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Kelowna woman one of seven BGC Canada Youth of the Year winners
A Kelowna youth is the regional recipient of the BGC Canada Youth of the Year award. …
Kelowna city councillors not happy about provincial infill rules
Kelowna city council discussed and reluctantly carried a motion today to continue on with the…
Short-term rental rules to tighten in West Kelowna
West Kelowna is one of the few cities in BC that has the right to…
Travel alerts issued for Southern Interior mountain passes
A new storm is set to move into the Southern Interior starting tonight, Feb. 27,…
North Okanagan rail trail will be 1 km short after Sicamous council refused approval
A Feb. 14 decision by the District of Sicamous council not to rezone close to…
Kelowna business owners take fight against bike lane to city hall
A petition was started earlier this week urging the City of Kelowna to review its…
New West Kelowna city hall delayed again with more cost overruns
Back in 2016, West Kelowna residents refused twice to allow its city council to borrow…
Heavy snow and crashes in Southern Interior
A snowy weather system on Sunday, Feb. 25, dumped 30 centimetres of snow on the…
Short cold snap ahead in Kamloops and the Okanagan
After a rather balmy weekend, temperatures are set to fall dramatically to start the week…
Fruit growers face tough decisions on foreign labour after losses
The Okanagan fruit industry is heavily dependent on thousands of temporary foreign workers in order…
UBCO student spearheads Okanagan’s first solar-powered race car
This UBCO student is on a mission to engineer the Okanagan’s first solar-powered race car.…
UPDATED: Land Commission orders end to dumping on former sawmill site in Kelowna
Owners of the former Russo Sawmill site, which has been a Kelowna eyesore for decades,…
Kelowna City Staff push back against 26 storey development proposal in Prospera Place parking lot
City Staff are asking Kelowna City Council to not permit the three towers, set to…
$155,000 raised by march for Kelowna’s homeless
Hundreds of people walked to raise money for Kelowna’s homeless yesterday at an annual fundraiser.…
Where Kamloops’ neighbour Savona cribbed its name from
There’s many place names in the Thompson and Okanagan regions where First Nations names were…
Why wait until summer? Cold water dippers enjoy Okanagan Lake year-round
For some Okanagan residents, swimming in the lake is a year round activity, even when…
It helps to be a couple when saving for a home in Kamloops, Kelowna
While the dream of home ownership includes the reality of at least a 5% down…
Dangerous driving conditions expected on the Okanagan Connector on Sunday
Travellers should watch out for blowing snow on the Okanagan Connector on Sunday. Environment Canada…
Syilx knowledge keepers in Okanagan share Indigenous knowledge with storytelling
Kelowna Museums is spreading Indigenous knowledge and awareness through storytelling. The nakulem program, which is…
How Kelowna can help build housing faster all over BC
Every city in the province is unique and most would resent being compared to Kelowna.…
Thousands without power in Lake Country
Thousands are without power in Lake Country this morning. There is a power outage affecting…
Kelowna’s Olympia Greek Taverna rises from the ashes today
One of Kelowna's favourite restaurants, Olympia Greek Taverna, is set to reopen for takeout and…
Highway 97 closures for blasting four days in a row
A section of Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna will be closed in both directions…
Construction well under way for new tiny homes for homeless Kelowna residents
Building has started on Kelowna’s second batch of tiny homes for homeless residents. Last week,…