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South Okanagan foresters, First Nation seek more sustainable silviculture practises
May 18, 2025 - 6:00 AM
A cutting-edge initiative in the South Okanagan aims to add commercial value to natural forest resources beyond harvestable timber.
South Okanagan bird observatory back in the banding business after brief hiatus
September 14, 2024 - 6:00 PM
Last year was the first time in 20 years a South Okanagan bird observatory wasn’t able to track bird migration, but the station is up and running again with nearly 1,000 birds banded so far this year.
Vernon hiker picking up one piece of litter a day; challenges others to do the same
May 11, 2024 - 6:00 PM
Ryan Van Veen is a construction worker in Vernon who spends a lot of time exploring the great outdoors in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
Okanagan First Nations team up with American agencies to restore grizzly bear population
May 04, 2024 - 1:00 PM
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is working with American agencies to bring back grizzly bears, ki?lawna? in nsyilxc?n, to the Okanagan's transboundary ecosystem.
Indigenous knowledge and values add sustainability to Okanagan forest industry
April 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM
While forestry throughout BC is often regarded as unsustainably managed, a Westbank First Nation logging company is showing how, through Indigenous knowledge and values, sustainability can be brought back to the industry.
How eliminating wetlands in Thompson-Okanagan puts migratory birds at risk
April 14, 2024 - 3:30 PM
The Thompson-Okanagan region is host to many migratory bird species that stop on their way to their final destinations. As the region rapidly develops, a wildlife expert says it's important to protect the routes that are at risk of development.
Why protecting what's left of wetlands in Kamloops, Okanagan matters
April 08, 2024 - 6:00 AM
Wetlands continue to be lost or damaged by human development adding an increased risk during extreme weather emergencies and putting more species of wildlife in peril.
Kelowna trucking company tired of being bad guy in clean-up of old sawmill site
March 06, 2024 - 7:00 AM
Ryan Nixon is fed up with being painted as the bad guy in the decades-long effort to clean up the former Russo Sawmill site near the Kelowna airport.
Disease, habitat loss threaten Southern Interior's bighorn sheep population
February 12, 2024 - 7:00 PM
The Southern Interior's bighorn sheep are constantly under threat and a society trying to protect the iconic animals with gather in Penticton later this month to brain storm ways to help protect them.
14,600 pounds of dumped yard waste removed from forest in Peachland
October 02, 2023 - 2:30 PM
Environmental groups are working to clean-up literal tons of flammable garbage from the forest in Peachland.
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew
North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form
New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,
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A journalist was killed while writing a book on the Amazon. Here's how friends completed his work
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — After British journalist Dom Phillips was shot and killed while researching an ambitio
June 01, 2025 10:00 AM
This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better
Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to stay hydrated,
June 01, 2025 8:00 AM
Kamloops woman who bought dud car proves exception to 'buyer beware'
A Kamloops woman who bought a beat-up 25-year-old car on Facebook Marketplace has managed to get her money back afte
June 01, 2025 6:00 AM
iN VIDEO: Heartwarming recovery, release of orphaned ducklings in Summerland
It's a tough time of year for ducklings. Not only do they face natural predators, the cars and trucks on our roa
June 01, 2025 4:00 AM
Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. An
May 31, 2025 9:00 PM
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