Dan Walton

Penticton Chamber finds majority of members support vaccine passport
A survey of business owners in the Penticton area found that 71% of respondents are…

Penticton councillors fighting to remove red tape for off-site winery sales
The City of Penticton wants to cut red tape in B.C. to allow smaller wineries…

B.C. gang enforcement team crashing biker event in Revelstoke this weekend
Officers from province's anti-organized crime squad will be in Revelstoke this coming weekend to keep…

South Okanagan-West Kootenay candidates clarify positions during heated debate
There were some testy exchanges between South Okanagan-West Kootenay candidates and the moderators at a…

Utility worker disguise used in attempted home invasion in Kelowna
A man disguised as a utility worker tried to gain entry into a Kelowna home…

Smoky skies remain in Okanagan despite success of local wildfire crews
Wildfires from the other side of the US border are causing hazy skies in the…

Penticton’s Dream Cafe ready to host first live concert in 18 months
The COVID-19 nightmare is finally coming to an end for the Dream Cafe, as the…

More of B.C.’s air was conditioned this summer than ever before
British Columbians have achieved a new high score for air conditioning usage. “Record-breaking temperatures and…

Federal Election 2021: Top candidates from 2019 face off again in South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding
The merger of the South Okanagan and the West Kootenays into a single riding brought…

Indigenous logger hopeful traditional burning practices will return to Westbank First Nation
As a young boy in the 1970s, Mic Werstuik remembers helping his family steward their…

Court won’t even consider latest filings from Vernon dentist, vexatious litigant
A Vernon dentist who has been battling his ex-wife in court for more than 10…

Trappers to cull up to 35 coyotes in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
The Ministry of Forests is stepping up its response to the frequent coyote attacks happening…

Significant progress being made on Skaha Creek wildfire
It’s been one week since the Skaha Creek wildfire was discovered and B.C. Wildfire Service…

iN VIDEO: After dodging the question, Kelowna-Lake Country candidate announces she is vaccinated
In the Kelowna Lake Country riding, Conservative candidate Tracy Gray is no longer trying to…

Why there are more grasshoppers, leafhoppers than usual in Okanagan this summer
Grasshoppers and leafhoppers are both benefitting from the hot and dry summer of 2021 in…