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Kelowna tower crane collapse one of the deadliest in recent memory
Frank Carr has been a union rep in the B.C. crane industry for 21 years…
Donations for families of workers killed in Kelowna crane collapse climb to almost $200K
Workers at the Site C construction site near Fort St. John are feeling the pain…
Collapsed Kelowna crane that killed 5 coming down; evacuees may be home soon
More than 100 Kelowna residents are still out of their homes waiting for a safe…
New supportive housing to open in West Kelowna this fall
Vernon's Turning Points Collaborative Society will operate a new 38-unit supportive housing facility in West…
Kelowna looking to create major new beach park on Okanagan Lake
Led by councillor Luke Stack, Kelowna city council resisted a strong lobbying effort by eight…
Price at the pumps jumps to more than $1.55 throughout Thompson-Okanagan
Head to the North Okanagan or Costco in Kamloops quickly if you want to buy…
Suspected wildfire arsonist’s release from custody last straw for Okanagan MLA
As the B.C. Liberal’s housing critic, Kelowna West MLA Ben Stewart has travelled the province…
Interior Health ending oversight role at Summerland long-term care home
After almost 17 months of being under the supervision of an administrator appointed by Interior…
Five men dead in Kelowna crane collapse
Five workers were killed when a construction crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna yesterday. One man died…
Residential school tributes violate bylaws in Peachland
District of Peachland staff want council to decide whether painted rocks and other tributes should…
No highrises in West Kelowna’s future except for a winery tower
West Kelowna’s population is expected to jump by almost 20,000 people by 2050 but no…
West Kelowna man arrested after allegedly trying to start wildfire
A 36-year-old West Kelowna man, who reportedly lit a fire in a forested area in…
Interior Health authorities struggling to find reasons for region’s low vaccination rate
At 58 per cent, Enderby’s vaccination rate for COVID-19 among residents over the age of…
Deadly radon gas seeping into the majority of homes tested in some Okanagan communities
Over the past winter, more than 1,000 homes in the Central Okanagan took up an…
Plan to help the homeless could save the province millions of dollars every year in the Okanagan
Even though B.C. Housing has spent tens of millions of dollars on supportive housing for…
Unique homes designed to be disability accessible being fought by Kelowna neighbours
For the past 14 years, Kelowna’s Gary and Joan McEwan have been living with the…
Stiff fines proposed for people improperly using Kelowna boat launches
The growing number of complaints about the improper use of Kelowna’s three main boat launches…
Drought triggers more watering rules in Okanagan; Kamloops sticks with regular summer restrictions
The Okanagan's three major cities are issuing water restriction notices in the face of the…
Interior Health records 19 of 45 new cases of COVID in B.C.
Another 45 cases of COVID-19 were detected in B.C. in the past 24 hours. Almost…
Kelowna drivers being gouged with gas price hike: energy analyst
Despite gas prices being expected to drop in the Thompson and Okanagan regions over the…
Kelowna moving quickly to plan redevelopment of Tolko mill site on Okanagan Lake
With Kelowna’s Tolko lumber mill permanently closed and the adjacent B.C. Tree Fruits site being…
Gas prices on way down in Kamloops and Okanagan, but not for long
There are strange things going on in the world of crude oil trading that may…
Single-family home prices in Okanagan take another leap upward
The benchmark selling price of single-family homes in the Central and North Okanagan jumped by…
Major changes coming to one of Central Okanagan’s most popular parks
A new crossing of Mission Creek, upgrades to the fish and turtle ponds and many…