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Kathy Michaels
Kelowna’s amusing past is slipping away
A celebration of adventures from a bygone era marked by amusement parks, festivals and fun…
Vaccination record checking starting in B.C. Interior schools
Parents of school-age children in the Interior Health region may want to look into their…
Hunters rescued after getting trapped in woods near Big White
A group of four who had been hunting in the Big White area Nov. 12…
Rick Mercer spending time in Kelowna ahead of Just for Laughs
A Kelowna coffee shop got a jolt of celebrity this week when Rick Mercer stopped…
B.C. teacher’s licence suspended for inappropriate joke
A B.C. teacher who was overheard making a joke about using one of his students…
Former Kelowna massage therapist faces disciplinary hearing for allegedly touching breasts
A former Kelowna massage therapist is facing a disciplinary hearing next month for allegedly touching…
Sunshine tax, tracking apps on the minds of Okanagan’s young business leaders
In a conversation that covered everything from BC Transit’s seemingly abandoned tracking app to whether…
Monster truck chaos headed to Kelowna
The Monsters are coming back to Kelowna this winter. The nation’s most competitive monster trucks…
Kelowna’s Tolko mill site not changing shape just yet
Tolko’s departure from Kelowna is far from over, despite its closure. “Tolko owns the land,…
Kelowna Mounties initiate review of unfounded sex assault files
Kelowna Mounties have come under fire in recent weeks for the high number of unfounded…
Mounties searching for man wanted in B.C. and Alberta
Dawson Creek RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a man wanted in both…
Tolko’s Kelowna mill shutdown is permanent
Tolko's Kelowna mill will be closed permanently, the company confirmed today. There were 156 hourly…
Kelowna students get a deal with ‘Dragons’ Den’
The team behind Operation Take Two, an innovative social enterprise at Rutland Senior Secondary, got…
Kelowna haunted house gathers $15,000 for food bank
The Grenfell Road haunted house in Kelowna that scares the pants off the most stoic…
Kelowna firefighter who died of work-related lung cancer to be remembered
A public line of duty death procession and funeral service honouring Kelowna firefighter Capt. Joseph…
Kelowna gets downtown RCMP foot patrol
The Kelowna RCMP Community Safety Unit has two new frontline officers who will patrol the…
Kelowna arsonist struggling with mental health issues handed two year sentence
Insight into the difficulty the courts have in sentencing people who have significant mental health…
$300,000 raised for Mamas for Mamas
Mamas for Mamas' fifth annual gala was a hit and local families in need will…
B.C. teacher threatens to sue student for complaining and gets reprimand
A Vancouver teacher has been reprimanded for threatening to sue a student and the student's…
Camper van catches fire at Kelowna gas station
A disaster was narrowly averted and HIghway 33 was temporarily shut down as firefighters dealt…
Workers affected by Kelowna Tolko shutdown offered help
Tolko employees affected by the recent Kelowna mill shutdown are the focus of a new…
Suspected homemade pipe-bomb found during early morning Kelowna traffic stop
What appeared to be a homemade pipe-bomb was found Tuesday, Nov. 5, during an early…
Extras casting call for Hallmark movie being shot at Big White
Are you ready for your closeup? Angela Quinn Casting and Okanagan Background Casting have joined…
Vernon, Coquitlam teachers reprimanded for pre-distributing exam questions
For providing their students an unfair advantage on an English 12 provincial exam, two B.C.…