For the first time in its 56-year history, the BC Sports Hall of Fame Summit will be held in Kelowna.

The two-day event over September 23-24 will feature a luncheon, a dinner, a pin ceremony for BC Hall of Fame members from the Okanagan, various workshops, and the annual general meeting. Lunch will pay tribute to defining moments in BC sports history while the dinner will honor the 2022 winners of the Eric Whitehead Service Awards.

This is the first time the event has happened in three years.

“It is part of our plan to move the Annual Summit and AGM around the province each year, and we’re grateful for the warm welcome and support of Patrick Kennedy and the team at the Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame,” said Tom Mayenknecht , Chair of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. “We will build on this year’s Annual Summit in Kelowna and previous pilots in New Westminster and Surrey, to make the annual meeting an important coming-together of those who advocate for the promotion of sport history, heritage, and culture in British Columbia.”

More announcements of the events and the defining moments will be announced throughout the summer. There will also be a campaign to commemorate the most important moments in Central Okanagan sport history.

“Given several postponements due to COVID-19, this is an opportunity that has been three years in the making,” said Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame manager Patrick Kennedy. “We consider it an honor to be co-hosting the BC Sports Hall of Fame Annual Summit, and we are looking forward to welcoming Trustees, Directors, and other stakeholders, including members of the BC Sports Hall Network. It will be a big weekend for us.”

BC Sports Hall of Fame Board of Trustees members Aziz Rajwani and Joan McMaster are co-chairing the event, along with Kennedy.

The event is being held at the Rotary Center for the Arts in downtown Kelowna.

For more information or to register for the event, click here.

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Woman arrested in 2020 Kelowna homicide

Marlena Isnardy, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder

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A 33-year-old Kelowna woman has been arrested in connection with the 2020 death of Matthew Cholette.

Marlena Isnardy is now in custody, two years after the body of 27-year-old Cholette was found in a pool of blood outside a townhouse complex.

Police and BC Emergency Health Services responded to a disturbance at a residence in Black Mountain on Highway 33 on Dec. 13, 2020, and upon arrival discovered Cholette’s body.

A resident of the complex spoke to Black Press Media at the time and said he received a call from a neighbor that night complaining about excessive noise.

He went to the unit, where he found a trail of blood leading through the house to the driveway, where he found the body lying in a pool of blood.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested at the scene, but was released shortly after.

Charges of second-degree murder were approved against Isnardy on Feb. 11, 2022.

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Hockey is a funny game. Players can end up in cities they never imagined and become friends with people they never thought of. And sometimes, even early in their careers, brothers can end up playing in the same interchangeable communities at the same time. That’s been the case this season for Tyler and Andrew Cristall.

“It’s awesome,” said Tyler, “every time we have an off day and [he] has a game, I get to go watch and he does the same. It’s good support for each other.”

“It’s awesome that we’re both so close to each other,” said Andrew. “It’s nice to have my brother here and we’re both playing pretty well so it’s going really good so far.”

The brothers from Vancouver both ended up in Kelowna just by chance. Tyler was acquired by the BCHL’s West Kelowna Warriors in late 2019 from the Chilliwack Chiefs, while Andrew was drafted eighth overall in the first round of the 2020 WHL draft by the Kelowna Rockets.

For the brothers, they never imagined having the opportunity to play for teams in such close proximity to one another.

“It’s pretty cool obviously,” said Tyler. “[I] hadn’t really thought about it until it happened when he got drafted to Kelowna but it’s a blessing in disguise.”

“He used to be in Chilliwack and got traded out to West Kelowna and at the draft, I got picked by Kelowna so I guess it’s a little bit of a coincidence but I’m glad it worked out that way,” said Andrew. “As brothers, you dream of playing together I guess and it’s pretty cool that we’re so close, I go to his games all the time, he comes to mine so it’s been really good that way.”

On top of their busy hockey schedules and schoolwork, both brothers make time to get together for lunch or dinner a couple of times a month. And being from Vancouver, just a four-to-five hour drive away, their parents come up to the Okanagan at least once a month to watch their boys play.

