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Holidays
Love It Or List It’s Jillian Harris opening up her holiday-themed home for virtual tour
An annual fundraiser that welcomes residents into the homes of Christmas fans is moving to…
Kamloops’ annual Santa Claus Parade changing format for COVID-19
Although many beloved events have bit the dust in the wake of COVID-19, the annual…
For search and rescue volunteers, holidays are the busiest time of year
Regardless of which holidays you celebrate, it’s likely you want to do so surrounded by…
Thank the news industry for your Labour Day long weekend
The origin of our traditional end-of-summer Labour Day celebration is directly related to an industry…
Celebrate the holidays Okanagan Valley-style with Winter Wine Events
OKANAGAN – Okanagan Valley wineries are getting in the holiday spirit with open houses, events,…
Holidays bring garbage collection changes to Vernon
VERNON – When Christmas winds down, there's one certainty: You've amassed a mountain of wrapping…
Here’s how you can help Kamloops’s homeless community this Christmas
KAMLOOPS – With Christmas right around the corner, several organizations supporting the city's homeless and…
North Okanagan RCMP prepping for holiday season CounterAttack program
VERNON – Police are prepping for another holiday season, which means being on the lookout…
iN PHOTOS: Thanksgiving long weekend
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – It is Thanksgiving day and people are enjoying their holiday. This holiday…
iNPHOTOS: Christmas in the Interior was picture perfect
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Twinkling lights, snow-covered hills and wildlife made Christmastime in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Firefighters offer tips on how to keep your home safe during holidays
KAMLOOPS – It's the time of year when fire hazards seem to be everywhere, now…
Vernon project raising Christmas spirit for seniors on the poverty line
VERNON – Grace, 87, is barely making ends meet and would love a gift card…
Holiday hours and closures in Vernon over the next week
VERNON – Local offices and major centres will close their doors over the holidays. Vernon…
CP Holiday Train and Dallas Smith set to roll through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Country star Dallas Smith and the CP Holiday Train will be lighting up…
Former Vernon mall Santa will keep going because it ‘feeds the spirit’
VERNON - David Robertson inquired about becoming a mall Santa on a whim. That was about 20 years ago, he says in his lilting Scottish accent. Born in Edinburgh, Robertson moved to Canada in 1958, and to Vernon in the 1970s to teach high school drama. “Just out of sheer, puckish humour I thought I’d...