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News Items tag as: Okanagan history
iN VIDEO: Vernon historian digitizes old film reels to connect people with their past
March 11, 2024 - 7:30 AM
Vernon historian Francois Arseneault digitizes and catalogues old film reels in order to preserve them, but connects people with cherished memories along the way.
Why Kelowna gets credit for first European settlement in Okanagan
March 03, 2024 - 6:00 AM
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Since its original publication March 3, this story has triggered debate between historians about the authenticity of the map used and the location of the St. Joseph's Mission. It may not be reliable as fact.
See this follow-up story —
Why Okanagan Lake doesn't freeze anymore
January 16, 2024 - 12:00 PM
Don Knox remembers not only skating on a glassy smooth Okanagan Lake as a young child, but also on a nicely frozen Mission Creek.
Ghost town near Oliver could have the first augmented reality heritage tour
November 04, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Historians are working to turn a ghost town into a tourist attraction in order to preserve remnants of days gone by.
Highway 3 was BC’s first trans-provincial highway despite reverting back to nature
October 31, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Back in the earliest days of BC’s European history there were intense territorial battles between the U.S. and British governments trying to reap the benefits of dozens of gold mines in the province.
Why Summerlanders could have had a half-day off today
October 18, 2023 - 7:00 AM
It may have been short lived but there was a time when today, Oct. 18, was a civic half-day holiday in Summerland.
How Santa, not Shakespeare, led to the naming of the Okanagan's Myra Canyon
September 02, 2023 - 7:00 PM
The Myra Canyon on the Kettle Valley Railway in the Okanagan is world renowned for its spectacular trestles created originally by engineer Andrew McCulloch.
Imaginary cows had a say in where Westbank First Nation reserves were placed
August 06, 2023 - 7:00 AM
Ever wonder how European colonizers decided where to put Indian reserves in the Okanagan?
There’s a Kamloops and Summerland connection to the ‘Cremation of Sam McGee’
August 06, 2023 - 6:00 AM
“The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
BC’s first trans-provincial highway stalled before it reached the Okanagan
June 11, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Before there was the Cariboo Wagon Road to Barkerville, the BC government started building a road to the Okanagan after gold was discovered in Rock Creek in 1859.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Kelowna man takes first place in national young sommelier award
A Kelowna man went head to head in a competition with Canada’s best young sommeliers and came out on top. Maxwell Brayer, 23, won Canada’s Top Young Sommelier at the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Competition at the
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation
Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption. I
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Slow start to sunny Easter weekend in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Easter Sunday should be sunny and warm in Kamloops and the Okanagan but there will be clouds and possibly showers to
March 28, 2024 7:50 AM
Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline at the
March 28, 2024 7:20 AM
Kelowna RCMP clear highway, scene after six hours, offer no explanation
Kelowna RCMP has cleared a major crime and emergency scene on Adams Road in Rutland after six hours of closures, but
March 28, 2024 6:48 AM
TRU president accused of 'silencing' critics at former university
A new policy at Thompson Rivers University meant to stifle news reporting on its decision making was introduced by t
March 28, 2024 6:00 AM
Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say
BALTIMORE (AP) — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine mainte
March 27, 2024 10:49 PM
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