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Highway 1 closed near Lytton due to mudslide
The Trans-Canada Highway near Lytton is closed due to a mudslide. Drive B.C. is reporting…
Kelowna’s anti-idling bylaw now in effect
Drivers, turn off your cars. The City of Kelowna is no longer allowing vehicles to…
Massive kids entertainment centre and eatery opening in Kamloops industrial park
A colourful and imaginative large-scale entertainment space for families is opening soon in Kamloops. Zaaz…
B.C. cherry growers celebrate as access granted to lucrative South Korean market
Canadian cherries have been granted market access to South Korea by Canada's market access secretariat,…
Big dreams for South Okanagan winery with new owners
The new manager of a cozy South Okanagan winery has ambitious plans to evolve and…
iN VIDEO: Driver in Kelowna-area caught driving on wrong side of road
In North America, drivers are supposed to stick to the right side of solid yellow…
There’s excitement stirring behind this Kamloops food hub
A large scale food hub and innovation centre is about to open its industrial kitchen…
Highway 1 is open again after mudslide between Lytton and Spences Bridge
The Trans Canada Highway has reopened between Spences Bridge and Lytton. Drive B.C. announced the…
iN PHOTOS: Most expensive house ever sold in Okanagan up for sale again
It was just three years ago that a house on Pixton Road in Lake Country…
Penticton is the new home of the Lord of the Pies
The classic taste of savoury pot pies is on the menu at a new bakery…
Loss of out-of-town buyers bringing Kelowna house sales to near record lows
Sales of single-family houses in Kelowna in July were the third lowest they’ve been in…
Three times as many people sleeping rough in Kelowna as last year
A “conservative” count puts the average number of people currently sleeping rough in Kelowna at…
New Kelowna project aims to save first time buyers 25% on a new home
A Kelowna MLA is trying to revive a home building model he pioneered in Banff…
Armstrong IPE gets licensed area for beer, ciders
For the first time, the Armstrong Provincial Exhibition and Stampede will serve local beer and…
Kelowna rents heading higher in the unaffordability rankings
After a couple of months of falling apartment rental rates in Kelowna that dropped it…
Preventing homelessness one rent payment at a time in Kamloops, Okanagan
The B.C. Rent Bank is helping prevent hundreds of B.C. residents, including some in Kamloops…
No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but…
Shortages of meat, produce at Walmarts in Okanagan, Kamloops
Kelowna Walmart shoppers may be surprised to learn there isn't much produce or meat available…
iN VIDEO: Collapsed balcony at Vernon Airbnb lands Calgary man in hospital
A Calgary man is now lying in a Vernon hospital bed after the balcony railing…
Cost of building carriage houses in Kelowna may go up $20,000
Already the most expensive city in the Interior of B.C. for housing, the City of…
B.C. Tree Fruits plant closing Lake Country location, moving to South Okanagan
Despite the fact that 70% of the apples grown by B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative members…
Kamloops lawyer accused of hiding cash of unlicensed cannabis company
A Kamloops lawyer is being accused of using his trust account to disguise funds paid…
Famous chefs offering cooking courses in South Okanagan
Aspiring chefs are invited to the Naramata Inn for the Season of Culinary this October.…
Diverse ability workforce shines in Penticton
At a time when businesses are closing due to staffing shortages there’s a workforce out…