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Lake Okanagan Resort: Rapid decay and glory days
September 05, 2020 - 12:31 PM

KELOWNA - Rod McKeen is one of the original owners at Lake Okanagan Resort bemoaning its fall from five-star status to something that struggles to attract visitors.
Green living: Four families chose eco-friendly living and are saving cash
September 03, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who has been living in what he says is a groundbreaking eco-friendly home is now reaping the financial benefits of going greener.
How Kamloops' once booming cigar industry went up in smoke
September 02, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops was once home to a company that created, sold, and exported nearly 4,000 Havana cigars per day.
Kelowna is reaping rewards of dark fibre investment running under city streets
September 01, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KELOWNA - It took almost a decade of slowly burying fibre optic cables under Kelowna city streets before any light was turned on.
Kelowna welcomes first Carnaval del Sol
August 31, 2019 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Get ready for a splash of Latin flavour as Kelowna welcomes its first Carnaval del Sol.
Raft carrying ashes lost somewhere along Shuswap Lake; South Thomspon River
August 31, 2019 - 3:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - If you’re out on the water this long weekend keep an eye out for a handcrafted wooden raft adorned with flowers, hand-written messages, and some ashes.
Just taking the horses for a dip in the Okanagan
August 31, 2019 - 6:00 AM
Up to date on your jabs? Provincial vaccination reporting program set to roll out in schoools
August 30, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - If your children's vaccination records have gaps, there may be a little more paperwork for you as this school year gets underway.
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna woman located
August 30, 2019 - 5:51 PM

UPDATE: 5:48 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2019
Hundreds of new students, new teachers to start school next week in the Central Okanagan
August 30, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - As the second-fastest growing district in B.C, the Central Okanagan School District is expecting to add about 350 new students when the school year starts Tuesday.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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