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New West Kelowna winery could have major impact on number of Chinese tourists visiting the Okanagan
WEST KELOWNA - A new $30-million wine tour destination in West Kelowna could dramatically increase the number of foreign tourists coming to the Okanagan. Construction on Grizzli Winery on Boucherie Road is scheduled for completion next spring. Ground was broken earlier this year but already it’s starting to take shape. The winery, at 60,000 square...
Meteor shower over the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN - Patient skywatchers will get a chance to view the Draconids meteor shower as it sets to peak this week. The Draconids is a minor meteor shower that runs from Oct. 6 to 10 and produces about 10 meteors per hour, though has been known to produce hundreds or even thousands of ‘shooting stars’...
ELECTION 2015: Local poll will help strategic voters in the North Okanagan decide their candidate
NORTH OKANAGAN - People in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding are doing what they can to make sure their strategic votes count in the upcoming federal election. A non-partisan group has decided to fund a poll to help people in the riding choose who best to vote for if they want to out the Conservatives. One...
Ranch offers reward for information about cow poaching in the North Okanagan
VERNON - Poachers are shooting cattle in the North Okanagan and either taking the meat, or leaving the animals for dead. Pete Wise, a wildlife control specialist in Vernon, says at least three cows have been shot since September on range land leased by the Coldstream Ranch. “Somebody is intentionally targeting them,” Wise says. In...