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  • Pet respirators are now onboard Lake Country Fire Department trucks

    December 14, 2016 - 2:12 PM

    LAKE COUNTRY - Tri Lake Animal Hospital has donated two sets of oxygen masks for all critters sized super small to large so the Lake Country Fire Department can give needed oxygen to pets in distress in an emergency situation.

    Dr.

  • St. John Ambulance innovates for the holiday season

    November 21, 2016 - 1:20 PM

    St. John Ambulance, Canada’s leading first aid and safety charity, today announced its innovative charitable holiday program to directly motivate people to be SET™ for Safety all while making a direct impact with seniors and children in BC and Yukon local communities.

  • Lake Country's Woodsdale Road area goes to the dogs

    November 08, 2016 - 4:24 PM

    While a long term dog park site is being developed pets can use a temporarily fenced site on Woodsdale Road for exercise.

    Dog owners in Lake Country have been wondering where to take their four-legged furry family members for an off-leash run and some socializing since the Woodsdale Road off-leash park closure was announced in September.

  • Kelowna shelter opens doors ahead of predicted cold season

    November 01, 2016 - 9:21 AM

    One of the Okanagan’s most-needed community resources has opened the doors to its shelter for the winter season and according to the Farmer’s Almanac, it’ll be just in time.

  • Inn From the Cold Kelowna kicks off Christmas campaign

    November 29, 2015 - 3:39 PM

    KELOWNA - In good timing with our colder weather, the Inn from the Cold announces their annual Christmas campaign. The Inn from the Cold is a charity organization providing overnight shelter to people living on the streets during Kelowna’s coldest months. The campaign opens just as Kelowna saw its first snowfall last night.

  • Kamloops Business Excellence Awards nominees named

    August 04, 2015 - 11:32 AM

    KAMLOOPS - Nominations for the 2015 Business Excellence Awards were released today by the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and TD Bank Group.

  • 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.

  • Responsible Dog Ownership Catching On In Central Okanagan

    January 31, 2014 - 2:22 PM

    The efforts to encourage, support and reward responsible dog ownership in the Central Okanagan appear to be catching on.

    Information for the Dog Service during 2013 shows positive steps in several important statistical categories.

    During the past year, the number of licensed dogs in the Central Okanagan grew by almost 30%.  At the end of 2013, there were just over 16,900 licensed dogs in the region.

  • Free license amnesty offer ends October 31

    October 24, 2013 - 2:17 PM

    Unlicensed dogs in the Central Okanagan have one week left to receive their free 2013 dog license.   The Free Dog License Amnesty Month offer ends on Thursday, October 31st.

    “We’ve had a great response since the program began at the start of the month, but the offer of a free dog license for the rest of the year will not be extended past the 31st,” says Communications Officer Bruce Smith.

  • No dogs allowed in parks in and around Vernon

    October 04, 2013 - 4:58 PM

    The City of Vernon Bylaw Enforcement Department would like to remind pet owners that there are no dogs allowed in City or Regional parks, including Polson Park and Lakeview Park, on the beaches, or on the board walk at the rear of Polson Park unless the park is specifically signed as a dog park.
  • 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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