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Kelowna residents have 8 weeks to decide on borrowing millions for Parkinson Rec rebuild
Kelowna residents opposed to the city borrowing $241.3 million to spend on recreation facilities, including the…
15-year-old Kamloops hiker dies at waterfall near Revelstoke
A 15-year-old girl from Kamloops was found dead near Revelstoke after she lost her footing…
iN PHOTOS: World-class longboarders have a blast in South Okanagan
Over 200 longboarders from around the world gathered in Summerland for what was the first…
iN PHOTOS: Shoot your friends for fun on this former West Kelowna ski hill
Don Journeay has been struggling for years to keep Bull Mountain (formerly Crystal Mountain) alive in…
Want to rent a boat in Okanagan, Kamloops? There’s an app for that
While there are numerous boat rental businesses in Kamloops, the Shuswap and the Okanagan, they…
Kelowna diving deeper into backyard pools
Despite high interest rates, inflation, increased travel after COVID and fears of a recession, homeowners…
Kelowna residents get their say on $240M for recreation facilities
It’s likely to be late August before Kelowna taxpayers get a say on whether they…
Cycling route from Coldstream to Peachland could be mostly finished in 2024
No bike trail advocate is willing to commit to the exact time their dream trails…
Kelowna wants to spend nearly $300M on recreation facilities including Parkinson rebuild
The City of Kelowna is about to launch an ambitious recreation construction program totalling $287.5…
Kelowna considering user fees for city boat launches
Kelowna forced businesses using city boat launches to pay a total of $140,000 in licence…
COVID made Greater Vernon the Trails Capital of B.C.
Vernon’s Ribbons of Green Trails Society has been working for more than 20 years to…
Nine new Kelowna courts no help to B.C.’s second largest pickleball club
The Pickleball Kelowna Club is the second largest club in B.C., behind Vernon, with 600…
Proposed massive Kelowna recreation centre may have affordable housing
An update of plans to replace Kelowna’s aging Parkinson Recreation Centre going to city council…
Major expansion of Trail of the Okanagans expected next year
It’s going to take until later this year to get the funding in place to…
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…
Sparrow e-scooters have a different way to fly in South Okanagan
Residents of Kelowna and Vernon are used to seeing shared e-scooters parked helter-skelter throughout their…
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…
B.C. hunting guides challenge province on new moose quotas
A group of B.C. hunting guides who are appealing the provincial government's changes in the…
Kids play for those who can’t at Apex Winter Classic
Competition was fierce at this past weekend's Apex Winter Classic hockey tournament and once again…
Injured snowmobiler rescued from Graystokes area
A snowmobiler suffered a broken femur and a concussion in the Greystokes area last night…
Kelowna’s most expensive capital project is in for a rocky ride
The rebuilding of the now 50-year-old Parkinson Recreation Centre was first identified as the City…
Two more Thompson-Okanagan ski hills will be open this weekend
Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops and SilverStar Mountain Resort near Vernon open Saturday for downhill…
Military helicopter called to Kamloops for paraglider rescue
A paraglider was injured and stranded on a Tk'emlups cliffside for hours as search and…
Abundance of snow means Big White could be first ski hill in B.C. to open
If the weather continues to cooperate, Big White Ski Resort could have its earliest opening…