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  • Shuswap Trail Alliance grows partnership with Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile

    February 21, 2017 - 3:45 PM

    “This trail is ten times harder than anything we’ve done yet,” says technical trails specialist, Jacob ‘Sutra’ Brett, with the Shuswap Trail Alliance. “Think Enderby cliffs on steroids. . .and every plant has 1” razors.”

  • Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors’ Meeting Highlights

    October 18, 2016 - 4:51 PM

    Aquatic Centre Reserve Fund Established

  • Fire Rescue Society fundraiser barbecue successful

    August 19, 2016 - 4:24 PM

    OKANAGAN - It may have been the barbeque burgers, smokies and good food. Or perhaps it was the great music and camaraderie. Quite possibly it was the wide variety of charity auction items.

  • Shuswap Trail Alliance receives national media attention in Chile

    February 22, 2016 - 12:00 PM

    SHUSWAP - The Shuswap Trail Alliance just went international.

  • Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Sept. 24 to Oct. 1

    September 24, 2015 - 7:00 PM

    Communities In Bloom
    Symposium Volunteers - Communities In Bloom is looking for volunteers to help out for their C.I.B. Symposium and Awards event from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. Positions: registration/hospitality desk, delegate bags assembly, events set-up/tear down, greeters/information hosts, silent auction bids, merchandise sales, security patrol, hotel and bus hosts. 14+ to volunteer. 250-828-3582 or 250-377-8849.

  • City of Vernon developing new Airport Master Plan

    May 28, 2015 - 10:15 AM

    VERNON - The City of Vernon is in the process of crafting a new Airport Master Plan in collaboration with local stakeholders and residents that will provide direction for the future development of the Vernon Regional Airport over the next 20 years. The draft of the Airport Master Plan is expected to be complete in September of this year, and the final plan is expected to be ready in June 2016.

  • Water conservation and quality improvement grant awards, 2014

    April 02, 2014 - 2:54 PM

    Regional District North Okanagan
    Available funds: $57,000   Total Requested: $45,700   Recommended Funding: $45,700

    Project Title:
    North Kalamalka Lake Intake Protection Zone Storm Water Reclamation Project
    Organization:
    Greater Vernon Water
    Project Goals:
    Kalamalka Lake is a major domestic water source for Greater Vernon, providing about 40% of water to customers.

  • Forget Mexico, many students use reading week to give back

    February 19, 2014 - 4:26 PM

    UBC OKANAGAN STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DAYS OF CARING DURING ANNUAL BREAK

    For many university students each year, reading week is a welcome interlude.

    It’s a time to catch up on lecture notes or assignments, see old friends, or simply veg out at home. Some opt for ski trips and others head south to vacation hot spots, to get away from it all.

    But for many UBC students, reading week—running Feb.

  • West Kelowna council meeting December 10, 2013

    December 11, 2013 - 3:05 PM

    Regional Growth Strategy
    Council agreed not to accept the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Regional Growth (RGS) Strategy due to concerns with requirements for professional studies that the District does not currently require in its Official Community Plan (OCP). Since OCPs must be consistent with the RGS, this requirement could trigger amendments to existing West Kelowna bylaws.

  • West Kelowna council highlights - October 22

    October 23, 2013 - 3:24 PM

    Okanagan Regional Library
    Stephanie Hall, Executive Director, and Don Nettleton, Financial Manager, with the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) Board provided an update to West Kelowna Council on library services.
  • 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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