twitter, the crypto currency market crashed and mother earth reminded us she

Madison Reeve - Oct 10, 2022 / 4:00 am | Story: 389713 Photo: Contributed A Kelowna resident running for a city councillor spot has been the target of racism. A member from Indy Dhial's campaign shared a photo with Castanet of one of Dhial's signs destroyed with a racist comment written on the back. "We have had many of our campaign signs destroyed, which seems like something most of the candidates have experienced. This morning we found one of our big signs that was in front

Kirk Penton - Mar 23, 2025 / 4:00 pm | Story: 540073 Photo: Contributed Uptown Rutland Business Association has unveiled its trimmed down board of directors that will work with new president Justin Bullock. This year’s board has five directors, which is down from last year’s seven. There are four returnees, including Jassie Kakoschke of Valley First, Brad McNaughton of LUX Quality Homes, Domenic Rampone of Kelowna Gospel Mission and Harjit Toora or Manohar Vegetarian Bakery.

Published 8:00 pm Tuesday, September 27, 2022; By Staff reports Indy Dhial is running for a seat on Kelowna council. (Photo/Indy Dhial) Black Press Media is reaching out to all candidates running for Kelowna council in the 2022 municipal election, asking for their response to three specific issues about the community, as well as a fun question. Responses will be published in the order they are received. Indy Dhial – Council candidate If elected, how do you think council shoul

Brent Stewart, former owner of Wings Restaurant in Rutland and West Kelowna, has decided that one day of retirement was not working for him after the sale of his restaurants. He has now joined the team at Specialty Bakery, located at 833 Finns Rd. in Kelowna, under owner/operator Brent Browne. Brent has returned to his roots as he was formerly the Bistro manager at Specialty Bakery for a period of two years. As the Bistro manager, Brent will be responsible for developing menu

Castanet - Sep 30, 2022 / 9:00 am | Story: 387926 ory: 387926 Photo: Indy Dhial Castanet News has distributed a questionnaire to city council candidates in both Kelowna and West Kelowna to help voters get to know those putting their names forward. Between the two cities, 45 people are running for city councillor. All candidates have been given the same questions and answers have been edited for clarity and brevity when needed. Responses will be published daily in the weeks ah

Kelowna posted Aug 28, 2022 @ 09:00am by Kent Molgat Indy Dhial left a corporate job, and created a small business, a daycare, so he could be more involved with his growing children. Now he wants to turn his attention to his growing city. "I had an opportunity to leave, help raise my children and give back to the community," said the 38-year-old who walked away from a job at Shaw Communications. "It's so powerful to be able to give back and work with the children." Dhial

April 12, 2019 by Sprott Shaw College Sprott Shaw College would like to congratulate Indy Dhial, who has been awarded the Early Childhood Education BC’s Sue Fraser Student Award. The ECEBC Sue Fraser Student Award recognizes the importance of ECE students to the early care and learning sector. “Students represent a fresh perspective and possess the energy and passion to be an integral part in the future of our sector. ECEBC recognizes the importance of building upon and encou

UBCO posted Jan 31, 2018 @ 07:30am by Contributed by Jacob Vriens University students are known to be low on funds, but so are the 130 student-led non-profit clubs at UBC Okanagan. During the first few weeks of every semester, these clubs request funding from their Student Union. Clubs will very often not receive the amounts they request, which limits their ability to operate. The UBCO Student Union has come up with a plan to solve these shortcomings. Photo Credit: Jacob

From left are Justin O’Connor, president of the Canadian Home Builders Association; Sherri Paiement, executive officer with the Canadian Home Builders Association; Indy Dhial, territory sales manager with Shaw; and Stacey Sommerfeld, also with Shaw. Source: The Kelowna Daily Courier; Gary NyLander Link: Living Lab home 5 | | kelownadailycourier.ca