Steve Arstad

Cold weekend ahead for the Okanagan
Okanagan residents are in for a chilly weekend before temperatures are expected to moderate mid-way…

Cold weekend in store for Kamloops
Kamloops is in for a chilly weekend before temperatures climb above the freezing mark next…

How to drive in winter in British Columbia
This week’s temperature plunge into a deep freeze is an abrupt reminder that winter is…

MRI wait times lag provincial average in three out of four of the region’s hospitals
If you’re anxiously awaiting a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam, at any of the four…

Black Friday isn’t going away and neither is this growing B.C. retailer
Black Friday sales have only recently become a thing when it comes to Christmas shopping…

South Okanagan MP Cannings named NDP natural resources critic
The newly re-elected MP for South Okanagan-West Kootenay will be returning to the NDP’s shadow…

Penticton mall Santa fired for ‘naughty’ photos on Facebook
A Penticton mall Santa fired from his job before it even began thanks to controversial…

UPDATE: Some residents awakened by shallow quake south of Penticton
Some South Okanagan residents were jolted from their sleep, possibly by a small earthquake south…

Sudden cold snap is just fine for icewine
Okanagan grape growers who have an icewine crop to harvest are watching the thermometer closely…

High Valley with Eli Young Band making a tour stop in Okanagan
A headline tour of Warner Music Nashville recording artists High Valley will include a stop…

School District 67 superintendent Wendy Hyer announces retirement
After 10 years at the helm of the Okanagan Skaha School District 67, Superintendent Wendy…

CounterAttack roadside checks begin this weekend
The B.C. government, police and ICBC are sending the message not to drink and drive…

Did you get the emergency alert on your phone?
A planned test the British Columbia Emergency Alerting system occurred this hour. The test signal…

Cold snap means busy time for emergency shelters, icewine harvesters
Residents of Kamloops and the Okanagan, brace yourselves for a blast of arctic air. Environment…

Indecent act in South Okanagan park results in charges
A 32-year-old Oliver man has been charged with two sex-related offences following what police believe…