
Kelowna News Today & Local Updates

Booze will be legal again next summer at some Penticton beaches and parks
For a third year, you'll be able to drink alcohol at certain beaches and parks…

Small Okanagan grape harvest may be due to more than the heat dome
The record-breaking heat dome that hammered the Okanagan last June was a major factor in…

LIMITED TIME: Vernon Triple O’s testing Caribbean Jerk Chicken Burger
If you're a fan of Caribbean flavours Triple O's in Vernon has been selected as…

Shuswap’s only floating bar and restaurant sold to new owners
The Shuswap's only floating bar and restaurant has been sold to new owners and will…

Rebuild of Kelowna’s popular Olympia Greek Taverna underway
Work is finally underway to rebuild a popular Greek restaurant in Kelowna, gutted by fire,…

It’s going to be a glorious season for morel mushrooms in the Okanagan
Wildfires may not be good for humans, but certain mushrooms thrive after the heat. Scott…

What’s the secret to finding the best donut in Kelowna? Shop early
While there’s no accounting for taste, there was a clear consensus in a recent Reddit…

These Kootenay breweries want you to know ‘Putin is a dick’
A Kootenay-designed beer label saying Russia’s president is a “dick” is being used worldwide to…

B.C. researcher discovers new fungi to combat disease threatening vineyards, orchards
Talk about a fun guy – Dawson Creek-born Jinx Pollard-Flamand has discovered two species of…

New Kamloops meadery plans to make honey wine with help from local bees
A new meadery is in development in Kamloops, and while a few meaderies can be…

Popular Okanagan Fest of Ale changing to accommodate COVID protocols
The Okanagan Fest of Ale Society board of directors announced today that the 25th annual…

Second Kamloops meadery planned as honey wine looks to be next trending craft industry
A second meadery in the Kamloops area has been quietly building over the past year,…

Kelowna’s Doc Willoughby’s pub to reopen as Bernie’s for dinner and a movie
One of Kelowna’s longest standing pubs is now closed but is slated to re-open in…

Months after devastating flood, Peachland’s Gasthaus on the Lake set to reopen
A popular German-themed destination restaurant on Okanagan Lake plans to reopen by this summer. Gasthaus…

Nixons helping make Kelowna’s downtown a ‘remarkable standout area in all of Canada’
Kyle Nixon may come from one of the oldest and most respected hospitality families in…

