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Unique geology could mean future rockslides along section of Highway 97 in Okanagan
PENTICTON – A $54 million highway widening project north of Summerland seems to have opened…
Detours around Okanagan rock slide long but safe
KELOWNA – If you're looking for a quick route between Kelowna and Penticton, you might…
Rock slide slows traffic between Summerland and Peachland
SUMMERLAND – A significant rock slide on Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland continues to…
Would-be thieves use truck as battering ram at Peachland credit union
PEACHLAND – Police are hunting for a criminal duo after they used a truck in…
Give your Christmas tree a new life through chipping
KELOWNA – Christmas trees can live on by turning them into a rich soil additive…
Central Okanagan local governments shutting down for Christmas
Local governments in the Central Okanagan will be reducing services over the Christmas holidays. Here's…
Vaping bad, motorized bicycles good in Central Okanagan regional parks
KELOWNA – Proposed changes to the Regional District of the Central Okanagan’s parks bylaw, if…
Remembrance Day ceremonies in Central Okanagan
There are five Remembrance Day ceremonies planned in the Central Okanagan for Sunday, Nov. 11.…
Fortin wins the draw; re-elected Mayor of Peachland
PEACHLAND – The judicial recount of the ballots from the Peachland mayoralty election was held…
Next step in Peachland judicial recount set for tomorrow
PEACHLAND – Peachland is still waiting to find out who will be mayor following a…
Peachland election tied after jammed ballot counted
PEACHLAND – A ballot that jammed in the voting machine was why Peachland Mayor Cindy…
Incumbent mayor calls for recount in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Peachland mayor Cindy Fortin says she will ask for a recount but has…
Central Okanagan residents need to clean up their recycling act
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – If Central Okanagan residents don’t stop contaminating their blue recycling bins, they…
CORRECTION: Household recycling costs not on the rise in Central Okanagan
EDITOR'S NOTE: Our story yesterday incorrectly reported that the cost of recycling is going up…
You wouldn’t dump paint into Okanagan Lake — pouring it down drain almost same thing
WEST KELOWNA – You wouldn’t dump paint, cooking oil or old pills into Okanagan Lake…
Okanagan weather phenomenon not helping wildfire fight
PENTICTON – Erratic fire behaviour caused by capricious winds are hampering efforts to fight the…
Good Creek fire in Okanagan Mountain Park still headed toward Kelowna
KELOWNA – Overnight winds consistently near 20 km/h and gusting to 40 km/h from the…
UPDATE: More evacuation alerts near Summerland for Mount Eneas wildfire
UPDATE: Another 49 properties were put on evacuation alert today by the Regional District of…
Highway 97 reopens between Summerland and Peachland
PEACHLAND – Highway 97 has reopened between Summerland and Peachland this morning. The very busy…
Eneas Mountain fire grows to 1,000 ha; new evacuation alerts
PENTICTON – The Eneas Mountain wildfire, which has grown to 1,000 hectares today, continues to…
UPDATE: Highway 97 south of Peachland reopens temporarily
PEACHLAND – RCMP have temporarily reopened Highway 97 near Peachland after it was closed in…
Emergency operations warns of flood threat on Okanagan Lake from high winds in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – High winds forecast for this weekend could cause foreshore flooding in the…
Peachland declares local state of emergency
PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland declared a local state of emergency today after a…
Regional district warns of freshet flooding on streams and creeks in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – People living next to creeks and streams who have experienced flooding before…