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How 4/20 celebrations have changed in Kamloops, Okanagan
Advocates of cannabis have been gathering for 4/20 Day on April 20 every year for…

Snowbirds coming to Kelowna for performance over Okanagan Lake
To celebrate Kelowna International Airport's 75th anniversary, a special performance by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds…

In-person Kamloops Canada Day celebration returns to Riverside Park
Canada Day festivities will return to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer following a two-year…

Select New Year’s Eve celebrations still a go throughout Thompson-Okanagan
If you are hoping to celebrate the new year by attending a major event like…
Penticton cancels Canada Day celebrations
Penticton's mayor has announced the city will not be moving forward with Canada Day celebrations,…

Penticton woman wants everyone to ring a bell this COVID-19 Christmas Eve
Penticton resident Lorrie Nelson hopes to spread some Christmas joy by making some seasonal noise…

Vernon students to hold their own drive-in movie theatre graduation
The Vernon Christian School is holding its own drive-in theatre-style graduation ceremony, complete with a…

Here’s what you can do in Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS – Halloween is next Wednesday but many restaurants and community groups will be celebrating…

New York New Year’s Eve in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Across the city pubs, bars and restaurants will host parties to celebrate the…

Hockeyville Day in Lumby promises music, activities and exciting news
VERNON – All are invited to today's celebration in Lumby as the community awaits word…

Local immigrant making sure Mexican culture is celebrated in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A Kelowna bar is holding an event Wednesday night to help some local immigrants feel a little closer to home on a special day. Carmen Ruiz says Mexican Independence Day is important for the roughly 1,500 Mexicans living and working in the Okanagan. “This something that makes us really excited,” she says. “Lots...

Loud Challenge fireworks a ‘first world problem’
PENTICTON - There has been buzz around town that some people are less than thrilled about the midnight fireworks that followed the Challenge Penticton triathlon Sunday. Several Facebook posts suggest the loud fireworks woke them from their slumbers Sunday night, while others barely noticed.. “I am that ‘younger generation’ and midnight on a Sunday was...