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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.

  • UBC Okanagan research looks at ways to control rot in stored apples

    September 14, 2017 - 1:39 PM

    An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but the mold on it could make you sick.

  • Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation’s Light a Bulb campaign at $208,505

    December 16, 2016 - 12:15 PM

    VERNON - With nine days to go until Christmas, Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation’s Light a Bulb Campaign has reached $208,505 towards its $250,000 goal.

    “It’s only because of our generous and caring community that we have raised these funds in such a short time,” said Campaign Chair Kevin Arbuckle.  “We still have nearly $42,000 to raise in just over a week.  I am confident we can do it.

  • Million Dollar Bursary Program

    December 07, 2016 - 12:38 PM

    Four years ago, Interior Savings Credit Union announced a bold intention to award $1 million every year for four years to help young students further their education. Yet, every year, money has been left on the table.  The Credit Union sees that changing this year.

    According to Kathy Conway, CEO of Interior Savings, it took a couple of years to get the word out to young students and families but they’re now seeing the program pick up steam, and quickly.

  • Rotary Club holds used musical instrument drive for Penticton kids

    September 30, 2016 - 3:29 PM

    PENTICTON - Aside from personal enjoyment and cultural growth, music education can make a transformative difference in a child’s intellectual and emotional development. Current neurosciences research has revealed a causal relationship between music training and brain fitness, both structure and function.

  • Across the Lake Swim Society wants to drown proof the Okanagan

    June 05, 2016 - 3:31 PM

    KELOWNA - An iconic local swim has attracted $10,000 towards the goal of providing free swimming lessons to a generation of local kids. The Across the Lake Swim Society and Interior Savings are now appealing to the community to help raise the last $5,000.

  • Kindred Spirits: A cooperative exhibit by Kamloops Courthouse Gallery and Kamloops Photo Arts Club

    November 13, 2015 - 3:30 PM

    KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Courthouse Gallery, an artists' cooperative, in collaboration with the Kamloops Photo Arts Club, is pleased to announce a joint exhibit called Kindred Spirits from Nov. 18 to Dec. 19.

  • International water forum returns to Osoyoos

    September 19, 2015 - 11:07 AM

    DROUGHT, MUSSELS, CLIMATE AT TOP OF AGENDA

    OSOYOOS – With a drought still gripping parts of B.C. and Washington, concerns over the possibility of a costly mussel invasion, and more, community members and agencies on both sides of the border are coming together to talk. 

  • UBC opening public research space in Kelowna’s downtown library

    May 28, 2015 - 10:17 AM

    KELOWNA - UBC Okanagan’s library is branching out—literally.

  • Interior CarShare presents triple feature as part of 'Films for Change' series

    May 11, 2015 - 10:21 AM

    KAMLOOPS – On May 27 Interior CarShare Co-operative (InCar) will present three engaging short films about carsharing, the share economy and sustainable transportation. The films start at 7pm at the TRU Clocktower and are a part of the “Films for Change” series.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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