Big White

Get your skis shined up

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two of the three big ski hills in the region are starting to see snow accumulate and that means one thing, ski season is just around the corner. The first runs are set to open Nov. 22 at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, though preseason race training will start as soon as there...

Kelowna Olympian Serwa grabs another honour

KELOWNA – Kelowna’s ski cross star Kelsey Serwa has been named the honourary Team B.C. captain for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Serwa, 29, won an Olympic silver medal in ski cross at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games and won both the X Games and World Championships in 2011. She was also won a gold...

Man killed trying to stop vehicle rolling off cliff

KELOWNA – An attempt to stop a vehicle from rolling off a cliff near Big White had tragic consequences for a 67-year-old Cawston man Sunday. The man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of family, had parked his Jeep on a narrow forest service road close to a cliff. When the vehicle started rolling...