KLMAR2024

Rebuilding from Okanagan wildfires bogged down by insensitive insurance companies
It’s been seven months since wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes in the Okanagan and Shuswap…

Kamloops and Okanagan lagging far behind BC in real estate activity
While February wasn’t a banner month in the BC real estate world, it was a…

Kelowna sexual predator posed an ‘extreme risk’ to public: Parole Board
CONTENT ADVISORY A man arrested in Kelowna for sexually assaulting a young girl was seen…

Kelowna takes over another irrigation district
Six years after the City of Kelowna took over the South East Kelowna Irrigation District,…

Penticton mobile home park for sale for $15 million
The 93-unit Whitewater Mobile Home Park in Penticton is listed for sale for $14.9 million.…

West Kelowna too busy to clamp down on commercial boat launch users
Commercial boat companies using West Kelowna boat launches for free can breathe a sigh of…

Some Kelowna residents want to protect heritage neighbourhoods from infill: petition
A new online petition created by the Friends and Residents of the Abbott Street Heritage…

Why Kelowna gets credit for first European settlement in Okanagan
EDITOR'S NOTE: Since its original publication March 3, this story has triggered debate between historians about…

Christmas trees in March? Peachland ready for filming of new Hallmark movie
Christmas trees are lining the streets of downtown Peachland, but this time it's not for…

Another BC Tree Fruits building for sale in Kelowna, this one for $28 million
BC Tree Fruits has been selling off its buildings in Kelowna for the last few…

More offenders released to Kelowna without notice: MLA
A Kelowna MLA says she's been hearing of more sexual offenders released to the area…

Sexual material offences driving Kelowna to three-peat as crime capital of Canada
For the past two years Kelowna had the highest crime severity index of any major…

Kelowna’s only traditional English restaurant closes its doors
Kelowna's only traditional English eatery has shuttered with the owners blaming tough economic times. The…

How new provincial housing rules are boosting and hurting development in Central Okanagan
The Bennett bridge stretches a mere kilometre across Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and West Bank…

Warmer and sunnier as the week progresses in Kamloops and the Okanagan
While there’s a chance of a bit of precipitation in the next couple of days…