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  • No smoking in Lake Country public spaces starting January

    November 23, 2016 - 9:55 AM

    Anyone in Lake Country thinking ahead to setting the goal to quit smoking in 2017 will get some help with their resolution from the new Smoking Regulation Bylaw 954, 2016 adopted by Council July 5, 2016, which comes into effect January 5, 2017.

  • RDCO Financial Plan Approved

    March 29, 2017 - 11:09 AM

    The Regional Board has adopted the Five-Year Financial Plan for 2017 – 2021.  The 2017 budget totals just over $64.7-million compared with $63.2-million during 2016. 

  • Job seekers clearing trails and building a bright future

    July 22, 2016 - 12:41 PM

    BARRIERE - Up to eight job seekers in the Barriere and Clearwater area, including members of the Simpc'w First Nation, will gain trail clearing, milling and carpentry skills, thanks to a new Job Creation Partnership project.

  • Top BC chefs sizzle at Earth Wind Fire fundraiser

    May 22, 2016 - 12:16 PM

    KELOWNA – The top culinary talent in the Okanagan will join with Vancouver chefs for the annual Okanagan fundraiser, Earth Wind Fire, at the Delta Grand Okanagan in Kelowna on Saturday, June 18 to mark 45 years of land conservation by The Nature Trust of BC.

  • 2016 BC Best of Varietal Wine Awards

    May 01, 2016 - 3:00 PM

    PENTICTON - The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society is pleased to announce the results of the 2016 British Columbia Best of Varietal Wine Awards marking the official launch of the 22nd Spring Okanagan Wine Festival.

  • 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. 

  • Top chefs celebrate nature's bounty, raise funds for conservation

    June 20, 2015 - 1:43 PM

    KELOWNA - Top chefs from Vancouver and Kelowna are joining forces with The Nature Trust of BC to celebrate the gifts of nature in the Okanagan and support land conservation. The culinary showcase is part of Earth Wind Fire 2015 fundraiser set for Saturday, June 20 at the Delta Grand Okanagan.

  • Something for everyone at Kaleden firehall annual garage sale

    April 30, 2015 - 11:55 AM

    PENTICTON - The weather is warming up, blossoms are blooming, and jackets are being hung up in place of short sleeves.

  • 'Beautiful Night of Love' with Opera Kelowna

    January 26, 2015 - 3:49 PM

    KELOWNA – This February, Opera Kelowna will hold its exclusive annual Valentines' Day fundraising event, Belle Nuit D'Amour (‘Beautiful Night of Love’)  at the Hotel Eldorado.

  • Regional District 2014-2018 financial plan approved

    March 31, 2014 - 9:24 AM

    The Regional Board has adopted the Five-Year Financial Plan for 2014 – 2018.  The 2014 operating budget which includes Municipal Finance Authority financing totals more than $59.9-million compared with $58.7-million during 2013.

    The Regional District does not collect taxes directly.  It requisitions funds from each local government on behalf of their residents and the Province which collects property taxes for Electoral Area residents.
  • 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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