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The history behind this century-old abandoned church in the Shuswap
There’s a charming, wooden building sitting empty in the middle of farmland next to a…
iN VIDEO: How ‘Canada’s biggest water system’ took Vernon from cattle to fruit
It was mostly foreign land barons who transformed the Coldstream/Vernon area from cattle and hay…
iN VIDEO: Dwarf apple trees in the Okanagan in the spotlight of this 1955 film
Long before dwarf apple trees became the standard in the Okanagan, the National Film Board…
Penticton cop shot and killed by ‘Jesse’ James on Okanagan Lake more than a century ago
The sordid story of the Okanagan’s version of Jesse James led to the shooting of…
iN VIDEO: Here’s a unique view of road travel through the Okanagan in 1966
If you want a glimpse at just how much the Okanagan has changed in the…
iN PHOTOS: Absentee owners a hallmark of historic Coldstream Ranch
From a lord buying it sight unseen to a lady running it from England and…
iN VIDEO: All you ever wanted to know about abandoned mines in B.C.
When the dinner conversation turns to mining in B.C., the Okanagan is not likely to…
There’s gold in some Okanagan hills
There is an old mining cart at the SS Sicamous heritage site in Penticton with…
iN PHOTOS: Treasure trove of historical depictions of life from Kamloops to Osoyoos
A pioneer Okanagan photographer has gained attention recently with the discovery of his early chronicles…
‘Remarkable find’: Rare historical Shuswap scrapbooks and photos in new book
A long-time resident of the Shuswap stumbled upon on a rare piece of history and…
HIDDEN GEM: What’s behind this old country store in the Shuswap
You might be surprised to discover the colourful history behind a small, brick building on…
This ‘gentleman’ train robber was just passing through Kamloops when he got busted
It’s not often than anyone has bothered to rob a train in Canada. The first…
This unique radio tower near Enderby is destined for the scrap heap
A little-known navigational aid for airplanes near Enderby, in the North Okanagan, has served its…
The construction disaster that changed B.C.
Mike Davis’s last outing with his dad was a bike ride to the worksite where…
Why there’s a tomb and not a university on Knox Mountain in Kelowna
There is a certain amount of mystery around why a remote but popular beach in…
Spiritualists, Japanese warlords and mispronounced words: Where the Okunaakan got its names
When Europeans explored, then settled, much of North America they ignored the names given to…
These Okanagan volcanoes had a long, slow journey to the region
It’s easy to believe that plenty of prominent rock formations in the Okanagan were once…
iN PHOTOS: Why tobacco failed to be the Okanagan’s biggest crop
Not once but three times in Kelowna’s history, tobacco looked to become the dominant crop…
iN VIDEO: University students make documentary on Tranquille Sanitorium
A historical documentary on the former Tranquille Sanitorium site in Kamloops was recently created by…
Kelowna’s first ski hill was much closer than Big White
– This story was first published Jan. 3, 2022. In the “old” days, Kelowna residents…
Kamloops area museum trying to unravel mystery behind a 100-year-old quilt
Something special grabbed the interest of the manager of the museum in Chase, just up…
The Kelowna police chief who murdered two people in broad daylight
It was 90 years ago when a Kelowna police chief committed one of the city's…
The elusive legends of the Seven Stones of Similkameen
From the long distant past there are First Nations legends about the mysterious powers of…
Kelowna church that’s almost as old as Canada celebrating 130th anniversary
A historic Kelowna church that’s nearly as old as Canada is turning 130 this year…