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Georgina Whitehouse
More than half the Okanagan’s restaurants can’t make ends meet
More than half of the country’s restaurants and food service businesses are operating at a…
Risks of the rut season in the Okanagan
As the rut season continues, the Okanagan is likely to see an influx of beautiful…
How Okanagan land acknowledgements could be more meaningful
Land acknowledgements have become common practice in the Okanagan. You hear them at nearly any…
Why BC deer would also vote to never change clocks again
Shifting the clocks every year may spare us another hour of sunshine each morning, but…
Summerland opens $7M renewable energy centre
After eight years of planning and hard work, the Summerland Energy Centre officially opened today,…
NO NEED FOR ALARM: BC emergency alert system tested today
There will be a Canada-wide test of the National Public Alerting System this afternoon. The…
BC will add prescribed burns to fire management toolkit
The province has announced several new amendments to the Forest and Range Practices Act, the…
Unemployment rate falls in Okanagan, Kamloops but it’s not a good thing
The unemployment rate fell last month in the Thompson-Okanagan but the drop is more of a…
Central Okanagan among top users of portable classrooms
The Central Okanagan uses more portable classrooms per student than every other school district within…
‘From Hate to Hope’: New mural to be unveiled in Keremeos
A new mural, co-created by Syilx artist Haley Regan and an Okanagan immigrant youth group,…
Short-term rental restrictions panned by Okanagan resort property owner
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this story was published, we have learned new information that changes this…
Kelowna asking for public’s opinion of proposed changes to short-term rental zoning
Kelowna city council is asking for the public’s opinion on proposed changes to the short-term…
Not into skiing? Try these other outdoor Thompson-Okanagan winter activities
With winter fast approaching and the days getting shorter, some fun in the snow might…
Critically endangered Okanagan First Nations language preserved in new book
The critically endangered n?syilxcn? language is being immortalized in the Syilx Language House’s ninth book…
Students are swapping test tubes for animal hides in West Kelowna
Mount Boucherie High School in West Kelowna has added a new and unusual science course…