News Items tag as: B.C. history

iN PHOTOS: Exploring a 125-year-old shipwreck in BC's Kootenay Lake
September 10, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The BC Interior isn’t really known for its shipwrecks, but a diver managed to capture some images of the intact remnants of a tragic shipwreck in the Kootenays.
iN PHOTOS: Hope's historic Othello Tunnels opening this month after three years of repair work
August 15, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Part of the popular Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park are set to open in the coming week after much anticipation by tourists and locals, just in time to sneak in one last family summer adventure.
Famous Martin Mars water bomber finds forever home
March 28, 2024 - 4:30 PM

The iconic Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber is going to be preserved at the British Columbia Aviation Museum.
iN PHOTOS: Why residents of Hope fought to move its historic train station, again
February 18, 2024 - 6:00 AM

After years under threat of demolition, the historic Hope Station House was moved to a new, safe location this week.
Photo of Johnny Cash, June Carter visiting Rock Creek gets people talking
December 05, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The little town of Rock Creek in the Boundary region of BC has a special claim to fame immortalized in a photograph.
IN PHOTOS: Where to find abandoned flumes in Kamloops and the Okanagan
November 14, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Brian Craig of Castlegar was camping east of Kamloops last month when he stumbled upon the remnants of an old wooden flume and trestle and hiked down a steep path to take photos.
Buy this Ashcroft church for less than a condo in Kamloops or the Okanagan
October 25, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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You'd have trouble finding a condo in Kelowna or Kamloops for $400,000 but you can get yourself a 5,000-square-foot historic church in downtown Ashcroft for a mere $329,000.
No, Hedley was never for sale
August 21, 2022 - 1:56 PM

Despite online statements that the Southern Interior community of Hedley was once for sale for $346,000, that is just not true, according to Margaret Skaar of the Hedley Museum.
Ancient garbage pile provides a window to the past of Barkerville's Chinese residents
June 17, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Dawn Ainsley makes part of her living going through people’s garbage.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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