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  • Light a Bulb Campaign Close to Goal

    December 21, 2017 - 2:52 PM

    Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation’s Light a Bulb Campaign is at 97% of its goal, raising $244,586 towards the $250,000 needed to purchase new endoscopes in the VJH Ambulatory Care Unit.

    “We are very thankful to have received so many generous donations over the past week, including a gift of $30,000 from Grizzly Curb & Concrete,” said Lisa Westermark, VJH Foundation Executive Director.

  • Prestigious scholarships propel Okanagan College students to study abroad

    December 21, 2017 - 11:14 AM

    Okanagan College’s Grace Oswald and Kira Johnson are among 29 students in British Columbia that are fulfilling their dreams of studying abroad thanks to the Irving K. Barber Premier’s International Scholarship which awards students between $6,000 and $10,000.

  • The Central Okanagan's Primary Business Resource

    December 12, 2017 - 10:24 AM

    Meet the 2018 Advisory Board

  • Vernon Trades campaign kicks off with big boost

    December 11, 2017 - 12:06 PM

    The future is looking bright for a new trades training hub in the North Okanagan after Okanagan College kicked off its fundraising campaign on Monday with the announcement of two major gifts.

  • B.C. Interior's first genomics lab opens with provincial support

    December 11, 2017 - 11:49 AM

    KAMLOOPS - Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston attended the official opening of TRUgen today and met with molecular biologists who will apply their discoveries to benefit small- and medium-sized businesses in B.C.'s Interior.

  • Bidding frenzy expected as Local Holiday ON-LINE Auction comes to a close

    December 07, 2017 - 10:53 AM

    SOUTH OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN, BC (Wed Dec 6, 2017). The South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre Holiday Season ON-LINE Auction is ending Sunday Dec. 10 at 12 Midnight. More bidders are continuing to join in during the auction’s last few days and hours.

  • North Okanagan Lions Clubs raise funds for new argon laser

    November 30, 2017 - 4:34 PM

    The Armstrong Lions Club set its sights high when its members committed to raising more than $100,000 to fund a new Argon Laser for the Lions Vision Centre in Armstrong.

    “We realized it was a huge job and we maybe should have some help,” said Sandy McMurray Lions Club Zone Chair, speaking to local community groups at the Lions Vision Centre yesterday.

  • Santa Zone Prep Underway

    November 30, 2017 - 12:07 PM

    PENTICTON - Match Eatery at Cascades Casino is going through its first renovation since opening their doors earlier this year.

  • 2018 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts Nominee Finalists Announced

    November 29, 2017 - 1:54 PM

    KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Mayor’s Awards for the Arts committee is pleased to announce the finalists in each category for the 2018 awards.  The Mayor’s Awards for the Arts recognize and celebrate artists and arts supporters in Kamloops and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

  • Big Boost for Toys For Tots To Teens 2017 Event

    November 23, 2017 - 3:31 PM

    With the goal of no child or teen going without this Christmas in Penticton, local organizers have come together to grow the 2017 Toys for Tots to Teens.  The holiday season is quickly approaching and local business’s Cascades Casino and Canadian Tire are hosting the community toy drive on Friday December 1, 2017.  
  • 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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