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iN PHOTOS: After a century of damage, Okanagan nation caretakers restoring Trout Creek
March 30, 2023 - 2:00 PM

During the eighth annual syilx siw?k? (Water) Forum, attendees visited a local creek which is being revived by Indigenous caretakers after a century of damage has changed the landscape and decimated salmon populations.
Ashcroft returning to its heyday as a major inland port
January 08, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Back in the days of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Ashcroft became a major shipping port after CP rail tracks were laid down nearby.
This lifeboat is keeping Okanagan history afloat after nearly 100 years
September 19, 2022 - 12:39 PM

A lifeboat surviving for nearly 100 years is preserving a piece of Okanagan history.
11 people rescued from capsized pontoon boat on Okanagan Lake
July 25, 2022 - 3:02 PM

All 11 people on a rented pontoon boat were rescued after it overturned in Okanagan Lake on Saturday.
Skaha Lake Marina sets opening date
May 02, 2019 - 11:09 AM

PENTICTON - Boaters on Skaha Lake will have an opportunity to see what’s new at Skaha Lake Marina as the interim operators prepare for the official opening on Saturday, May 18.
Lakefront residents still tallying up costs of Okanagan Lake flooding
July 14, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - Lakefront residents from around Okanagan Lake are still tallying up costs incurred from spring flooding that brought lake levels well above most docks and for some it’s tens of thousands of dollars.
West Kelowna 'bozo' had permission to use boat launch
May 31, 2017 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA - The man West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater called a ‘bozo’ on social media for using a closed boat launch was a technician with West Kelowna Marine and according to the business owner, he was allowed to be there and wasn’t doing anything wrong.
Settlement deal with waterslides developer will cost Penticton taxpayers $20,000
November 02, 2016 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - The cost to taxpayers of scuttling an agreement between a developer and the City of Penticton to build a marina project, which included waterslides in Skaha Lake Park, is pegged at $20,000.
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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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Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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