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Current invasive mussel inspection efforts insufficient, says Okanagan Basin Water Board
BOARD CALLS FOR DAYLIGHT HOURS MONITORING; MANDATORY PRE-LAUNCH INSPECTIONS OKANAGAN VALLEY – A form of…
Canada Day terrorists were coerced by police while in Kelowna: B.C. Supreme Court judge
KELOWNA – A couple who the B.C. Supreme Court says were coerced by RCMP into…
Kelowna signs more tax exemptions for rental unit developers
KELOWNA – The city has signed off on four tax agreements with the developers of…
Ten excessive speeders caught in two hours on Highway 97
KELOWNA – Almost a dozen drivers had their cars impounded for excessive speeding in Kelowna…
Kelowna swimmer competing at Olympics in Rio
KELOWNA – An Olympic athlete from Kelowna will be swimming in the 200 metre women’s…
Allowing RV parks in Kelowna’s farms and orchards has not worked out well
RV PARKS ON FARMS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF BYLAW COMPLAINTS KELOWNA – One door has…
Joe Rich wildfire was caused by vehicle exhaust; not cigarette
KELOWNA – A Ministry of Forests investigation has concluded the Huckelberry wildfire in Joe Rich…
Kelowna hotel room tax to rise next year
INCREASE WILL RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $900,000 FOR TOURISM MARKETING KELOWNA – A tax levied on…
Courtyard project on Leon Avenue welcomes Kelowna’s homeless
KELOWNA – A park-style courtyard next to the Kelowna Gospel Mission is already doing what…
Details of Okanagan Lake second crossing coming this fall
OKANAGAN – Look to the fall for the “key deliverables” in the Okanagan Lake second…
Serious injuries after machete attack in Kelowna’s Ben Lee Park
KELOWNA – Ben Lee Park in Rutland was the scene of a serious assault involving…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman found safe
UPDATE: 9:59 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 KELOWNA – A missing Kelowna woman has been…
Naloxone program expands across Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 70 new sites in the Southern Interior are now able to…
Premier to march in Kelowna pride parade
KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark will be a part of the We Are One pride…
Researchers at UBC Okanagan look at the DNA of the world’s top wines
OKANAGAN – Examining the DNA of the world’s top wines while stopping them from spoiling?…
Okanagan Rail Trail campaign has wide appeal, organizers say
OKANAGAN – The Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative is reporting a wide range of people responding…
Multiple vehicle crash on Coquihalla highway
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A multi-vehicle crash east of Hope on the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon has…
CrocTalk owner pleads guilty to illegally keeping wild animals in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The former operator of a controversial exotic animal exhibition in East Kelowna has…
UPDATE: RCMP investigating targeted homicide in Rutland
KELOWNA – Police have confirmed an investigation is underway into a targeted homicide at a…
Southern Interior leading the pack in housing availability for seniors
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Thompson-Okanagan is leading the province in retirement units available for seniors, but…
Overdose surveillance sheds new light on opiod use in the Interior Health Authority
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Opioid overdose surveillance conducted at the Interior Health Authority’s three largest hospitals is…
Cooler summer behind drop in Thompson-Okanagan drowning deaths
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Cooler weather this summer may have dampened a few vacation plans, but it…
Climate change one possible reason behind early Kokanee spawn on Okanagan Lake
OKANAGAN – The early spawning of kokanee on Deep Creek could be an attempt by…
Police looking for couple accused of shoplifting from Kelowna MEC
KELOWNA – A man and a woman were recorded stealing clothing and a heart rate…