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With fire season approaching, now is the time to plan your escape route out of Kelowna
FORT McMURRAY FIRE A REMINDER OF FIRE VULNERABILITY OF THE OKANAGAN CENTRAL OKANAGAN – With…
Railway ties along CN rail corridor off limits to Okanagan gardeners
SOME TIES MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE LOCALLY LATER THIS SPRING OKANAGAN VALLEY – Tempting…
Province promises to bump minimum wage to $11.25 by September 2017
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The provincial government has announced a minimum wage increase. The minimum wage will…
Missing without a trace, now someone’s torched his cabin
TERRANCE MICHAEL LANDON HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE 2013 CENTRAL OKANAGAN – It’s a strange story…
Kelowna gives out grants for record number of rental units
KELOWNA – The city signed off on six housing rental agreements yesterday, covering 329 units,…
Kelowna’s top cop pledges 5 per cent drop in crime rate
KELOWNA – Kelowna's top cop introduced the detachment’s 2016-2019 crime reduction strategy to city councillors…
Michael Bolton to play second show in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Michael Bolton will now play a second show this August as part of…
Dirt Road Opera to play in a professor’s library in Kelowna
KELOWNA – What could be better than listening to a band of seasoned musicians playing…
Anglican church to be reincarnated as Buddhist cultural centre
AGREEMENT WITH CITY WILL SEE HERITAGE BUILDING REPURPOSED KELOWNA – St. Aidans church, a small…
Billy Idol brings his lip-curling sneer to the Okanagan
KELOWNA – Get ready to enjoy a blast from the past as Billy Idol’s North…
More high temperature records could fall in the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – With temperatures expected to soar well above seasonal normals, new record temperatures could…
Bush partiers leave bon fire burning in wooded area of Kelowna
KELOWNA – Firefighters had to put out an unattended bon fire in Kelowna’s Wilden neighbourhood…
Section of Highway 97 closed overnight in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Highway 97 will be shut down completely overnight in north Kelowna for utility…
Kelowna police warn of dangers at bush parties
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP have issued a media release warning of the dangers of bush…
Surge in unemployment could be behind jump in Kelowna crime rate, RCMP say
KELOWNA – Criminal code offenses were up 11.3 per cent in Kelowna last year, a…
Kim Mitchell will rock Kelowna’s CedarCreek Winery
KELOWNA – A few tickets are left for iconic Canadian rocker Kim Mitchell’s concert at…
No firm date for overdose tracking system for Interior Health
PROVINCE DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN MID APRIL THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Interior Health is still working…
Start of May to bring more warm temps and sunny skies to the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – April is expected to go out warm and May to come in even…
Vaisakhi parade in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Kelowna’s most colourful annual parade is returning to Kelowna this weekend. The Okanagan…
Westbank First Nation looks to September election for chief and council
FAILED HOSPITAL PROJECT SURE TO BE ELECTION ISSUE WESTBANK FIRST NATION – Band administrators will…
Lakeshore meets forest floor as spring freshet cleans out creeks
KELOWNA – The record temperature-setting high pressure ridge last week combined with a well-above average…
Kelowna renters struggling with low vacancy rate, high housing costs
KELOWNA – The city’s razor thin rental vacancy rate continues on well below one per…
Central Okanagan towns move to align housing bylaws for temporary farm workers
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Communities in the Central Okanagan are moving to synchronize their temporary farm…
Snowbirds make second pit stop of the month at YLW
KELOWNA – The Canadian Forces aerial demonstration team made a brief appearance at Kelowna International…