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Billboard company defends West Kelowna ad as free speech
February 17, 2023 - 7:00 AM

The company that leased a controversial billboard on Westbank First Nation land decided to take it down after public backlash, but claims it was bullied into the decision.
'Every dollar counts': Okanagan resorts offer luxury stays in Ukrainian fundraiser
March 29, 2022 - 11:00 AM

Okanagan businesses are offering up big prizes for a silent auction, and proceeds will be supplying Ukrainians with more tools to fend off the Russian invasion.
Everything you didn't want to know about lice
March 19, 2014 - 2:49 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Lice. The word alone is enough to incite a fever of head scratching in many people. But what happens when your kid brings a louse or two home? Do you clean everything or nothing? Does it mean your kid needs to have more baths? And just how do you get rid of those nasty little suckers?
Creating California in the North Okanagan
January 28, 2014 - 12:12 PM

VERNON - Aside from the snow, production crews aren’t having too much trouble transforming a rural North Okanagan resort into a northern California oasis.
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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

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Billboard company defends West Kelowna ad as free speech