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Lake Country completing last payment to Kelowna for rail trail section
Lake Country is about to make the last hefty payment owing on the 15-kilometre stretch…
Kamloops teen set to race in prestigious world BMX championship in France
A Kamloops teenager is overseas this week getting ready to compete in the 2022 UCI…
Snowshoeing in June? Cool weather gives unique opportunity at Sun Peaks
There’s still too much snow at Sun Peaks Resort to open up all the mountain…
New water bike company launches on Okanagan Lake
It’s a bike and a boat. Coldstream residents and founders Matthew and Courtney Schanche, with…
iN VIDEO: Sun Peaks expansion brings mountain biking to all three peaks
Mountain bikers can ride all three mountains at Sun Peaks after a $1.5 million investment…
Sun Peaks reopens for summer hiking, biking and golf
Sun Peaks Resort has announced will be welcoming guests this summer to enjoy open-air biking,…
Pelmewash Parkway officially open
LAKE COUNTRY – Walkers and bikers, rejoice; the Pelmewash Parkway is officially open. Several dignitaries…
Ride Don’t Hide to start the conversation about mental illness this weekend
The national cycling fundraiser Ride Don’t Hide is back again this year with events planned…
Hundreds of kilometres of off-road Bear Creek trails, mapped at the tip of your finger
WEST KELOWNA – If you're unprepared, it can be easy to get lost in the…
Cycling 101: How to use Vernon’s new cycle tracks, multi-use pathways and elephant feet crossings
VERNON – You might have noticed that Vernon has some spiffy new cycling infrastructure —…
Vernon woman takes the lead in gruelling race the length of five Ironmans
"SHE'S STRONGER THAN MOST WOMEN AND SHE'S STRONGER THAN MOST MEN" VERNON – Unstoppable may…
VIDEO: Big bail at Harper Mountain
KAMLOOPS – No one is perfect. Hailey Elise, a mountain biker from Whistler, was hitting…
Ride for the Okanagan Rail Trail
VERNON – The first fundraising event in support of the Okanagan Rail Trail is getting…
Vernon mountain bikers ask city to support skills park
VERNON – Mountain bikers have made a pitch to Vernon City Council for a new…
Motorcycle crash kills West Kelowna man
PENTICTON - A West Kelowna man was killed when he crashed his motorcycle into another vehicle this past weekend. On Saturday, Sept. 13, a 42-year-old motorcyclist accelerated straight through a yellow light at the same time an oncoming car was making a left-hand turn at the intersection of Main Street and Industrial Avenue. The motorcyclist...
Challenge home-stay program a rewarding experience
PENTICTON - Chris Hawkins is no stranger to triathlon races — being a four-time Ironman participant he knows the importance of pre-race preparation, such as rest, good diet and peace and quiet. That’s why last year, Hawkins, his wife (also a triathlete) and their two young daughters hosted professional athlete Chris Bagg and his wife...
Bike camp gives new lease on life
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A young man says a mountain bike camp aimed at helping those affected by substance abuse came at just the right time to save him from himself. “The past two years have been really hard for me, I got suicidal…. I was on lots of pills,” Cameron Model, 25, says. “This camp is...