Demographics
Lower Mainlanders are choosing Penticton
Welcome to Penticton, Lower Mainlanders. A new survey from the City of Penticton shows that's…
Why school enrolment is lagging behind Thompson-Okanagan population boom
Kamloops and the Okanagan had some of the fastest growth rates in the country during…
More workers than seniors moving to Penticton
While Penticton is sometimes seen as more of a retirement destination than a place to…
Dwindling student body means grade changes coming for Rutland Senior Secondary
KELOWNA - The end of the echo boom is hitting Rutland Senior Secondary, forcing the Central Okanagan school district to change grade configurations or risk losing some of the school’s unique programming. “We had a wave of high school students pass through in the last few years,” the school district’s secretary-treasurer, Larry Paul says. “This...