Local News Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

B.C. landlord association disputes UBC eviction study
September 19, 2021 - 10:36 AM

A B.C. landlord association disputes the findings of a recent University of B.C. study to uncover eviction rates across the province.
This long-time Peachland RV park owner hopes to finally get his own summer vacation
August 25, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Todd’s RV and Camping has been in Peachland longer than owner Graham Todd has been alive.
'Dramatic' cold front to end Thompson-Okanagan heat wave Sunday: Environment Canada
August 12, 2021 - 6:00 PM

While there are heat warnings and alerts in place for the next couple of days in the Thompson and Okanagan, the heat looks like it will be broken by a “dramatic cold front” late in the weekend, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan.
Tolko’s expanding into the U.S. but say the new venture won't replace local mill
August 04, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A recent announcement that Tolko is helping to build a new sawmill in Louisiana is just part of a geographical diversification of the business and not an indication it’s curtailing B.C. operations, the company says.
Actors needed for new B.C. series focused on residential school trauma
July 30, 2021 - 10:50 AM

A five-part TV drama set to film in B.C. needs Indigenous actors before the project begins in September.
Interior Health ending oversight role at Summerland long-term care home
July 13, 2021 - 3:00 PM

After almost 17 months of being under the supervision of an administrator appointed by Interior Health, Summerland Seniors Village will now be run by its private operator.
Drop-ins now accepted at any Interior Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 1st shots
June 25, 2021 - 3:37 PM

With more than 735,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the Interior Health region there’s now room for drop-ins at all clinics.
Getting gas will cost more in Lower Mainland this weekend; put off that road trip
June 24, 2021 - 10:35 AM

Gas prices are indeed on the rise but for the time being motorists in the Okanagan and Kamloops area are going to be spared from spilling cash at the pumps.
Summer of 'hope and healing' on the agenda so long as COVID-19 jabs keep rolling out
June 22, 2021 - 3:47 PM

Case counts are continuing to fall while vaccination numbers rise, setting the stage for a brighter summer across the province.
Interior COVID case numbers not dropping as fast as rest of B.C.
June 17, 2021 - 6:00 PM

The daily number of COVID cases is not going down as quickly in the Interior as in the rest of B.C. but health authorities don’t seem to know why.
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LETTER: Kelowna outdoor sheltering site
OPINION Dear editor, The following sentence from your article on the City of Kelowna’s outdoor sheltering improvement program requires further explanation: “To put it into perspective, the c

Kamloops Farmers' Market is a delicious adventure
The Kamloops Farmer’s Market is a bi-weekly market that beautifully showcases the bounty from the surrounding areas of the Thompson Valley. The big market happens on Saturdays with around 100 vendors on site selling their products. We

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