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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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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