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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.
Planning to tour the Kettle Valley Railway Trail? This new website makes it easy
September 29, 2017 - 3:28 PM

PENTICTON - A new website for the Kettle Valley Railway Trail launched this week provides a wealth of information to make it easier to plan trips on the route.
Winecrush: locally sourced restaurant week
February 06, 2017 - 4:36 PM

PENTICTON - Winecrush is proud to partner with the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce, on a new event focused on new locally sourced menu items served at local restaurants from February 17 – 26, 2017.
Winecrush Local Restaurant Week in Penticton
January 26, 2017 - 10:52 AM

PENTICTON - Winecrush is proud to partner, with the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce, a new event focused on new locally sourced menu items served at local restaurants from February 17 – 26, 2017.
Squilax-Anglemont road resurfacing now completed
November 29, 2016 - 9:42 AM

CHASE - Work is now finished on improvements to 29 kilometres of Squilax-Anglemont Road from Shuswap Lake Provincial Park to St. Ives Road.
What’s Up in Central Okanagan Regional Parks
May 28, 2016 - 5:00 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - There’s something for every member of your family in the new Summer-Fall edition of ‘Your Guide to Regional Parks’.

From the popular ‘Summer Nature Camps’ to ‘Park Fun Zones in Lake Country’ to ‘Going Wild at the EECO’…the guide contains everything you need to know about activities, events and programs in our Regional Parks for the rest of the year.
Vernon celebrates Tourism Week
May 22, 2016 - 12:19 PM

VERNON - Tourism Vernon is joining dozens of communities, cities and regions around B.C. to recognize National Tourism Week from May 29 to June 4.
Inaugural Lillooet Outdoors Festival
May 22, 2016 - 12:14 PM

LILLOOET - Are you ready for some great adventures? The place to be for guaranteed adventures is Lillooet for the inaugural Lillooet Outdoors Festival coming up on May 27 and May 28.
Have a say in how you play — a robust engagement process for Penticton
May 11, 2016 - 12:00 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton invites the public to participate in the creation of our new Parks and Recreation Master Plan. This important document will guide planning and decision-making related to parks and recreation services for the next 10 years.
Solo exhibition of Kelowna-based painter John Hall now on at the Kelowna Art Gallery
April 23, 2016 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - Visitors to a new exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery may have difficulty believing that the incredibly life-like paintings on view are not photographs. Many of the paintings by Kelowna-based artist John Hall feature ordinary objects painted in extraordinary detail – a doughnut with its chocolate glaze soft and dripping; a drying rack stacked with dishes sitting on a counter; strands of brightly coloured licorice and other assorted candies displayed on a reflective platter.
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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

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

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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