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Why Lower Mainland home buyers are heading to the Okanagan
Realtor Heather Angel says she's sold half-a-dozen homes recently in the North Okanagan and Kelowna…
Tips on teaching the kids at home from a Salmon Arm parent who’s been there, done that
"Give yourself some grace." It's the recurring message homeschooling parent Candice Munro wants to give…
B.C. cannabis sales doubled in 2020, but Okanagan retail market still tough
Canadians spent more than twice as much cash in legal cannabis stores last year, as licensed…
Two Kelowna properties seized as part of international money laundering scheme
Two Kelowna properties seized as part of an international investigation into a multi-million dollar insider…
Okanagan, Kamloops cannabis stores cry foul over exorbitant business licence fees
Owners of cannabis stores in the Okanagan and Kamloops are paying up to 65 times…
Real estate prices make huge jump in Okanagan
The benchmark price for a single-family house in the Central Okanagan jumped more than $53,000…
Vernon chamber president questions pricey pot shop business licences
The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce's president is questioning the $2,000 business licencing fee for…
Thompson-Okanagan cities allow patios, close streets to support business during COVID-19 restrictions
Cities in the Thompson-Okanagan are looking to support local businesses this summer with expanded patios…
Petition urges council to close part of downtown Vernon to traffic
An online petition is asking Vernon city council to close two blocks of 30 Avenue…
2nd piece of potential Okanagan parkland sold to private owners
Following on the news that Sickle Point on Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan has…
Construction work for Vernon winery on hold due to flooding concerns
Plans to make Vernon a world-class wine destination are currently paused as city workers address…
North Okanagan’s newest ‘glampground’ is ‘cannabis, alcohol and party-friendly’
After just five days in operation the bookings are already pouring in for the Utopia…
Vernon edible garden built next to elementary school promotes food security to students
A Vernon permaculture group growing edible gardens in the city has expanded to involve students…
Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to…
Indigenous taco truck owner provides Westside Road community with wildfire updates in lieu of food while evacuated
An Indigenous taco stand owner who was evacuated due to the wildfire decided to continue…
Vernon bistro intent on defying vaccine passports may lose liquor licence
The owner of Midtown Bistro in Vernon said she is willing to face fines and…
The best time to harvest outdoor cannabis in the Okanagan depends on the strain
With the end of the third legal growing season in Canada, it’s high time for…
Time running out to shop at Okanagan, Kamloops outdoor farmers’ markets
There may be no spring chickens left, but outdoor farmers' markets are still going strong…
Okanagan’s latest dining takes place in a 500-year-old farmhouse
To complement its authentic Austrian-German menu, Sparkling Hill Resort has opened a new restaurant in…
Vernon slated for two new fast food drive-thru restaurants, including Popeyes
Vernon will soon have two new drive-thru fast-food restaurants. Popeyes Louisiana Chicken and Triple O's…
Three men to be extradited to US in 15-year-old Okanagan marijuana smuggling case
Three men alleged to have been involved in smuggling marijuana in hollowed-out logs from the…
House prices across Okanagan and Shuswap increase 30%
The price of a single-family home in the Okanagan and Shuswap has increased by around…
TacoTime opening location in Vernon
TacoTime is opening a location in Vernon. Area residents posted images showing the restaurant chain's…
Stores beginning to close in Okanagan’s oversaturated cannabis market
The oversaturated market of cannabis stores in the Okanagan has started to see its first…