Local News Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Okanagan puppy sales, pet store supplies spike amid pandemic
November 07, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Patty Edwards always had a waitlist for her aussie shepherd puppies, but that list has since been expanded by several months because more people are turning to furry friends during the pandemic.
B.C. SPCA calls for submissions to wildlife photo contest
July 03, 2020 - 6:30 AM

The B.C. SPCA is asking amateur photographers to bring wildlife into focus for their 12th annual photography contest.
Okanagan hummingbirds can see more colours than you can even fathom
June 17, 2020 - 8:06 AM

The world of a hummingbird is more vibrant than even the human imagination.
Okanagan woman’s concern for Western painted turtles leads to turtle crossing
June 12, 2020 - 1:52 PM

A Lake Country resident is spreading awareness for western painted turtles after it was discovered that cross a particular roadway in the Central Okanagan.
65-pound African tortoise reunited with Shuswap family after a week-long wander
May 14, 2020 - 7:30 AM

A Tappen couple spent days looking for something you think would be hard to lose — a 65-pound tortoise.
iN VIDEO: Watch these snakes emerge from winter refuge in South Okanagan
April 17, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Penticton resident Mitch Guilderson is a big fan of his amphibian and reptile neighbours.
Lake monster or wave? UBC professor explains Ogopogo theory
February 29, 2020 - 12:00 PM

The Ogopogo myth is so ingrained in Okanagan culture that people fail to see anything other than lake monsters when waves roll by, a UBC Okanagan professor says.
WILD WEDNESDAY: Video of B.C.’s most common wildcat
February 19, 2020 - 11:00 AM

While bobcats may be the smallest of B.C.’s wildcats, they are well known for hunting animals of all sizes.
SNAKE IN A DRAIN: Kamloops area woman finds unlikely critter clogging her sink
January 08, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Sure, spiders, centipedes, ants and cockroaches can all be unwelcome house guests. But a snake in the drain? That's the stuff of nightmares, according to a woman who found bits of a snake's body had been the cause of a clogged sink.
Interior Provincial Exhibition: 120 years of community
August 28, 2019 - 4:30 PM

ARMSTRONG - Few events can say they’ve lasted more than a century.
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Kelowna has learned the 'iceberg' lesson of sprawling development
For decades, the City of Kelowna embraced growth almost anywhere in the city because it brought in big bucks from developers for things like roads, sewers and parks. Now it’s learned the lesson that sprawl doesn’t pay. On

iNwine Wednesday: Hello Haywire Chardonnay
More love for Chardonnay this week with Haywire Secrest Mountain's chard in focus. Certified organic, Haywire is a label created at Okanagan Crush Pad in Summerland, Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie's innovative winery and cus

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