Local News Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

B.C. SPCA warns of dangers to birds with backyard feeders
January 23, 2021 - 10:22 AM

Seeing wild birds visit your backyard can be a joy but backyard feeders also come with risks.
Kamloops grasslands home to mysterious salt water ponds unique to B.C.'s southern interior
June 27, 2020 - 7:30 AM

While the Lac du Bois grasslands in Kamloops are home to many unique geographical features, there is one in particular that rarely gets the spotlight.
Formerly homeless Vernon woman collects socks for those in need
November 26, 2019 - 5:30 PM

Money, shelter and food – that is what Jennylee Cowie often heard when she asked Vernon and Kelowna homeless what they need.
Late season wasp infestation a concern for some Okanagan vineyards
September 25, 2019 - 7:00 AM

PENTICTON - Okanagan grape growers are monitoring their vineyards closely as a late-season pest makes a sudden appearance.
High counts seen at Vaseux Lake bird station in South Okanagan
August 26, 2019 - 4:00 PM

The Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory is counting a lot of migrating birds this year.
Here's how to protect yourself from those pesky mosquitoes in the Southern Interior
June 14, 2018 - 8:00 PM

Each year once the snow melts and the sun comes out, mosquitoes hatch and begin flying their way around the Southern Interior.
'I want to believe' the X-Files is filming in Ashcroft
June 11, 2015 - 11:32 AM

ASHCROFT - Aliens have landed in Ashcroft this week, or at least that appears to be what film crews are preparing for.
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JONESIE: TNRD spending isn't the real issue
OPINION Nice to see shock and a swift reaction in Kamloops when residents learned how their hard-earned money was being spent by staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. If you tuned it out because those

Weekend Recipe: Make it a schnitzel night
Schnitzel is a serious crowd favourite and bound to light up the faces of your eaters this weekend. It's even fun to say: shhhhh-nit-zzzel. Anyone raised in a German household is very familiar with this delicious dish. Basically it is a

B.C. SPCA warns of dangers to birds with backyard feeders