Okanagan

Rutland, Lake Country lag behind other Interior Health communities for COVID vaccinations
The percentage of the population 18 and up in the Southern Interior that’s had at…

Another workplace shuttered due to COVID-19 in Interior Health region
As the number of employees sent home to self-isolate because of COVID-19 in their workplaces…

Central Okanagan was B.C.’s fastest growing region last year
With a two per cent growth in population in 2020, the Central Okanagan was the…

Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn sold for $3.5M
After being boarded up for more than a year, the controversial Airport Inn Lakeside in…

South Okanagan firefighters battle blaze at same house twice in 2 nights
Fire crews in Osoyoos were kept busy over the weekend putting out a fire at…

First Nation learners, teachers passing language to future generations
All that we know and all of our relationships grows from the words of our…

Okanagan Rail Trail fans have new tool to navigate the route
The Friends of the Okanagan Rail Trail have created an app and downloadable brochure to…

COVID-19 vaccines now available at pharmacies in Penticton
COVID-19 vaccine availability is being topped up at pharmacies in the Interior Health region, and…

Rainy end to April in Kamloops, Okanagan
April appears poised to end on a damp note with a forecast calling for a…

Crews fighting wildfire south of Armstrong
Local and wildfire firefighters are battling a blaze in the North Okanagan this afternoon. The…

Annual migration of pelicans is peaking in the Okanagan
It’s prime time for the spring migration of the biggest flying bird in Canada, and…

Vernon leads province in low gas prices
With restrictions advising against all non-essential travel to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in place…

Snowmobilers warned after avalanche at Big White
An overnight avalanche at Big White as the resort urging snowmobilers to avoid a certain…

Rookie search and rescue dog finds missing elderly Kelowna man in minutes
Chase the search and rescue dog found his first missing person in Kelowna this morning.…
1st cannabis business park in Okanagan on its way to Lumby
A new cannabis-centred business park is coming to Lumby, a first for the Okanagan. True…