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Massive kids entertainment centre and eatery opening in Kamloops industrial park
A colourful and imaginative large-scale entertainment space for families is opening soon in Kamloops. Zaaz…
Kelowna cop steps up to help kids fly home for Christmas
An RCMP officer went above and beyond the call of duty to help two children…
North Okanagan volunteers build free beds for children in need
Volunteers in the North Okanagan have been busy building twin beds and bunkbeds for children…
iN PHOTOS: Dream Rally burns rubber down Highway 97
KELOWNA – Brad Jinjoe is passionate about sports cars. He's had his red Lamborghini Diablo…
Central Okanagan Food Bank stocked with thousands of healthy snacks for kids
KELOWNA – Kelowna kids facing food insecurity will receive a major helping hand this summer.…
Kids, weddings no longer welcome at Vernon’s Sparkling Hill Resort
VERNON – If kids and wedding partiers want to unwind with spa treatments, crystal scrubs…
The length a Vernon family took to keep loved ones housed
VERNON – Vernon’s tight rental market has some families getting creative when it comes to…
Vernon student thanks police for ‘protecting the world’
VERNON – Mounties at the Vernon RCMP detachment have received a heartfelt thank you note…
UPDATE: Mother and three children from Merritt found
MERRITT – RCMP confirm that the missing 32-year-old mother and her three young children were…
Why a break-in couldn’t have happened at a worse time for two single Vernon moms
VERNON - Kris Zacharuk is pushing her son into the arrivals gate of the Kelowna Airport in a wheelchair when her phone rings. It’s been tough lately to keep the phone bills covered, but she has to in case the doctors call about Christopher’s kidney transplant. It’s her 17-year-old daughter calling. The house Zacharuk shares...
Check out all your summer camps before you sign up
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A first-of-its-kind kid’s camp expo coming to a community near you is your chance to get a taste of all the fun activities available to keep your little ones busy all summer long. Campapalooza is a chance to meet counsellors and see what all the great summer camps offer for toddlers to teens...
Popular Kelowna Closet Cleanout now for kids
KELOWNA – A new version of the popular Kelowna Closet Cleanout is making it a little more affordable to be a parent to fast-growing kids. The first Kids Closet Cleanout will take place Saturday Feb. 28 at the Laurel Packinghouse in Kelowna from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's an easy way to get rid...
Self harm among Okanagan youth higher than rest of province
OKANAGAN – The results of a province-wide survey on the health of B.C. adolescents shows that young people in the Okanagan are more likely to participate in activities that risk their health than teens in the rest of the province. The study was conducted by the McCreary Centre Society and looked at survey responses from...
Retirement age begins in prison for this child molester
KELOWNA – A 64-year-old man is going to jail for molesting two of his own relatives almost 30 years ago. The man, who can't be named by court order, appeared in court Monday with his current wife and pleaded guilty to charges of indecent assault, gross indecency and sexual assault. He admitted to sexually abusing...
Okanagan International Children’s Festival is back
PENTICTON - Children’s favourite performers such as Fred Penner and Kaput will be puttin’ on a show next weekend as part of The Okanagan International Children’s Festival. The festival begins Thursday, May 22 and runs until Saturday May 24. Child entertainers will perform on the Main Stage at Okanagan Lake Park and Marina Way Park....