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  • Winner, winners, next ten recipients revealed

    November 20, 2017 - 4:56 PM

    VERNON - The final ten recipients in the Greater Vernon Top 20 under 40 powered by KPMG. The program recognizes top young professionals and community builders under the age of 40. The final group of ten includes a lawyer, a couple of business owners, and an acupuncturist, to name a few.

  • Updated Central Okanagan Regional Parks status

    July 28, 2017 - 5:03 PM

    Here’s some news boaters have been waiting to hear. Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park and its main boat launch will open in a limited capacity on Friday, August 4th in time for the BC Day holiday weekend.

  • See The Big Picture at the Kelowna Art Gallery

    May 25, 2017 - 10:46 AM

    The Big Picture
    April 29 to June 25, 201

    May 23, 2017 – Kelowna, BC: What is it about big things that fascinate us so much? For example, Duncan, BC boasts the world’s largest hockey stick and puck, Wawa, ON has bragging rights for its gigantic Canada Goose, and Sydney, NS has its Big Fiddle – drawing thousands each year who flock to see these massive monuments.

  • Inspiring healthy communities at the Second Annual Green Living Expo

    April 24, 2017 - 1:58 PM

    On April 29, the City will host the second annual Green Living Expo at the Sandman Centre from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.

  • Calling all artists within Interior Health Authority

    March 13, 2017 - 3:23 PM

    Interior Health (IH) is looking to the public for quality original art to help create an enriched experience for individuals visiting the new Community Health & Services Centre (CHSC) located in downtown Kelowna.

    “Healing isn’t just mending broken bones – it’s also emotional and spiritual care, and art can help facilitate that,” said Premier Christy Clark, MLA for Westside-Kelowna.

  • Kelowna receives award for Mission Creek restoration

    March 11, 2017 - 3:33 PM

    KELOWNA - On Monday, Kelowna City Council will receive details about the recent Species and Ecosystems at Risk Local Government Working Group award given to the City of Kelowna for its involvement in the Mission Creek Restoration Initiative (MCRI).

    The Species and Ecosystems at Risk Local Government Working Group (SEAR LGWG) is a collection of 160 municipal, regional and provincial governments interested in joining conservation efforts to protect plants and animals and their habitats.

  • Kelowna Art Gallery: Monitor

    March 02, 2017 - 12:22 PM

    Kelowna, BC: Do you ever feel as though you’re being watched? This question may bring to mind “Big Brother” from George Orwell’s classic novel 1984, or perhaps some of the dystopian films or fiction novels of more recent years, and now, a new group video-installation project produced by UBC Okanagan BFA students offers a local perspective on this theme.

  • Immersive installations on view at Kelowna Art Gallery

    February 24, 2017 - 4:40 PM

    KELOWNA - A new exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery entitled Fabrications features work by four women artists who are from different regions of Canada, but all of whom work in installation. A common thread among them is the physically demanding and labour-intensive processes each artist undertakes to construct their pieces.

    Viewers will no doubt feel immersed in the enveloping quality of these installations, each one of which reflects a completely different sensibility.

  • Boost Your Soil, Save Water

    February 24, 2017 - 4:17 PM

    KELOWNA - Here’s your chance to cut your garbage in half --and do your yard a big favor this gardening season with a new backyard composter and rain barrel.

    “Backyard composting is easy, rewarding, and something the whole family can get involved in!” says Waste Reduction Facilitator Rae Stewart with the Regional District Waste Reduction Office.

  • Tickets available for Penticton's Okanagan Fest of Ale

    February 10, 2017 - 4:36 PM

    PENTICTON - Guests of the 22nd annual Okanagan Fest of Ale can look forward to sampling the best beers and ciders from 62 craft breweries in Penticton April 7 & 8, 2107.  A favourite for patrons and participants alike for over 20 years, this  “must attend event” is one of the largest and longest running beer festivals in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Reid Hamer-Jackson at his swearing in ceremony, Nov. 1, 2022. JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
    OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh
  • 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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