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Pandemic uncertainty forces IPE to cancel this year’s fair
This year's Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede in Armstrong has been cancelled. The annual IPE…
Beloved teacher leaves $100K legacy for 100-year-old Armstrong school
A former Armstrong Elementary School teacher wants her legacy to be retained in the old…
80-year-old driver suffers life-threatening injuries in Armstrong crash
The 80-year-old driver was airlifted to hospital yesterday with serious life-threatening injuries following a collision…
Work on first stage of Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail to start this year
Construction of a two-kilometre section of a proposed rail trail linking Sicamous to Armstrong could…
North Okanagan mayor blasts province over Rose Swanson logging
The mayor of the Township of Spallumcheen is calling out the province for its lack…
Popular Abbotsford tulip festival moving to North Okanagan
A popular Fraser Valley tulip festival has uprooted from Abbotsford and is slated to bloom…
Vandals strike blow against campaign to save North Okanagan park
A campaign to save Rose Swanson Mountain recreational area in Armstrong has suffered a setback…
Armstrong’s Caravan Farm Theatre forced to postpone winter sleigh ride show
Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong has been forced to reschedule its winter sleigh ride show…
No prayer? Some Okanagan councils chastised for violating ‘duty of religious neutrality’
Several municipalities in the Okanagan have broken religious neutrality laws by holding prayers during their…
Caravan Farm Theatre asks Dr. Bonnie Henry to let the show go on
With Dr. Bonnie Henry’s recent order suspending social events and gatherings, Caravan Farm Theatre has…
North Okanagan cashier says boss offered $2K for sex
A former North Okanagan business owner who allegedly offered an employee $2,000 to have sex…
Armstrong high school students exposed to COVID-19 at Halloween party
Armstrong's Pleasant Valley Secondary School has alerted parents that some of its students were exposed…
Armstrong mom gets sweet $1-million lottery win
Christyna Whieldon picked up a Lotto 6/49 ticket while treating her kids to some candy…
UPDATE: Missing Armstrong man located
UPDATE: 3:47 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 RCMP say a missing 42-year-old Armstrong man reported…
Caravan Farm Theatre gearing-up for ‘even scarier’ Walk of Terror
The event may be different from previous years, but Armstrong's Caravan Farm Theatre is still…
North Okanagan chicken farm fined $39K after worker’s arm caught in machine
An Armstrong chicken farm has been fined almost $39,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries…
50 vehicle rule nixes grad ceremonies at Starlight Drive-In
The graduating classes of at least four Okanagan and Shuswap high schools scheduled to have…
Grad with popcorn: High school students to hold ceremony at Enderby drive-in theatre
While the COVID-19 pandemic has put a stop to high school students having a traditional…
North Okanagan beekeeper stung by theft of 30 hives
In what is believed to be a carefully planned heist, a North Okanagan beekeeper has…
Unfinished rail trail between Armstrong and Sicamous attracts off-road vehicles
A section of the yet-to-open rail trail between Sicamous and Armstrong is soon to have…
IPE 2020 cancelled due to pandemic
For only the second time in more than 120 years, the Interior Provincial Exhibition and…
Armstrong MetalFest cancelled due to pandemic
Armstrong MetalFest has been cancelled for this year based on recommendations from the provincial health…
10 years gone, but not forgotten: Family, friends remember Armstrong’s Kiera-Leigh Carlson
ARMSTRONG – Along with birthdays, anniversaries and other traditions, the Carlson family has another date…
Interior Health fines North Okanagan gym for violating COVID-19 order to close
When Interior Health says it wants a business closed immediately during the COVID-19 pandemic it’s…