
Kelowna News Today & Local Updates

Okanagan lavender farm welcomes visitors Canada Day with grand opening
The public is invited to bask in the sweet aroma of Summerland mayor Toni Boot’s…
South Okanagan wine producer looking for love on new reality TV show
A 25-year-old Okanagan wine producer is looking for love and hoping to find it on…

‘Unique terroir’: B.C. wine labels will now recognize smaller growing regions in Okanagan
To better define the characteristics that distinguish Okanagan wines from one another, six new areas…

Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant latest to close, citing lack of staff
A North Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant served its last meals Tuesday afternoon. Vietnamese Watercress Vietnamese Restaurant owner…

First King Taps in B.C. opens in downtown Kelowna on Okanagan Lake
B.C.’s first King Taps location opened today, June 22, after months of preparation. Located in…

Kelowna restaurant shuttered for failing to follow COVID-19 rules suing new business
The owners of a Kelowna restaurant are being sued for allegedly failing to pay off…

Popular Kamloops Scoopz Ice Cream now on wheels
A well-known summer ice cream shop is expanding into the food truck scene with a…

Greata Ranch and land could be yours for $51 million
Some picturesque parcels of land that capture the essence of the Okanagan are on the…

Summerland Sweets: Fulfilling a legacy for now 60 years
A small little shop nestled deep within the orchards of Summerland has been turning local…

Morel mushroom hunters having a heyday in the Okanagan
Okanagan mushroom pickers couldn’t have hoped for a better spring. Last year’s intense wildfires season…

Long-established Kamloops restaurant closing in wake of crime, COVID, staffing shortages
A familiar, family-owned Chinese restaurant is forced to close its doors after serving the community…

Mission Hill winery staff in West Kelowna tried hard to get another holiday
Staff at a West Kelowna winery have failed to get the National Day for Truth…

THOMPSON: Grape-growing in England? Climate change may make it possible
OPINION I can count on one finger the number of world class English wines…and have…

iN VIDEO: 5 wineries, breweries to try this summer in the Thompson Okanagan
The Thompson-Okanagan boasts stunning views and an array of food, beer and wine that all…

Minimum wage is up— and so are the tips
As British Columbians get back into restaurant booths this summer, they're also paying more for…

