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Kamloops may keep patio extensions for a price
Kamloops city council is set to consider whether it will allow downtown businesses to keep…
What’s next for Lake Okanagan Resort?
Operators of the only beach bar on Okanagan Lake broke their lease and walked away…
Proposed tea house to add unique flavour to West Kelowna Wine Trail
The proposed Settled Kettle tea house off Boucherie Road in West Kelowna hopes to offer…
‘No brainer’ decisions paying off for businesses catering to Okanagan Rail Trail
Two new businesses – a craft brewery and craft coffee shop – took a chance…
Poor, old Fintry Queen still trying to make waves
Despite two decades of frustration, Andy Schwab is not giving up on his dream of…
Highway 3 touted as major tourism corridor by Destination Canada
Highway 3 has been chosen by Destination Canada as one of three tourism corridors designed…
Wildfires scared away summer tourists; how to get them back in fall
The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association say now is a crucial time to rethink tourist strategies…
Okanagan Fall Wine Festival returns a bit later than usual
The Okanagan Fall Wine Festival is returning later than usual with wineries participating all across…
Kelowna craft distillery sells for $3.8 million
A distillery in Kelowna has sold for $3.8 million. Wiseacre Farm Distillery in southeast Kelowna…
People are destroying Penticton’s iconic hoodoos
Penticton’s unique hoodoos are a tourist attraction but they might be gone if they aren’t…
Small businesses in Thompson-Okanagan want more support after devastating wildfire travel ban
After devastating wildfires this summer some businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan region that depend on tourism are…
Relic from Keremeos’ pioneer days struggles to withstand modern emergencies
Maintaining a 19th century waterwheel at the Grist Mill and Gardens at Keremeos has been…
Construction to start in the summer on redevelopment of Merritt rest stop
Hundreds of travellers continue to stop regularly at the rest area at the junction of…
New provincial rules mean Kelowna to lose 700 short-term rentals
Kelowna city council is being asked to scratch 693 of 1,191 licenced short-term rental units…
Thompson-Okanagan ski resorts to benefit from new ski hill near Coquihalla Summit
Kamloops and Okanagan skiers may not flock to the proposed South Anderson Valley Mountain Ski…