Kelowna news

Okanagan homeowners are doing just fine with inflation, interest rates
A dramatic rise in interest and inflation rates over the last year, sky-high housing prices…

iN PHOTOS: 100 acres across Lake Country on sale for more than $60 million
Large parcels of undeveloped land are something of a rarity in the Central Okanagan, but…

Kelowna real estate firm appeals $156K money laundering penalty
A Kelowna real estate firm is heading to court as it tries to appeal a…

Enough money raised for Kelowna crane collapse memorial to proceed
Plans to build a memorial to the five men who died in a 2021 Kelowna…

Okanagan and Okanogan: One land, worlds apart
Although they share the same watershed, the international border has made the Okanagan vastly different…

Halloween to be dry but a bit chilly for Kamloops, Okanagan trick or treaters
As the sun goes down and the cute little ghosts and goblins (and Barbies and…

Highway 3 was BC’s first trans-provincial highway despite reverting back to nature
Back in the earliest days of BC’s European history there were intense territorial battles between…

UBCO study uses gaming strategies to defend city infrastructures
The increasing threat of climate change and natural disasters, alongside the pressing threat of cyber-attacks…

Prescribed burns set aside in favour of flame-free mitigation plans in Central Okanagan
Kelowna city council will be meeting with regional Fire Smart groups to discuss future fire…

Cold snap ending in Kamloops and Okanagan but so is the sunshine
The unseasonably cold weather in Kamloops and the Okanagan will gradually ease this week but…

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located
UPDATE: Oct. 30, 2023 RCMP say a missing 25-year-old Kelowna woman has been located and…

Why school enrolment is lagging behind Thompson-Okanagan population boom
Kamloops and the Okanagan had some of the fastest growth rates in the country during…

Almost 9,000 people have found jobs in Central Okanagan so far this year
The number of people working in the Central Okanagan by the end of September was…

For 10,000 UBCO students, dogs remain best friends and best medicine
This canine therapy program not only provides effective stress relief for students, but has also…

Trust the experts to build a wonderful $242 million rec centre in Kelowna
Now that Kelowna residents have refused to reject a $241.3 million borrowing plan for a…