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STRUGGLES WITH his putter has convinced golfer Dave Barr to forego his efforts to try qualifying for the Champions Tour this year. A17
A FRENCH family of chocolatiers dating back three generations has opened a new boutique French pastry and chocolate shop in Kelowna.
HOLLYWOOD MAY await the staff at Concept Flooring in Kelowna, as they await the outcome of an online sitcom pilot based on their daily experiences entered in a New York Television Festival sitcom competition.
SUMMER IN the Central Okanagan continues to feel like riding a weather roller coaster with the heat, the cold and the wind.
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Seclusion Bay fire mop-up not over yet
Mike Simmons STAFF REPORTER
Construction of the Westside Road interchange will begin in early August, financed by the provincial and federal governments and managed by the Westbank First Nation. Ground was broken in a ceremony near the WFN band office on July 13. WFN Chief Robert Louie said the day was an important and historic one. “The Westbank First Nation role is to manage the project, and make sure it is delivered on time and on budget, and that’s what we intend to do.” Louie noted the first phase of construction began in September of 2009. Now that the detour roads have been built, the project is ready to move on into the next phase. Ledcor CMI Ltd. has been awarded the construction contract for the planned interchange, roundabout and underpass. Detours around the site are projected to begin after the Labour Day long weekend. See WFN A7
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A HELICOPTER dumps a load of water on a house engulfed in flames on the shoreline of Seclusion Bay on Monday afternoon. The house, along with a boat and garage on the same Seclusion Bay Road property, were destroyed by the forest fire, which covered 30 hectares before the forest service firefighting efforts brought the blaze under control. Cheryl Wierda STAFF REPORTER
The 67 people evacuated from Seclusion Bay after fire broke out Mon-
day morning will have to remain away from the area for “some time.” Acting Peachland Mayor Peter Schierbeck said crews are working
very hard to protect the property of evacuees and “get them back in their homes and residences.” “Our thoughts are with the evacuees during this
stressful time,” he said. Peachland Fire Chief Grant Topham said it will probably be later in the week before people are allowed to return to the
area. The fire that prompted the evacuation was reported around 10 a.m. Monday near the Peachland/West Kelowna bor-
der and the wind-fueled blaze quickly grew into a 30-hectare wildfire that consumed a West KelowSee Fire A3
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