Recreation

Kelowna residents get their say on $240M for recreation facilities
It’s likely to be late August before Kelowna taxpayers get a say on whether they…

Cycling route from Coldstream to Peachland could be mostly finished in 2024
No bike trail advocate is willing to commit to the exact time their dream trails…

Kelowna wants to spend nearly $300M on recreation facilities including Parkinson rebuild
The City of Kelowna is about to launch an ambitious recreation construction program totalling $287.5…

Kelowna considering user fees for city boat launches
Kelowna forced businesses using city boat launches to pay a total of $140,000 in licence…

COVID made Greater Vernon the Trails Capital of B.C.
Vernon’s Ribbons of Green Trails Society has been working for more than 20 years to…

Nine new Kelowna courts no help to B.C.’s second largest pickleball club
The Pickleball Kelowna Club is the second largest club in B.C., behind Vernon, with 600…

Proposed massive Kelowna recreation centre may have affordable housing
An update of plans to replace Kelowna’s aging Parkinson Recreation Centre going to city council…

Major expansion of Trail of the Okanagans expected next year
It’s going to take until later this year to get the funding in place to…

Sparrow e-scooters have a different way to fly in South Okanagan
Residents of Kelowna and Vernon are used to seeing shared e-scooters parked helter-skelter throughout their…

Okanagan Rail Trail passing millionth visit mark much earlier than predicted
No official counts have yet been posted but based on the usage in the first…

Okanagan Rail Trail missing link could be closed by end of summer
The City of Kelowna has issued a request for proposal to complete the missing link…

B.C. hunting guides challenge province on new moose quotas
A group of B.C. hunting guides who are appealing the provincial government's changes in the…

Kids play for those who can’t at Apex Winter Classic
Competition was fierce at this past weekend's Apex Winter Classic hockey tournament and once again…

Injured snowmobiler rescued from Graystokes area
A snowmobiler suffered a broken femur and a concussion in the Greystokes area last night…

Kelowna’s most expensive capital project is in for a rocky ride
The rebuilding of the now 50-year-old Parkinson Recreation Centre was first identified as the City…