Environment
Fire prevention program logs 75% of forested area above Peachland
PEACHLAND – A forested area above Peachland was recently thinned by around 75 per cent…
Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report
A new Parliamentary committee report suggests that an exemption should be put in place to…
Major fuel spill in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Fire crews spent the afternoon cleaning up hundreds of litres of spilled fuel…
Judge orders province, Sicamous to pay for negligence in 2012 floods
SICAMOUS – Taxpayers will have to foot the majority of a $2.3 million award after…
Vernon to explore a ban on idling vehicles
VERNON – Vernon city council is looking into a possible ban to prevent vehicles from…
New trail opens and links Okanagan College Vernon to Rail Trail
VERNON – A new trail connecting Okanagan College's Vernon campus and the Okanagan Rail Trail…
Kelowna hosting town hall discussion on Green New Deal
KELOWNA – The Green New Deal is a concept created in the United States, but…
‘Problem’ caterpillars return to North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – An army of caterpillars first spotted in the North Okanagan last year,…
Bear euthanized and Armstrong resident with unsecured garbage fined
ARMSTRONG – A young bear has been euthanized and an Armstrong resident fined $230 for…
HAPPY CAMPERS: Here’s all the new sites and amenities at local and provincial campgrounds
Campers in the Thompson-Okanagan this summer will have more places to camp and more facilities…
Smoke haze expected to linger in Southern Interior until next week
It’s going to be a bit longer before skies clear in Kamloops and the Okanagan,…
Better for the environment may be better for City of Kelowna’s pocketbook
KELOWNA – By cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the City of Kelowna is hoping to get…
iN PHOTOS: Fate of Three Bears cabin still unknown as bureaucrats move in with Mystic Trail seizures
MABEL LAKE – The fate of what remains of the Mystic Trail and its almost…
$20K fine for Sicamous man who restored century-old fire lookout
SICAMOUS – A Sicamous man has been slapped with a $20,000 fine for his role…
Okanagan Rail Trail already getting some upgrades
VERNON – The Okanagan Rail Trail is set for some upgrades that will give those…