Both have had great success this season on the ice and they know that good things come to those who work hard.

“I think I’ve been playing the right way, playing good defensively, especially in the playoffs,” Tyler said. “When you play the right way, you get goals and you get rewarded so I just think if you don’t focus about points and just focus on playing the right way you’ll get rewarded.”

“I think I’ve been put in a really good opportunity,” said Andrew. “I think I’ve been playing with a lot of confidence so I think that’s helped me throughout the year. [I’ve been] staying high through the ups and downs and playing my game.”

In 49 regular season games, Tyler led the Warriors with 30 goals this season and added 27 assists. And the scoring touch hasn’t stopped in the playoffs as he’s tied for the team-lead with 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 10 games.

Andrew scored 28 goals for the Rockets this season, breaking the team record for most goals by a 16-year-old. He also tied the team’s regular-season record for points by a 16-year-old with 69 points in 61 games.

Both brothers each finished their regular seasons with five game-winning goals.

After spending the last nine months in Kelowna, the seasons are coming down to the wire for both the brothers as they battle in the playoffs for their respective teams. Tyler and the Warriors are preparing to face the Penticton Vees in the Interior Conference finals while Andrew and the Rockets are down 2-0 in their first-round series against the Seattle Thunderbirds.

Andrew and the Rockets welcome Seattle to Prospera Place tonight (April 26) for game three with puck drop at 7:05 pm Tyler and the Warriors open their series on Friday, April 29 in Penticton.

Tyler has committed to going to school and playing NCAA division one hockey at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York in the fall. Barring any changes, Andrew will return to the Rockets in the fall and is NHL draft-eligible for 2023.

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Adam Kydd capped a comeback by Kelowna on Wednesday night, as the Rockets rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime.

Kydd’s game-winning marker, tallied on the power play at 15:55 of overtime, also stopped Seattle from sweeping the first-round playoff series.

Entering Wednesday’s game at Prospera Place in Kelowna, Seattle was leading the best-of-seven set 3-0 and had outscored the Rockets 18-4. And early in Game 4, it looked like Kelowna was golf-course bound, with Seattle holding a two-goal lead.

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“That was a resilient group in there,” Rockets head coach Kris Mallette said of his team. “We needed our goaltender, Talyn Boyko, to come through for us, and he sure did.

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“What’s it pretty at times? No. But I felt that in the second period, our confidence started to grow. (Boyko) made some great saves for us and we just found a way.”

Kelowna’s comeback started at 6:28 of the second — three minutes after Lucas Ciona scored his second of the game, a doorstep rebound at 3:16 to give the Thunderbirds a 2-0 lead.

Making it 2-1 was Rockets forward Gabriel Szturc, who struck on the power play, sniping a loose puck in the slot.

The play started with Nolan Flamand, in the left corner, passing the puck to Max Graham, who was partially behind Seattle’s net. Graham, with his back to the slot, then deftly tipped the pass into the slot, where Szturc skated onto it.

Then, six minutes after that, at 12:45, Noah Dorey finished off a great three-way passing play to level the score at 2-2.

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In overtime, with Seattle’s Reid Schaefer in the penalty box for tripping, the Rockets capped the comeback.

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With Kelowna working the puck around, Andrew Cristall, on the half-wall, passed to Kydd, who was parked above the crease. Kydd took the puck at the right post, then slapped it home, with the puck somehow bouncing past Seattle goalie Thomas Milic.

Boyko finished with 36 saves on 38 shots, with Milic turning aside 26 of 29 shots.

Kelowna was 2-for-5 on the power play while Seattle was 0-for-3.

The series, which Seattle leads 3-1, returns to Washington state for Game 5 in Kent on Friday night.

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“It’s desperation,” Mallette said of Wednesday’s second period. “It’s funny; we just tried. It’s a simple little thing, but I think we were just trying hard.

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“I go around that room, looking at them right now, and that’s what it’s supposed to look like after playoff hockey. Those first couple of games for us … it was just another game.

