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iN VIDEO: Western painted turtle lays eggs into sandy nest in Vernon
June 19, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Vernon resident Jeremy Wilson had the experience of a lifetime when he observed not one, but two painted turtles nesting in the sand at Swan Lake this month.
Public input needed for new study on painted turtle nesting in Vernon
June 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Vernon’s Swan Lake will be the location of a western painted turtle study for the next two months led by local naturalist Harold Sellers who is requesting help from the public.
Peachland death doula talks about the one thing you don't want to talk about
May 04, 2025 - 4:00 PM

By time the average Canadian has reached middle age, they have likely witnessed dozens if not hundreds of deaths. But mostly what they have seen is the Hollywood version, which is of course is as far removed from reality as the typical movie plot itself.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
December 10, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Frustration with Vernon’s planning department may be tip of iceberg in BC
February 09, 2024 - 7:30 AM

Terry Barton isn’t making excuses for himself or the City of Vernon’s planning department in the face of recent criticisms.
Future of highrise on former Kelowna RCMP site to be decided in court
October 16, 2023 - 11:07 AM

The future of a highrise on city-owned land in downtown Kelowna is now in the hands of the courts with the city’s lawyers calling for the total rejection of a lawsuit filed against it.
Kelowna’s Prospera Place: Right size, right place just needs lots of TLC
October 04, 2023 - 7:30 AM

Even though it is 24 years old, Prospera Place – home of the WHL's Kelowna Rockets – has solid “bones” and many years, or even decades, of life left in it. But it's in a dire need of some serious upgrades.
Kelowna Rockets eyeing 2025 Memorial Cup but still needs building upgrades
March 21, 2023 - 6:00 PM

In the year since the Kelowna Rockets were blocked from trying to host junior hockey’s Memorial Cup, virtually nothing has been done to upgrade their home ice at Prospera Place.
Kelowna’s new bus station to cost more than $100 million
February 06, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Better transit is seen as a key response to booming populations instead of building more or bigger roads to make room for more polluting cars but that comes with huge price tags including more than $100 million for a new bus garage.
A tale of two arenas: Why Kamloops got the Memorial Cup and Kelowna didn’t
June 23, 2022 - 7:30 AM

The home of the Kelowna Rockets is bigger and newer than Sandman Centre in Kamloops but that clearly wasn't enough because it was not even able to bid on the 2023 Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup.
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iN DISCUSSION: 'It can happen to anyone'
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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