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Petition started to implement Grade 6 French Immersion at new Lake Country middle school
While Lake Country parents are concerned about Grade 6 French Immersion in the district with…
Climate change event aims to bring worldwide perspective and local knowledge
The results of climate change are so often so far away in time or distance…
Roughly 1 in 5 children live in poverty in the Thompson-Okanagan
Across the Thompson-Okanagan region, Central Okanagan children are faring slightly better than their neighbours. First…
RCMP warn of ‘grandmother scam’ after Kelowna senior loses $14K
The RCMP is cautioning the public after a Kelowna grandmother was conned out of thousands…
Door opening for major transit expansion in Central Okanagan
Overcrowding at Kelowna’s transit garage is preventing the Central Okanagan transit system from expanding as…
New way of preserving farmland championed in Okanagan, Kamloops
While there are a number of trusts that serve to protect wild land in B.C.,…
Not just for Baby Boomers: Okanagan pickleball business grows with player demand
Snowbirds may have been the first to bring pickleball to the Okanagan, but it’s the…
Defence recommends 18 months in jail for West Kelowna teacher guilty of sexual exploitation
A defence lawyer for a former West Kelowna teacher who pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation…
Kelowna more unaffordable than Kamloops but both score poorly: international survey
A nine-country survey of housing affordability in 309 cities lists Kelowna in the worst possible…
A ‘Fresh Start’ for those struggling through life has room to grow beyond its Kelowna roots
Michael Buffett walked away from his dream job running a Banff restaurant to live in…
Rising number of Kelowna hotel rooms not scaring off developers hoping to build more
Trevor Morgan isn’t worried that the number of hotel rooms will soon jump by more…
Repairs to heritage firehall in downtown Kelowna will be costly
A more than $500,000 repair project on Kelowna’s Firehall #2 shows that brickwork done in…
Sustainable Kelowna beauty store gives mall shoppers alternative options
Julie Michaud doesn’t like using terms “zero waste” and “natural” to describe her beauty stores,…
Why you can’t build a mall on West Kelowna’s old garbage dump
A 25-year moratorium has been placed on commercial development taking place on a 14-hectare (36-acre)…
Provincial government delays may cost Kelowna more than $8 million
A new fee of about $7,000 per housing unit to build parks in Kelowna was…
Why a massive downtown Kelowna tower proposal won’t get an easy ride at council
Efforts by Anthony Beyrouti to quickly build three massive towers on Leon Avenue and Water…
Another woman alleges she fell victim to sexually aggressive behaviour by former Kelowna cop
Another woman is claiming a former Kelowna Mountie caused her significant psychological harm by being…
Mission Hill employee fails to get job back after spilling 5,680 litres of Sauvignon blanc
A former Mission Hill worker who accidentally flushed 5,680 litres of Sauvignon blanc down the…
Overnight stop on the Okanagan Rail Trail tour? It could soon happen
The Okanagan Rail Trail may already have hundreds of thousands of annual users but anyone…
Investigation into theft from West Kelowna school’s PAC finally moving ahead
It’s closing in on two years since the Glenrosa Elementary school parent advisory council announced…
Why B.C. Conservation Officers stole a coyote’s hard-earned lunch
It's a sight you might see anywhere in the wilds of British Columbia: A coyote…
Missing a boat? Kelowna RCMP search for owner of icy vessel
Kelowna RCMP are searching for the owners of an icy sailboat. The boat is currently…
Dealing with stress a growing focus of Central Okanagan educators
The world is full of things to worry about. Whether it’s an upcoming science exam…
Policy to ensure that ‘homophobic complaints are taken seriously’ adopted in the Okanagan
Central Okanagan Public Schools amended its policies to ensure staff and students are not discriminated…