News Items tag as: Jon Summerland

Indie thriller filming in Kelowna
February 07, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Halloween is coming early this year, as a new thriller film will be shooting in town for the remainder of the month.
Central Okanagan director censured, sanctioned and stripped of most duties
December 15, 2015 - 1:56 PM

KELOWNA - Regional politicians took a rare step today in censuring and sanctioning one of their own, demanding she write an apology and stripping her of the ability to represent her area on several committees.
Okanagan hot bed of local film industry last year
February 06, 2015 - 1:13 PM

PENTICTON - Film producers continue to find the Okanagan an attractive place to shoot major films - and investment in the industry is good business for the regional district, says Okanagan Film Commissioner Jon Summerland.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

Indie thriller filming in Kelowna