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iN PHOTOS: Gems along Kettle Valley Rail Trail from Myra Canyon to Chute Lake
Kelowna resident Chris Klugh went for a trucking adventure with a friend on a back…
Sicamous to take another look at connecting to Shuswap-North Okanagan rail trail
A second public hearing will be held in Sicamous on April 10 to consider changes…
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission bouncing back from tough year thanks pair of huge donations
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission, a non-profit homeless charity, struggled to keep up with a dramatic increase…
Mara Lake docks at risk in North Okanagan rail trail dispute
If 23 Mara Lake waterfront property owners don’t apply for permits from the Shuswap North…
North Okanagan rail trail will be 1 km short after Sicamous council refused approval
A Feb. 14 decision by the District of Sicamous council not to rezone close to…
Sicamous council stops progress on Shuswap portion of rail trail
A zoning bylaw amendment required to allow work to begin on the Sicamous portion of…
‘Just normal people like everybody else’: The reality of homelessness in Kelowna’s tent city
Erica Stewart has been living in a tent on the Kelowna section of the Okanagan…
Kelowna residents use their own recovery to help others on rail trail
During freezing temperatures last weekend, Kelowna resident Leighton Kimmel went to great lengths to make…
Grey Canal trail in Vernon set to expand on Coldstream Ranch land
The North Okanagan regional district has just acquired land which will contribute to maintaining Greater…
It’s unclear how Kelowna will tackle housing homeless people this winter
As the autumn leaves are falling and we edge closer to winter it remains unclear…
Cleanup of rail trail homeless camp in Kelowna has residents scrambling
A cleanup and reorganization is underway at the homeless camp along a section of the…
Kelowna Rail Trail forebodes a growing housing and drug crisis
The Kelowna Rail Trail is the City’s designated campground for Kelowna’s homeless population. If you…
Farmers, dock owners fighting to keep access across Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail
Everyone agrees that creating the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail was a great idea but…
‘Dream’ of Sicamous to Kelowna Rail Trail quickly becoming a reality
Back in 2020, when the projected cost of building the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail…
‘No brainer’ decisions paying off for businesses catering to Okanagan Rail Trail
Two new businesses – a craft brewery and craft coffee shop – took a chance…
Okanagan Rail Trail passing millionth visit mark much earlier than predicted
No official counts have yet been posted but based on the usage in the first…
Completion of final section Okanagan Rail Trail hinges on federal gov’t approval
Mac Logan likens the final stages of completing the Okanagan Rail Trail to an NFL…
Okanagan Rail Trail missing link could be closed by end of summer
The City of Kelowna has issued a request for proposal to complete the missing link…
One down, one to go in Kelowna manhunt
One of two brothers wanted in connection with the November 2021 Okanagan Rail Trail beating…
RCMP on lookout suspects wanted in Okanagan Rail Trail assault, robbery
Two brothers accused of robbing and brutally attacking a teenager didn’t show up to court…
Rail and roadways next to the Okanagan Rail Trail shouldn’t come as a surprise
The City of Kelowna has two projects in the works that define what they originally…
Okanagan Rail Trail: Final push is on to close the missing link
This may sound all too familiar: “One last piece of Okanagan Rail Trail ‘nearing its…
It could still be decades to complete the Okanagan Rail Trail
If the experience of the Penticton Indian Band is any example, it could take many…
Driverless bus could become part of the Rail Trail in Kelowna
A joint UBCO-City of Kelowna study on transit options for the Okanagan Rail Trail through…