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Dr. Nelems leaves behind lasting legacy in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – For his seventieth birthday, Dr. Bill Nelems was cycling through Botswana on the…

Floating parade to open new Kelowna Paddle Trail
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna will hold a water parade next month to celebrate…
Hangs off cliffs, blows stuff up, and collects hundreds of classic cars: He’s the Rasta Blasta
TAPPEN – When Mike Hall gets out of bed at 6 a.m., it’s pedal to…

Beating addiction in the Interior is harder than you think
KELOWNA – Jerome Abraham knows first hand how difficult it is to shake an addiction.…

UPDATE: RCMP investigating aggressive Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA – A fire that ripped through a Kelowna home early this morning is now…

Body found in wreckage of Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA – Police are investigating a suspicious fire and death after a body was discovered…

Authorities investigating suspicious Kelowna structure fire
KELOWNA – Investigators are looking into a suspicious structure fire that took off early this…

Overdose deaths isn’t the only way to measure the Interior’s opioid crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Thousands of phone calls to 911 and hundreds of emergency room visits are…

Helping the homeless in the Okanagan will be easy with this new initiative
KELOWNA – While out for dinner in Cape Town, South Africa, Jennifer Schell noticed a…

B.C. ELECTION 2017: What each party would do to combat the family doctor shortage
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Across the Interior, access to health care was an election issue long before…

B.C. ELECTION 2017: Kelowna-Mission candidate Steve Thomson was once a rugby-playing farmer
KELOWNA – Rugby coaches put their workhorses on the second row. It’s a position that…

City council will need to approve budget amendment for integrated water plan
KELOWNA – In order to start work on the first phase of a multi-million dollar…

Parents of Kelowna teen who took her own life speak out about mental health
KELOWNA – Georgia McAlpine took her life just before her 19th birthday. In her suicide…

Green leader returns to Kamloops and Kelowna today for rallies
KAMLOOPS – B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver is once again visiting the Thompson-Okanagan region.…

Water, power outages planned for Westside Road residents next week
WEST KELOWNA – Residents living along Westside Road will be without water and power for…