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Central Okanagan
Okanagan Lake level still fluctuating day to day
KELOWNA – Up one day, down the next. That was the activity of Okanagan Lake…
Finally some good news after weeks of Okanagan Lake flood watch
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – With cooler temperatures and the snow pack in the Mission Creek watershed…
Pumps, hoses and water where it shouldn’t be in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Homeowners and business in Peachland are battling to keep up with rising ground…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Should we be worried about the public infrastructure in the Central Okanagan?
KELOWNA – Okanagan Lake may be just five centimetres away from setting a new historic…
Mosquito season has arrived in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Get out your bug spray, because mosquito season is here. The wet spring…
Wondering how to entertain company this weekend? These Kelowna events will help
KELOWNA – With the long weekend here, the Central Okanagan will be buzzing with people…
Neighbours rally in wake of Central Okanagan flooding
NOT EVERYONE HAPPY WITH GOVERNMENT RESPONSE KELOWNA – It's been go, go, go for people…
iN PHOTOS: Where the Central Okanagan is under water
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – It's been a rough weekend for many residents in the Central Okanagan…
April is community clean up month in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Volunteers gathered in the woods yesterday for the official kickoff of an annual,…
RCMP target distracted driving in Lake Country
KELOWNA – Police officers handed out almost 100 traffic tickets during a seven hour distracted…
School plans move forward to school board
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The school district is taking action towards tackling overcrowding in local schools.…
RCMP concerned Central Okanagan not getting the distracted driving message
KELOWNA – Police in the Central Okanagan handed out $368 tickets to more than 80…
Bus strike creates unique challenges for local refugees
KELOWNA – The bus strike in the Central Okanagan is having a dire effect on…
Unanimous vote for gender neutral washroom signage in Central Okanagan School District
KELOWNA – Washrooms in Central Okanagan schools will soon be getting gender neutral signage. The…
NO BUSES IN CENTRAL OKANAGAN TOMORROW: Bus drivers confirm strike starts Thursday morning
"THEY'RE STILL GETTING PAID AND IT'S COMING FROM OUR TAX DOLLARS." CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The…
Million dollars is nice but stable funding would be better, Central Okanagan school board chair says
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – They’re happy not to have to cut so deep but the chair…
Budget cuts for Central Okanagan becoming annual battle
INCREASE TO SCHOOL BUS FEES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLMENT JUST PART OF REVENUE INCREASES PLANNED…
Kelowna Fire Department soon to dispatch other fire fighters under contract
KELOWNA – Emergency calls made to fire departments in the Regional District of East Kootenay…
Kelowna council learns it’s all right to just say no to farmland use
KELOWNA – The CEO of the Agricultural Land Commission Kim Grout had to remind Kelowna…
Kelowna family walks into farmland furor over RV park application
PUBLIC HEARING WILL DECIDE IF 10-PAD RV PARK CAN GO AHEAD KELOWNA – When Tyler…
MAP: Kelowna dominates list of most valuable properties in the Thompson-Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - When it comes to property values, Kelowna is the clear leader among communities in the Thompson-Okanagan region, dominating the top 100 most valuable properties list. B.C. Assessment’s annual property valuations show a waterfront home 4358 Hobson Rd. in Kelowna was assessed at $9.51 million, the clear leader in the top 100 residential...
Think you got a lot of snow? You must have a short memory
KELOWNA - This weekend’s two-day snow dump didn’t even come close to the storm that started 2015, according to the people tasked with clearing much of it out of the way. “We didn’t activate the snow routes,” says public works manager Darryl Astofooroff, in charge of the city’s snow removal service. “We didn’t consider it...
ELECTION 2015: Where to hear the Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola candidates speak
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Several businesses and organizations in the new Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola electoral district are making it possible for voters to meet the candidates who want to represent them in Ottawa. The new riding includes all of West Kelowna, Summerland, Princeton, Keremeos, Logan Lake, Merritt and Peachland and the majority of Kelowna excluding downtown, the...
Making a living foraging the forests of the Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - When local forager Scott Moran talks about his work you can't help but think of how romantic and daring it is — the ability to live off the bounty of the land and be self-sufficient — but the reailty is he puts a lot of hard work into creating this charming life....