Klaug2017

Local wine industry expert launches her own wine
KELOWNA – After years of covering B.C.’s wine scene, Jennifer Schell is now on the…

Have you been drinking wine the wrong way?
KELOWNA – Most wine drinkers have wine glasses, and some go further and have white…

No toilets, shower from a hose: Former employee describes life in a West Kelowna fruit picker camp
WEST KELOWNA – A little community in West Kelowna is dealing with a big problem.…

To catch an arsonist: How fire investigators find leads and deal with challenges
KELOWNA – This week’s Knox Mountain fire shows just how easy it is to start…

Man fined for campfire near Lake Country claimed he didn’t know about ban
KAMLOOPS – B.C. Conservation Service officers handed out a $1150 ticket this week to a…

Thompson-Okanagan residents urged to conserve water
It's been months since the Southern Interior received any significant rainfall, and now the provincial…

Victim’s family vows to meet ‘personal’ challenges from murderer five years later
PENTICTON – The last you heard the name Keith Wiens was likely in 2013 when…

RCMP say cause of Lake Country wildfire suspicious
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire that started in a gully near…
Dogs alleviate feelings of stress and homesickness: UBC Okanagan study
OKANAGAN – Attending university brings a mountain of challenges to students and stress is one…

Philpott Road wildfire near Kelowna now 30 per cent contained
KELOWNA – A week after it started, the Philpott Road wildfire is now 30 per…

Kelowna hunters fined, write letters of apology for out of season moose kill
KELOWNA – Two men from Kelowna have written letters of apology to the public for…
Sunny and hot in the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN – Depending on how much forest fire smoke makes it into the Okanagan, the…

Local pain clinic renamed to honour Kelowna doctor
KELOWNA – A local clinic is being renamed to honour a popular and much-loved surgeon…

Seven recent deaths in Kelowna linked to overdose
KELOWNA – Several overdoses in the Okanagan have prompted health officials to warn the public…

Texters and speeders keep Kelowna RCMP busy during enforcement blitz
KELOWNA – More than a dozen vehicles were towed from Kelowna roads yesterday for violating…