Okanagan News

Wanted violent offender could be in Okanagan
A wanted man with a history of violence may be hiding out in the Okanagan.…

Break out the marshmallows, campers, it’s a rare long weekend without a fire ban
Campfire bans have been lifted just in time in the Thompson-Okanagan area for the labour…

British Columbia buys land to expand Okanagan Lake Park
British Columbia has bought more waterfront property on Okanagan Lake to add to its parks…

Severe thunderstorm warning and smoky skies in Southern Interior
A severe thunderstorm watch and a smoky skies warning has been issued by Environment Canada…

Severe thunderstorm watch and smoky skies for B.C. southern interior
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued by Environment Canada as conditions are just right for…

How to protect yourself and your family during the southern Interior heat wave
It's hot outside, really hot. But there are ways you can help to protect yourself…

Some Okanagan restaurants having tough time repaying CEBA loans
With CEBA repayments due, Okanagan businesses could be worse off than other areas of British…
Canada geese egg addling underway in Okanagan
The Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program will soon begin its annual egg addling to manage…

Alberta bighorn sheep might become ‘little-horn sheep’ soon
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this story's publication, iNFOnews.ca has been notified by the Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship that…

Warm weather waking up wildlife early in Okanagan, Kamloops
Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society is bracing itself for more patients and early babies this winter.…

BC Government lays out plan for devastated fruit, food producers
The BC Government can't say how much, if any money will be set aside specifically…

$1M donation to Okanagan College for skilled trades and apprenticeships
Okanagan College has been gifted $1 million to fund scholarships for students going into trades…

Threatened baby gopher snake saved from Okanagan cold
It may look like a rattlesnake, but this harmless little snake is a far cry…

Up to 80% of Okanagan peach crop wiped out by winter cold snap
The cold snap in the southern Interior earlier this winter wiped out roughly three-quarters of…

Biologists ask for your help to save Okanagan bats from deadly fungus
White-nose syndrome has devastated North American bat populations outside of BC and biologists are concerned…