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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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is jus

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: B.C. history

iN PHOTOS: Exploring a 125-year-old shipwreck in BC's Kootenay Lake

iN PHOTOS: Hope's historic Othello Tunnels opening this month after three years of repair work

Famous Martin Mars water bomber finds forever home

iN PHOTOS: Why residents of Hope fought to move its historic train station, again

Photo of Johnny Cash, June Carter visiting Rock Creek gets people talking

IN PHOTOS: Where to find abandoned flumes in Kamloops and the Okanagan

Buy this Ashcroft church for less than a condo in Kamloops or the Okanagan

No, Hedley was never for sale

Ancient garbage pile provides a window to the past of Barkerville's Chinese residents

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