Kelowna heavy equipment owner confronts alleged thief – Okanagan
Troy Chapman inspects his mini-excavator, looking for damage. The machine was recently recovered after it was stolen from a Kelowna construction site in broad daylight a few weeks ago. “They drove it up to this gravel pile, got it up on top, backed up a pick-up or whatever they get it into and loaded it…
Construction at busy Vernon intersection finished – Okanagan
Construction at Highway 97 and Stickle Road in Vernon has wrapped up. Crews lengthened the northbound and southbound left-turn lanes on the highway. They also built right-turn acceleration and deceleration lanes. The intersection in the northern part of the city has seen high congestion and a significant number of crashes in recent years. READ MORE:…
Glenrosa construction projects nearing completion – Okanagan
The City of West Kelowna says one of two construction projects in the Glenrosa neighbourhood is now complete, and the second is nearing completion. According to the city, the construction of a roundabout at Glenrosa and Webber Roads was expected to be finished and opened to the public by 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 29th….
Construction site thefts peaking in the Central Okanagan
The construction industry in the Central Okanagan is under attack — by thieves. Contractors say they’ve seen a spike in industrial equipment thefts in recent weeks and are convinced it’s part of an organized gang that is filling out orders for customers. Kelly Hayes reports. Source link
Construction site thefts on rise in Okanagan
A mini excavator isn’t the biggest piece of industrial equipment, but it is worth a lot of money and thieves know it. On Sunday, a mini excavator was brazenly stolen from a work site in Kelowna during daylight hours. “They drove it up to [a] gravel pile, got it up on top, backed up a…
Construction site thefts on rise in Okanagan
A mini excavator isn’t the biggest piece of industrial equipment, but it is worth a lot of money and thieves know it. On Sunday, a mini excavator was brazenly stolen from a work site in Kelowna during daylight hours. “They drove it up to [a] gravel pile, got it up on top, backed up a…
Security guard assaulted in Salmon Arm, police searching for suspect – Okanagan
Police in Salmon Arm are searching for a suspect after a security guard at a construction site was assaulted early Friday. According to police, the security guard was conducting roving patrols when she saw a dark-coloured truck that did not belong on a construction site. The truck had a tidy tank and jerry cans in…
Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex about to welcome homeless tenants – Okanagan
After six months of construction, the Hearthstone supportive housing complex in Kelowna is about to open its doors. Fifty-one homeless people will start moving into the 46-unit modular building on Commerce Street, off Enterprise, next week. “It’s going to be home for these people and a lot of them haven’t had a home for a…
Gas line rupture closes Kelowna street – Okanagan
Emergency crews are blocking off a neighbourhood street in Kelowna after construction crews struck a gas line this morning. The Kelowna fire department was on scene, as were Fortis crews plus local police. Global News Gas could be heard roaring out of the damaged line near the intersection of Glenwood and Richter. Construction crews hit…
UPDATE: Broken gas main forces evacuation of a dozen homes in downtown Kelowna neighbourhood – Okanagan
UPDATE: A ruptured main spewed natural gas into the air at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Richter Street, after crews working at a housing complex dug up more than they expected with an excavator. “It looks like they were trying to tie into a sewer line and they nicked a two-inch gas line.” said…