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“And I don’t know what it was that flipped the switch for these guys into realizing how much they actually enjoy each other, and how much we are a family in that room, that there was a possibility that it was going to come to at the end and we were not going to be together.

“They dug deep and we’ll relish this one win. We’ve got more time together, which is our slogan. We want more time together and we’ll have a nice bus trip to Seattle and be ready to roll.”

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Wednesday’s results

• Saskatoon 5, Moose Jaw 3
• (Moose Jaw leads series 3-1)
• Brandon3, Red Deer1
• (Series tied 2-2)
• Prince Albert 3, Winnipeg 1
• (Winnipeg leads series 3-1)
• Everett 6, Vancouver 2
• (Everett leads series 2-1)
• Portland 2, Prince George 1
• (Portland wins series 4-0)

Thursday’s game (all times PT)

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• Edmonton at Lethbridge, 6pm
• (Edmonton leads series 3-0)

Friday’s games

• Prince Albert at Winnipeg, 5 p.m
• Saskatoon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m
• Brandon at Red Deer, 6pm
• Kamloops at Spokane, 7:05 pm
• (Kamloop’s leads series 3-0)
• Kelowna at Seattle, 7:05 pm
• (Seattle leads series 3-1)
• Everett at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m

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Rockets 3, Thunderbirds 2 (1st OT)

First period

1. Seattle, Ciona 2 (Gustafson, Hanzel) 19:41.

Penalties: Graham Kel (hooking) 2:34; Kovacevic Kel (roughing) 5:12; Bauer Sea (high sticking) 5:12; Ludwig Sea (tripping) 7:40; Feist Kel (tripping) 12:13.

second period

2. Seattle, Ciona 3 (Popovich, Knazko) ​​3:16.
3. Kelowna, Szturc 1 (Graham, Flamand) 6:28 (pp).
4. Kelowna, Dorey 1 (Cristall, Poole) 12:45.

Penalties: Korchinski Sea (slashing) 5:24; Svejkovsky Sea (roughing) 6:43.

Third period

No scoring.

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Penalties: Pacheco Kel (goaltender interference) 2:29; Popovich Sea (slashing) 10:18.

overtime

5. Kelowna, Kydd 2 (Cristall, Lee) 15:55 (pp).

penalty: Schaefer Sea (tripping) 15:03.

Shots on goal by

Seattle: 12-8-11-7 — 38

Kelowna: 4-12-8-5 — 29

Goal: Seattle: Milic (L); Kelowna: Boyko (W).

Power plays (goals-chances): Seattle: 0-3; Kelowna: 2-5.

Referees: Bobby Jo Love, Ward Pateman. Linesmen: Josh Long, Dustin Minty.

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Kelowna Home Show returns to Prospera Place

The event runs on Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8

The Kelowna Spring Home Show returned this weekend to Prospera Place.

The event featured many different items to brighten up one’s yard space from patio furniture to fake plants, water displays, and even hot tubs.

With people looking for new spring and summer activities to try, electronic bikes are becoming very popular. They were available along with many other items to help one get active.

The main area of ​​Prospera Place is where the majority of companies were with their items but there were more companies set up in parts of the concourse.

Many companies also offered contests for a chance to win anything from televisions to pieces of furniture.

The home show is open until 6 pm tonight (May 7). The event will be on again tomorrow (Sunday, May 8), perfect to go pick something up for Mother’s Day. It is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm

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King Taps construction is well underway in Kelowna.

Media were invited to tour the site Thursday and get a sneak peak at what the finished restaurant will look like.

Turning thorns to crowns, King Taps refurbishing the iconic Rose’s Pub on Water Street.

Regional Manager Thomas Beetlestone said they don’t yet have an opening day.

“Demolition actually started back in 2019, but obviously with the pandemic everything got put on pause for a while there. So, we started back up probably late last year and working through the early part of this year, fingers crossed we’re going to be able to open in the near future.”

The Kelowna restaurant has the same owners as Cactus Club and is the second of the King Taps locations, the first being in Toronto.

