3-week closure of downtown Kelowna street begins Monday – kelownanow.com

The federal government says more intelligence sharing among police forces and a working group involving all levels of government are among the measures it’s implementing as part of a national strategy to combat auto theft.

After weeks of breathless demands from neighbourhood residents who say a nearby homeless shelter is contributing to a crime wave, police released statistics from the two neighbourhoods at the centre of the controversy.

Wentworth Hospitality Group is growing their restaurant family, with Folietta set to open at 2419 Grant Street in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood next year — their first venture outside of the downtown core.