News Items tag as: B.C. Trails

First ever B.C. Trails Day on June 5
June 02, 2021 - 11:30 AM

An inaugural celebration of British Columbia trails takes place this Saturday.
If you like riding mountain bikes in Kamloops, Okanagan, you should hold off for a bit
March 12, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Spring appears to be peeking around the corner, but hold off on pulling the mountain bikes out of storage.
Trailside exhibition brings local art to Slocan Valley rail trails
January 22, 2021 - 6:00 AM

A small southern British Columbia arts council has come up with a novel way to promote its local art following a difficult year dealing with COVID-19 restrictions that prevented the hosting of arts events.
Trail of the Okanagans wants to go international
February 28, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A new coalition has been formed to expand the Okanagan's growing cycling/hiking trails south by another 170 kms — into Washington state.
Province seeks public input on trails strategy
January 15, 2020 - 5:30 PM

Trail enthusiasts have an opportunity to help shape the future of the province's trails strategy between now and the end of February.
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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 first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

First ever B.C. Trails Day on June 5