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Eco-villa development in West Kelowna could provide another link in waterfront trail system
KELOWNA – Public access should be allowed across a proposed waterfront development before West Kelowna…
Public access to Kelowna’s waterfront remains an issue, but right now it has no champions
KELOWNA – After two summers of letting people know they have the right to access…
Tens of millions of dollars in new bike paths planned for Kelowna
KELOWNA – Don’t expect to cycle on the “gold standard” of bike paths that run…
Massive Kelowna recreation complex project could come with a huge pricetag
KELOWNA – The replacement cost for Parkinson Recreation Centre is steadily growing as the time…
Kelowna boat launch won’t be resolved unless landowners can agree
KELOWNA – The “volatile” lakeshore north of Mission Creek will continue to disrupt boaters until…
Vernon’s The Rise golf course is adding a ‘world class’ restaurant
VERNON – You won’t have to be a golfer to enjoy the great views of…
What do you do when your old boat won’t float anymore?
KELOWNA – The Okanagan is a mecca for boating enthusiasts who revel in the thrill…
Despite winter weather, time to think about booking your favourite B.C. Park campsite
There hasn’t been much incentive weather-wise lately for camping enthusiasts to start thinking about this…
New Kelowna playing fields may not have road built to them
KELOWNA – Two playing fields will be built in the Glenmore in 2019 but a…
Recent purchase of old CP Rail corridor one piece of a much larger trails network
VERNON – Now that two former rail corridors have been preserved for public use in…
Discontinued rail line between Armstrong and Sicamous purchased for public use
NORTH OKANAGAN – It’s full steam ahead for a rail trail that will run from…
One step closer to an Armstrong-Sicamous rail trail
NORTH OKANAGAN – Efforts to acquire a discontinued rail corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous have…
Suspected algae bloom in Okanagan Lake a ‘natural occurrence,’ officials say
VERNON – A possible algae bloom at the north end of Okanagan Lake continues to…
North Okanagan voters asked to borrow more than $2M for rail trail
NORTH OKANAGAN – North Okanagan residents will be asked to borrow more than $2 million…
Big investment announced for rail trail between Armstrong and Sicamous
SICAMOUS – Efforts to convert the old rail line between Armstrong and Sicamous into a…
Spry 95-year-old donates her age in metres to fund Okanagan Rail Trail
VERNON – A local woman is donating her age in metres to help create the…
Past meets present on the Shuswap River: Enderby moves ahead with improvements for tubers, kayakers
ENDERBY – The times are changing on the shores of the Shuswap River. Where paddlewheel…
Have you explored this 5,500-hectare provincial park near Vernon?
VERNON – Mention Silver Star and the first thing most people think of is the…
Petition calls for boating restrictions on Sugar Lake
LUMBY – Efforts to restrict boats on Sugar Lake and the Shuswap River have been…
Okanagan Boys and Girls Club pulls plug on popular summer camp, puts property up for sale
ARMSTRONG – A ‘magical’ summer camp in the North Okanagan will no longer be welcoming…
Things to do in the Okanagan before they close for the season
VERNON - So much to do, so little time. Mere weeks remain before a number of Okanagan attractions close down for the season — and that means you’ve got to get moving, or wait until next year. The Kalavida Surf Shop in Vernon closes its doors for the season on Oct. 4, although special arrangements...
If floating the river in Enderby is on your summer bucket list, do it sooner than later
ENDERBY - Extremely low water levels could cut the summer tubing season short on the Shuswap River in Enderby. Madison Giesbrecht, program manager for the Shuswap River Ambassadors program, which monitors river conditions and provides information to user groups, says river levels are about a month ahead of schedule, and particularly low at that. “We...
Unusual bike cruises down Vernon train tracks
VERNON - At first glance, it looks like an ordinary bike. But there’s something different about this particular two-wheeler, that much is clear from three pole attachments jutting out horizontally from the bike. The odd contraption, spotted on the railroad by Kal Beach in Coldstream, is made to run along train tracks. What is it,...
Mixed views on proposed Shuswap River boating restrictions
VERNON - There’s been plenty of interest in proposed boating regulations on the Shuswap River, though it's still to early to tell which side of the debate the majority lands on. The North Okanagan Regional District has so far received 1,065 electronic surveys, plus 118 paper copies submitted in response to the proposed changes, which...