KLAUG2023

Kelowna developer says it’s ‘common’ to pay people to speak at public hearings
Appelt Properties is fighting back after a report by City of Kelowna staff attacked them…

Heat warnings continue to blanket most of southern BC
Environment Canada continues its heat warning for the Thompson and Okanagan most of this week…

Smashing down concrete walls might make Vernon’s Polson park more useable
Back in the day, the smart people thought putting creeks into narrow channels was a…

Kelowna cannabis grower suing Shuswap weed firm, alleges it’s owed $250K
A Kelowna cannabis growing company is suing a Shuswap marijuana processor alleging that it hasn't…

What Prince George can teach Okanagan, Kamloops about crime reporting
Penticton has the ninth highest crime rate in BC and the highest in the Thompson-Okanagan…

Kelowna’s ‘Champion of the Environment’ now a full time job
Five years ago the City of Kelowna adopted a Climate Action Plan that, among other…

iN VIDEO: You can buy an island in the Southern Interior for $600,000
Many people dream of the freedom and privacy of living on a remote island, but…

Rutland restaurant dishes up authentic Latin American eats and treats
An eatery in Rutland is busy this summer dishing out authentic Latin American favourites like…

Okanagan angler pulls massive trout from Kal Lake
An Okanagan man was skunked for days until he pulled a massive lake trout from…

Housing starts falling in Kamloops, Okanagan despite growing housing crisis
Despite the fact that there’s a desperate need for new housing across Canada, especially, in…

Kelowna bus-killer arrested again
A man and a woman who are well-known to the Kelowna RCMP were caught in…

Air Canada denies (another) claim, but Okanagan couple sue and win
An Okanagan couple has been awarded $2,000 after they were forced to sue Air Canada…

Kelowna building construction stalled by injunction over crane fears
It has been more than two years since a tower crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna,…

Body Shop closure a sign of the times for Penticton mall shoppers
After at least five years in the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre in Penticton, the Body…

180-year-old violin stolen after Kelowna concert
A rare and valuable Italian-made violin was reported stolen in Kelowna yesterday. The instrument dates…