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More than 60 treatment and recovery beds open in southern Interior
The BC government has expanded its addiction treatment and recovery services in the Okanagan with…
Say goodbye to the 58-year-old bridge on Highway 1 near Sicamous
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The North Fork Bridge between Sicamous and Revelstoke is the last remaining bridge…
Kalamalka Lake lookout gets much-needed facelift
VERNON – The iconic lookout just off Highway 97 on Vernon’s south end with the spectacular view of the city, Coldstream and Kalamalka Lake is now looking pretty good thanks to an upgrade funded by provincial tax dollars. What was once a big parking lot with some garbage cans is now a full-fledged rest area...
$1.4 million to train Okanagan Aboriginal workers for “in-demand” jobs
VERNON – The province is spending nearly $1.4 million dollars to train 50 Aboriginal workers to be heavy equipment operators it says are in-demand. The program will be run in partnership with the Southern Interior Construction Association with workers from the Splatsin First Nation, the Okanagan Indian Band and the Westbank First Nation will take...
Westbank First Nation land swap deal finally hammered out
KELOWNA – The Westbank First Nation will finally be compensated for the land it agreed to give up a decade ago for construction of the Westside Road interchange. The tentative deal between the province and the First Nation was announced today, Feb. 20, in a media release. The land and cash deal includes four separate...