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Where to find snowy winter wilderness escapes in the Thompson-Okanagan
December 23, 2023 - 7:00 PM

There are dozens of wilderness lakes in the Thompson-Okanagan region that provide great summertime camping and fishing just by following some well-maintained forestry roads.
Okanagan rail trail budget boosted by new funding
March 27, 2021 - 5:30 PM

Kettle Valley Rail Trail users from Kelowna south to Penticton and west of Summerland should see significant improvements this year following a funding announcement by the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen.
Outdoor heaters, skis and skates likely be fall's hot-ticket items during pandemic
September 12, 2020 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO - Canadians preparing for their first pandemic fall and winter might want to pick up outdoor heaters, skis, skates and puzzles while they can.
B.C. reopens provincial parks today for day use
May 14, 2020 - 8:30 AM

If you've exhausted all your local hiking trails and you're keen to get back into the wilderness, you'll be glad to hear that B.C.'s Provincial Parks reopen today for day use only.
iN VIDEO: Standing by Ellie: Man's loyalty to dog defies rare illness
September 27, 2019 - 8:00 PM

WEST BEND, Wis. - It's hard to regard Ellie as a menace.
Parks Canada puts up toilet etiquette signs to help international tourists use outhouses
August 01, 2019 - 2:30 PM

YOHO NATIONAL PARK, B.C. - Some new signs are popping up in the Canadian Rockies to show international visitors how to properly use outhouses.
Trump wins key China trademark: Are Trump toilets a goner?
February 14, 2017 - 1:43 PM

SHANGHAI - There's a Trump toilet, a Trump condom, a Trump pacemaker and even a Trump International Hotel among hundreds of trademarks in China that don't belong to Donald Trump. But after a decade of grinding battle in China's courts, the president is expected to get an unlikely win on Tuesday: the rights to his own name.
Damage at popular North Okanagan camping area puts province in action
September 09, 2015 - 8:30 AM

VERNON - Those who frequent Grizzly Lake on the Aberdeen Plateau above Vernon during the summer camping season might notice some changes over the next couple years.
Water board wants more control over what people do in watersheds
July 10, 2015 - 9:00 PM

OKANAGAN - In an effort to put a stop to mud-bogging and pit toilets near reservoirs, the local water board is supporting a call for greater control over source watersheds.
B.C. ROAD TRIP: Where to go, when you need to go
May 15, 2015 - 7:33 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Road trips are a great way to see this magnificent province of ours but need to be planned out carefully, especially if you have little ones.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

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