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‘Tart and very fruity’: Tin Whistle in Penticton brews prickly pear cactus beer
From the semi-arid, antelope-brush ecosystem deep in the South Okanagan comes a beer described as…
Okanagan restaurants adjusting hours, menus, temporarily closing to beat the heat
With an unprecedented heat wave rolling across B.C., some Okanagan businesses are adjusting their hours,…
Kamloops businesses pull together to support restaurant targeted by crime
A Kamloops business owner is collaborating with other businesses in the city to help support…
Southern Interior’s largest printing company celebrates 100 years
A printing company founded in Vernon is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Wayside, originally…
Earl’s Kelowna closed due to COVID-19 transmission
A downtown Kelowna restaurant has been ordered to temporarily close due to COVID-19 transmission in…
Kelowna lumber supply company closed due to COVID-19 exposure
Interior Health has ordered a Kelowna lumber distribution company to close this week after a…
Afro-Indigenous community calls out Sephora Canada for lack of diversity
Indigenous representation is rising on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram and in ad…
Kamloops model brings artistic concepts to life with set, costume design
Freelance Kamloops model Alysha Sigsworth is creating eye-catching fashion photographs and sharing them on her…
Alchemy Brewing in Kamloops wins best wings in town contest
Alchemy Brewing Company in Kamloops has won the ‘best wings in town’ Facebook competition. The…
New owners to re-open former Comfort Inn and Suites in Kamloops
The former Comfort Inn and Suites in Kamloops is set to reopen under a new…
Wine corks into footwear: New recycling pilot program in Kelowna
A new pilot recycling program in Kelowna is going to find out if the public…
Kelowna casino has soft opening this weekend ahead of the full deal in July
After more than a year of being totally closed because of COVID and, after spending…
Two Timmies in Kelowna shut down due to COVID-19
Interior Health has ordered two Tim Hortons outlets in Kelowna to be closed temporarily because…
Penticton commercial property sells for well over asking price
The Penticton commercial real estate market is just as hot as the residential real estate market,…
Another workplace shuttered due to COVID-19 in Interior Health region
As the number of employees sent home to self-isolate because of COVID-19 in their workplaces…
‘Our streets are not safe’: Kamloops business association calls for criminal accountability
CONTENT ADVISORY The North Shore Business Improvement Association said crime and vandalism in Kamloops has…
COVID stalls major Kelowna waterfront hotel project
Westcorp is struggling to find a way to get its stalled Kelowna hotel restarted during…
Two ice cream parlours open in Kamloops as summer approaches
Two new ice cream joints have opened up in Kamloops this weekend, just in time…
Worker at Growers Supply in Penticton tests positive for COVID-19
A positive COVID-19 test among employees at Penticton’s Growers Supply has resulted in a temporary…
Vernon closing visitor information centre and sani-dump
Due to a decline in use and a shift to online technology, Vernon city council…
Petition urges council to close part of downtown Vernon to traffic
An online petition is asking Vernon city council to close two blocks of 30 Avenue…
Tolko moves ahead with demolition at Kelowna mill without environmental assessment
Tolko has obtained a new demolition permit from the City of Kelowna to tear down…
Kelowna martial arts studio ordered to close; considered ‘public health risk’
Interior Health has ordered Flow Academy in Kelowna to close for being a public health risk…
Thompson-Okanagan cities allow patios, close streets to support business during COVID-19 restrictions
Cities in the Thompson-Okanagan are looking to support local businesses this summer with expanded patios…