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Fairy tale theme park a popular place to hang out for Okanagan kids in the 1970s
A giant toadstool, a bright yellow boot that was two storeys high and a slide…

iN VIDEO: RCMP investigating Kelowna officer caught on video dragging nursing student
A video of a UBCO nursing student being dragged from her apartment by a Mountie…

‘Those directly involved are being held accountable,’ Kelowna’s top cop says of recent videos involving police force
Calls to Kelowna RCMP asking that those officers behind recent high profile attacks on citizens…

Remembering the Aquatic: One of the Okanagan’s most beloved summertime structures
When Don Knox was growing up in Kelowna during the 1960s, the Aquatic on Okanagan…

Okanagan tech companies eye up working from home permanently
As Okanagan tech companies pivot toward a permanent work-from-home model, one CEO of a Kelowna…
B.C.’s top doctor looking at special COVID-19 restrictions for Okanagan
People living in the Interior Health region were able to keep COVID-19 numbers low in…

New group pushing Kelowna to build new performing arts centre within next five years
A newly formed group of business and cultural supporters wants to work with Kelowna City…

How Kelowna got its name from ‘grizzly bear’, despite a distinct lack of grizzlies around
The story is that Kelowna derived its name from the Syilx word for grizzly bear…

Speaking up for long term care residents almost cost this woman her home
Dianna Green has spent the last 14 years living in the Joseph Creek Care Village…

Car smashes through window of Kelowna dollar store
A car smashed through a Kelowna dollar store's windows this afternoon, ending up partly in…

Small dog, owner, rescued in West Kelowna after vehicle slips over embankment
A small dog and its owner were rescued after the vehicle they were occupying slipped…

Petition to get skatepark in Kelowna’s Lower Mission nears goal
An online petition has been started to lobby for a skatepark in Kelowna’s Lower Mission…

These Quebec students are trying to keep invasive zebra mussels out of B.C. Interior lakes
While conservation officers use sniffer dogs to try to stop invasive zebra mussels from contaminating…

Kelowna restaurants adapt to the new normal as they move to patio service on this downtown street
Cool, rainy weather hasn't dampened the enthusiasm for changes to Bernard Avenue, which is being…

Massive cherry packing facility opens in Kelowna
Jealous Fruits, a family-owned and operated Okanagan company, has announced the opening of its new…