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Ropes needed to rescue motorcyclist after crash on Highway 6
July 17, 2019 - 4:01 PM

LUMBY - A motorcyclist had to be rescued east of Lumby last week after over-shooting a turn and falling down a 30-foot embankment.
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June 15, 2019 - 12:30 PM
Small wineries in the spotlight at Garagiste North
August 21, 2018 - 9:00 AM

It was an event worth wining about; wine drinking that is.
Regional district issues cautionary notice for trail users
July 18, 2018 - 2:11 PM

PENTICTON - Damage from the spring freshet continues to cause issues on the regional district’s trail system.
Kelowna Mounties start ticketing children, caught doing the right thing
July 12, 2018 - 3:44 PM

KELOWNA - In an effort to promote safe bicycle riding habits in the Central Okanagan, Kelowna RCMP officers and City of Kelowna bylaw enforcement officers will be ticketing children who are spotted following the rules of the road.
Kelowna firefighters helping local Denny's raise money with every coffee this Saturday
May 16, 2018 - 4:07 PM

KELOWNA - If you’re headed out for your morning coffee this Saturday, you can top it up with a donation towards the community.
Water turned off in Vernon
April 22, 2018 - 11:18 AM

VERNON - The Kalamalka Lake water source was turned off yesterday.
Regional district's message: be prepared
April 20, 2018 - 11:45 AM

PENTICTON - A regional district community isn’t waiting for government assistance as it prepares for what promises to be a very heavy spring freshet.
Bargains for the browsing in Naramata
April 17, 2018 - 11:17 AM

There are few communities where life is put on hold for half a day so that visitors can attend a sizable yard sale.

For the past seven years on the last Saturday of April, ten percent of the homes in Naramata have hosted yard sales. Besides the 60 residential sales, many community groups find ways to benefit.
Preventive burn scheduled for channel walkway
March 23, 2018 - 4:09 PM

PENTICTON - The Penticton Indian Band is taking steps to mitigate wildfire risk as the summer season approaches.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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