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  • Safety tips to prepare for winter storm season

    December 15, 2017 - 10:52 AM

    VICTORIA - Most areas of British Columbia have already seen their first snow of the season, and winter conditions will be the norm for the next few months. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister Responsible for Emergency Preparedness Mike Farnworth reminds British Columbians that proactive winter storm preparedness can go a long way towards ensuring the safety of B.C. families.

  • West Kelowna special council meeting

    March 03, 2017 - 4:07 PM

    WEST KELOWNA - Special Council Meeting February 28, 2017

    Secondary Suites & Carriage Houses
    Council took part in a workshop to review the effectiveness of secondary suite and carriage house regulations in the community, and provided direction on key decision points. Council first implemented secondary suite regulations in 2010 and allowed carriage homes beginning in 2015.

  • Power of Being a Girl conference seeking volunteers

    October 01, 2016 - 1:57 PM

    KAMLOOPS - Now in it’s eleventh year, the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA is pleased to present the Power of Being a Girl Conference, taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016.

  • UBCO master’s of nursing program adds new dimension of caring

    November 02, 2015 - 3:54 PM

    KELOWNA - Nursing is in Adam Fulton’s blood. Both of his parents (now retired) were registered nurses and when Fulton started thinking about career choices, it was easy to follow in their footsteps.

  • City, CUPE 338 ratify five-year collective agreement

    October 29, 2014 - 11:03 AM

    KELOWNA - CUPE Local 338 and the City of Kelowna have ratified an historic five-year collective agreement. The agreement is effective Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2018.

    “This historic five-year agreement provides fair compensation for employees while enhancing service and operational flexibility,” says Stu Leatherdale, Director of Human Resource & Corporate Performance.

  • Construction complete at Roderick Haig-Brown Park

    October 05, 2014 - 2:33 PM

    SALMON ARM - There is a lot of buzz at Roderick Haig-Brown Park and no, it's not bees. Excavators and saws working on a multi-year construction project have left many new facilities, and the first of thousands of families have descended on the park to view the spawning salmon.

  • MP Okanagan-Coquihalla: Midnight sittings, drug recalls & gas tax

    May 27, 2014 - 11:01 AM

    This week is another very active one in Ottawa. On Monday our Government tabled a motion to extend the House of Commons sitting hours until midnight each evening to allow for more opportunity to debate the many bills still moving through the House. At the time of writing, the motion for extended hours has so far been supported by the Liberals and opposed by the NDP.

  • Water board given five year go-ahead for Okanagan milfoil control

    July 17, 2013 - 2:20 PM

    Kelowna, B.C. – Working with the Province of B.C., the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has been given a five-year agreement for milfoil control on Okanagan Lakes, ensuring improved work flow for the program.

  • Grant to support outdoor fitness equipment at Skaha Lake Park

    June 26, 2013 - 3:51 PM

    Outdoor activity enthusiasts will have more options along the Penticton waterfront this fall, as the City of Penticton has secured grant funding for outdoor fitness stations.
  • 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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