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Growing trend for Okanagan wineries to stop waiving tasting fees
Logan Saunders has done 22 wine tastings in the past year in Lake Country, Kelowna,…
Okanagan residents flee high prices to relocate to Alberta
For most of the past decade the flow of Albertans to BC far outpaced the…
Mostly clear and cooler start to school in Kamloops and the Okanagan
While there’s some chance of showers for the first couple of days of this week…
Kelowna Farmers’ Market moving to the Landmark district
Just months after its decades-long home went up for sale, the Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters'…
Final wildfire evacuation alerts lifted in Kelowna and Lake Country
With the Walroy Lake wildfire in Kelowna and the Clarke Creek wildfire in Lake Country…
Permanent indoor space in works for a relocated Kelowna Farmers’ Market
Not only is Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market going to get a new home in…
Okanagan Lake is deep enough to submerge the Great Pyramid of Giza, and then some
Okanagan Lake is the ninth deepest lake in all of Canada and the largest lake…
Former IH top doc paid $350,000 before going to jail for sex crimes
The criminally convicted former chief medical health officer earned one of the highest salaries of…
RCMP ramping up distracted driving enforcement across BC
Police across BC are increasing their enforcement of distracted driving laws because of the biannual…
There are native mussels in the Okanagan. Here’s why they’re important
It isn’t out of the ordinary to see shells on the shorelines and river edges…
Tesla dealership coming to Okanagan
There are lots of Tesla cars driving around the Okanagan but the closest dealership in…
Sales down but prices up in Kamloops, Okanagan real estate markets
Wildfires may have played a role in slowing housing sales in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Free radon testing kits available in Central Okanagan
The Regional District of Central Okanagan is partnering with Health Canada and Take Action on…
No more secret meetings between developers and Kelowna city council
Whether it’s on the phone or over coffee, anyone trying to influence a Kelowna city…
BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus lives on post-pandemic
Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas is meeting with other mayors of major urban centres in B.C.…
Sunny weekend ahead for Kamloops and the Okanagan
There’s nothing but sunny skies in the forecast for this coming weekend in Kamloops and…
Vernon-area couple take construction company complaints to Facebook, gets sued
A Vernon couple messed around on Facebook, making derogatory statements about a builder, and found…
Kelowna father donates $1M to Kelowna hospital foundation to honour his late sons
A local father has donated $1 million to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation to honour…
From drought to wildfire: Water challenges front and centre at Okanagan water board AGM
With drought drying up streams and lowering water levels in lakes and reservoirs across BC,…
Suspects land in muddy ditch after police chase from Kelowna to Salmon Arm
RCMP have a pair of suspects in custody following a car chase yesterday that started…
McDougall Creek wildfire crews shift from lighting fires to mopping them up
It may seem counterintuitive to have trained firefighters spending a lot of their time with…
High E. coli leads to swimming advisory on Kelowna’s Rotary Beach
Beach goers at Rotary Beach in Kelowna are being advised not to go in the…
People have been trying to access burned areas along Okanagan Lake by boat
Kelowna RCMP is patrolling the area on Okanagan Lake's western banks, turning boaters away from…
Kelowna RCMP help disrupt interprovincial trafficking operation
After over a year of investigation, police in Kelowna have disrupted a multi-province drug trafficking…