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iN PHOTOS: Kelowna art exhibit uses LEGO to tell a story about medieval Africa
May 23, 2025 - 4:00 AM

You’re probably familiar with LEGO bricks, but not like this. Ghanian Canadian artist Ekow Nimako's show at the Kelowna Art Gallery tells a reimagined version of a sea voyage 700 years ago with plastic bricks.
Okanagan landscape painter puts memories, emotion into his work
March 09, 2025 - 7:00 AM

West Kelowna's Robert E. Wood uses his childhood memories of growing up in the Okanagan to inform his work as a landscape artist.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan landscape artists inspired by where they live
February 26, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The Okanagan offers so much beautiful scenery it's no wonder that landscape paintings are in demand.
Judge clears way for Kamloops to borrow $275M, resume work on new civic facilities
February 21, 2025 - 11:03 AM

Around two dozen people were in a Kamloops courtroom as a BC Supreme Court judge shut down the effort to overturn a pair of municipal loans for new civic facilities.
syilx Okanagan artist turns pictographs into towering 3D figures with sculpture
January 18, 2025 - 4:00 PM

It was the middle of the pandemic, and syilx Okanagan artist Chipmunk Taylor Baptiste found herself feeling homesick for her Osoyoos Indian Band community.
iN PHOTOS: North Okanagan painter uses his art to raise money for charity
January 06, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A self-taught artist based in Coldstream is painting vibrant works of work while raising money for several charities in the province.
'Bright and happy': Vernon artist finds beauty in the mundane
December 01, 2024 - 2:30 PM

Vernon artist Liz MacArthur loves to paint the little things she finds extraordinarily beautiful. What others may find mundane, she studies, finds the remarkable and captures it with her paintbrush.
iN PHOTOS: The stories behind metal sculptures in Kamloops, Okanagan
October 04, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Metal artists in Kamloops and the Okanagan have contributed captivating sculptures to their city landscapes, adding to the culture of downtown streets, university campuses and city parks.
Owners of beloved ramshackle house in Armstrong area digging up its history
September 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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An uninhabited dilapidated house in the Armstrong area is the subject of numerous photographs and paintings, and the newest owners of the property it sits on are digging up the history behind it.
Okanagan water board’s leader selected as BC NDP candidate
July 11, 2024 - 1:00 PM

The executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is going to be the BC NDP candidate for the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding for the upcoming provincial election.
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iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
There are numerous kinds of juicy berries growing in Kamloops and the Okanagan in early summer each with bright colours, unique flavours and packed with nutrients. While some berries like raspberries are more common to find growing in garde

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Is Tide a pesticide? BC contractor who put detergent on rooftop sparks legal fight
A BC contractor that used Tide laundry detergent to remove moss from a condo building's roof has sparked a legal battle between the province and an arms length environment appeal board. The question is: Is Tide laundry detergent a pesti

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