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Here’s the part of Kelowna’s Hotel Eldorado story you may not know
Kelowna's Hotel Eldorado has long been a social hot spot on Kelowna’s waterfront but not…
Kelowna Italian club changing with the times to remain strong
With an aging membership, Kelowna’s Italian club has pivoted in recent years to cater to…
The Lake Country ‘sailboat’ isn’t just roadside marketing, it’s a historical landmark
A blue and white sailboat has been the marketing staple of Holiday Park Resort since…
The history of Osoyoos from two very different perspectives
“These compassing hills have known the passing ages Pathless they hid the tracks of beast…
Searching for Sasquatch in the Okanagan
Stories of human-like creatures known as sasquatches or bigfoots have been around for hundreds, if…
Why Thompson-Okanagan cities are doomed to repeat heritage protection failures
The photo above shows the current state of a Kelowna property that was demolished, even…
Why Kelowna’s first suspension bridge was only open for a year
Pat McBride was looking for a business venture to start up when he moved to…
iN VIDEO: Virtual trip back in time on Okanagan’s famous Myra Canyon rail trestles
The Greater Vernon Museum and Archives posted a video featuring Myra Canyon near Kelowna that…
Historic film reveals a newly-completed Hope-Princeton Highway
Drivers familiar with the Hope-Princeton Highway may enjoy this Royal B.C. Museum video of the…
Kelowna’s ‘Reid’s Corner’ finally has a new landmark
If you had to ask someone in Kelowna where Reid's Corner is, you were exposed…
POP QUIZ: What’s the oldest municipality in the Thompson-Okanagan?
Ask most people what the oldest municipality in the Thompson or Okanagan is and you’re…
Kelowna bridge traffic complaints? At least it’s not a ferry
Travellers through the Okanagan may whine about the traffic crawling over the William R. Bennett…
iN VIDEO: Film footage shows Vernon from 90 years ago
A recently unearthed film of the opening of the Vernon airport offers a rare but…
If these pioneers had gotten their way, you could paddle from the Shuswap to Osoyoos
It will take many more years before those pushing for a rail trail from Sicamous…
iN VIDEO: Virtual exhibit takes an in-depth look at Canada’s avalanche history
If you’re at all interested in avalanches — or for that matter B.C. history —…
Penticton’s iconic fruit once had a sibling that served ice cream in a nightclub
Penticton's iconic Peach has been a part of the city's history since the early 1960s…
World War Two veteran’s dog tags found in Kelowna, returned to daughter by RCMP
Kelowna police have reunited a Calgary woman with her veteran father's lost dog tags. A…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops’s Tranquille Sanatorium captured by drone
A local drone pilot has captured footage of the decommissioned Sanatorium in Kamloops. The old…
Spooky Tranquille Sanatorium? Staff loved it there
Tranquille Sanatorium opened in 1907 northwest of Kamloops for people suffering from tuberculosis. By 1958, advances…
Kamloops’s Tranquille Sanatorium named one of 10 most haunted places in Canada
One of Kamloops's spookiest locations is getting some national attention. Reader's Digest rounded up the…
iN VIDEO: A nostalgic trip back to the heyday of Bedrock City in Kelowna
A television ad promoting two former Kelowna tourist attractions has been dug out the archives,…
Volcanoes erupted across the Okanagan Valley 40 million years ago
Step back in time roughly 40 million years and you’ll see the Okanagan Valley filled…
Vernon museum set to reopen with exhibit on previous Okanagan pandemics and diseases
Once upon a time, a virus was brought to B.C. and other parts of North…
Tucked into old Okanagan buildings are chapters of local history
Rip open the walls of an old Kelowna house and you may be surprised to…