Local Journalism Initiative
You want me to eat what? A look at some of B.C.’s most exotic seafoods
When foreign markets closed their doors to seafood imports during the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. fisheries…
The fight to stop systemic racism in science at UBC Okanagan
Ian Foulds holds a unique position at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Foulds…
Man fined for flying drone during hunting trip in northern B.C.
A Fort St. James man has been fined $1,000 for flying a drone while out…
Fight for undeveloped lakeshore property in South Okanagan far from over
Sickle Point is likely to be sold to a private buyer this week, but for…
iN VIDEO: South Okanagan filmmaker gets ‘Higher Perspective’
South Okanagan climber and filmmaker Dave Mai has plenty of adventures and beautiful climbing photos…
Okanagan Indian Band expands primary care clinic to include doctors
Okanagan Indian Band opened its doors last week to a new primary care clinic located…
Indigenous construction students complete energy efficient shed at Westbank First Nation
It’s a challenging time for many as people continue to grapple with this global pandemic.…
Syilx woman has made more than 3,000 masks to keep her community safe
Back in March, Joan Alexis was signed up to attend an entrepreneurial business course. As…
Many small-scale B.C. farmers struggling thanks to high farmland prices
More than two-thirds of the world’s fields, ranches and orchards are owned by one per…
B.C. First Nations reawaken an ancestral practice: agriculture
As a kid, Delbert Good remembers that he would come home from a day of…
Sun Peaks hopeful travel restrictions will be a ‘circuit breaker’ for COVID-19 spread
Sun Peaks stakeholders are adapting to the start of a winter season unlike any other,…
B.C. researchers call for plan to keep COVID-19 patients in ICU from ending up back in hospital
British Columbia needs to act now to ensure people released from intensive care after COVID-19…
New COVID-19 restrictions force KIJHL to pause season
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is putting their season on pause following new public…
How her name came to be: A Syilx naming ceremony
As soon as Sara Alexis and Brian Muselle found out they were expecting they “both…
How a new Canadian organic farming app is trying to weed out paperwork
Heather Stretch usually spends a few days each winter corralling paperwork that traces her produce…