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Heritage group moving to make sure Kelowna’s Benvoulin Heritage Park stays in place forever
One of Kelowna’s favourite wedding locations is on route to becoming protected in perpetuity. The…
Kelowna buys lakeshore property for $5.3M to expand park
The City of Kelowna has bought a waterfront property on Abbott Street for $5.3 million…
One of Rutland’s oldest homes dodged the wrecking ball only to be devastated by fire
A vacant home that burned in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood Oct. 18 was more than just…
Repairs to heritage firehall in downtown Kelowna will be costly
A more than $500,000 repair project on Kelowna’s Firehall #2 shows that brickwork done in…
Kamloops Heritage Society not pleased with City take over of St. Andrew’s on the Square
In August, the City of Kamloops decided to take over ownership of the downtown heritage…
Kelowna heritage home will be preserved as a burned out shell
KELOWNA – One of the oldest surviving houses in Kelowna was narrowly saved yesterday when…
Heritage Christian School superintendent fired for ‘misappropriation’ of more than $28,000
KELOWNA – The superintendent of Heritage Christian School in Kelowna has been fired for misappropriating…
Revitalization of one of the oldest buildings in Kelowna to go to public hearing
KELOWNA – A proposal to restore two heritage buildings and build a commercial space in…
Shuswap heritage site suffers setback after thief makes off with specialty lumber
VERNON – A Shuswap thief appears to have a rather expensive, and particular, taste when…
Chinese cemetery remains a cornerstone of Kamloops history
KAMLOOPS – When Chinese Consul-General Liu Fei encouraged Kamloops’s Chinese community to explore and preserve…
Longtime residents recall favourite Paramount Theatre memories
"THIS HERD OF COWS WAS COMING TOWARDS US ON THE SCREEN AND I DUCKED DOWN…
Heritage buildings to get some love in Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - It’s a pretty big to-do list but city planners have come up with priorities for some of Kelowna’s main heritage buildings. Topping the list is remedial work for the former Glen Avenue school, the Water Street firehall and Cameron House, planning specialist Pat McCormick says in a report to city council. The...
UBCO student brings campus cultural clubs together for first ever Harmony banquet
KELOWNA – It's unusual for Ryan Kaila to walk into a room at UBC Okanagan and not know anyone. "I consider myself a pretty well-known person around campus,” he says. “But I walked into this cultural club event and I didn't know a single person there. I noticed that all of these groups get the...
Brent’s Grist Mill heritage site deteriorating quickly
KELOWNA - What do you do when your heritage is crumbling faster than than you can review it? Brent's Grist Mill, one of the city’s premier heritage sites, is rapidly crumbling and cannot wait for council’s heritage review to be fixed, according to a consultant’s report. “So it’s a catch-22 scenario. If we don’t spend the...
VIDEO: What a difference 125 years has made in Kelowna
KELOWNA – If Kelowna’s founder walked the streets of Kelowna today, what would he think? On Monday the Kelowna Museum released a video shot during Provincial Heritage Week that shows Bernard Lequime – or at least an actor portraying him – walking the street that bears his name. Christina Neale, the museums programming coordinator, says...