Regional Chef James Bunting said this location is much larger. They are looking to hire about 80 kitchen staff and approximately another 150 for front of house.

As for the menu, it will feature many local wines and beers, and a top menu item will be pizza.

“We’ve got two pizza masters,” Bunting said. “They come from Italy and what’s really great about these is that they’re built for speed. So, they have the ability to retain the heat in it and rebound up to proper temperatures very quickly which gives us the opportunity to be able to cook great tasting pizzas very quickly and be able to serve as many guests as possible.”

“We are just really excited for this opportunity to show King Taps here in BC,” said Beetlestone. “Kelowna is our first location here in the province. It’s pretty special. We’re really excited to become a national brand.”

Beetlestone noted they are still hiring and anyone interested should go to their website to apply.

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Come one, come all: big top coming to Kelowna’s Orchard Park Mall

Royal Canadian Circus comes to town July 7-10

Four jam-packed nights of daredevil acts are coming to Orchard Park Mall.

The Royal Canadian International Circus will be in town from July 7-10, the sixth stop on its five-month tour across North America.

Joseph Dominik Bauer, a ninth generation daredevil with over three decades of experience, will serve as ringmaster. He will unveil acts like flying trapeze artist Claudia Alvarado of Mexico, America’s Got Talent’s Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team, and the Motorcycle Thrill Riders, who will be tackling the ‘Globe of Death’.

Giving a more modern swing to the traditional programming are acts such as a ‘Human Slinky’, and stand-up comedy.

Eight shows will be performed under the big top over the four days. For tickets, go to royalcanadiancircus.ca.

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Construction on a six-storey apartment on Devonshire Avenue, across from Mary Collinson Park, has been approved by the city.

A building permit was issued on Oct. 26 for the project at 1274 Devonshire Ave. The 206-unit building, planned by Five Bridges Development, will include 165 micro suites (312 sq. ft.), 38 one-bedroom apartments, and three, two-bedroom apartments.

Amenities include a dog run, bocce court, container gardening, yoga pavilion, games area, outdoor kitchen/bbq area, lounge areas, gym, office/meeting space, bike storage, and storage lockers. Plans also call for 206 parking stalls, 29 visitor parking spaces, 211 long-term bike stalls, and 39 short-term bike stalls.

Five Bridges Development refers to its project as a smart building with smart suites. Technology planned for the building includes touchscreen intercoms in the lobbies, touchless garage entry, and app-based tools to book amenity space.

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Two out of five kittens were rescued from a Kelowna area landfill conveyor belt machine on Dec. 30. Three other kittens and their mother will be rescued Tuesday, Jan. 3 2023 when the facility reopens. (Okanagan Humane Society/Facebook)

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Three kittens remain and will be removed Jan 3; safe with food and water

Two of five kittens have been rescued from a waste management conveyor belt in Kelowna.

The eight-week-old kittens and their mother were found inside machinery at the waste management facility near Reid’s Corner in Kelowna on Dec. 30. Two were able to be rescued by workers on site around 2 pm

Okanagan Humane Society (OHS) volunteers helped with the rescue and will work on recovering the other three kittens on Tuesday, Jan. 3, when the facility reopens.

For now, the cats have food and water. They are safe as the machinery will remain turned off for the weekend.

OHS said the presence of rodents living in the garbage at the facility can attract feral, stray and abandoned cats, as the machinery also provides a warm place to hide.

The organization has rescued at least a dozen other animals from this location so far this winter.

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The old sheriff is back in town: Kelowna’s OK Corral set to reopen

A trio of musicians will perform on the opening night

The long wait is over for Kelowna country fans as the OK Corral is reopening this upcoming weekend.

Kelowna’s country bar closed back in the Summer of 2020 but recently has been hinting at a return on their social media channels.

They confirmed on May 30 that they are reopening on Friday, June 3 with a trio of live performers.

Ben Klick, Makayla Gough and Paige Madison will be performing at Friday’s opening as part of their first Friday Night Live.

The OK Corral is in the same location as two years ago at 1978 Kirschner Road.

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