News Items tag as: KLJUN2021

Kelowna swimmer competing for gold in 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games
July 24, 2021 - 1:00 PM

Kierra Smith has trained years for this moment.
Outdoor enthusiasts kept Central Okanagan Search and Rescue busy this week
July 04, 2021 - 3:12 PM

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crews were called out six times this week, marking one of the busiest stretches in its history.
Smoke sinks deeper into B.C. Interior as heat starts to abate
July 04, 2021 - 12:07 PM

A special air quality statement has been continued for much of the Southen Interior as smoke from nearby wildfires sinks into the local landscape.
With habitat change, B.C. Interior moose may be more susceptible to heat wave
July 04, 2021 - 8:15 AM

While some animals are adapted to temperature spikes in the B.C. Interior, there’s concern around how one species, which already has declining populations in the province, will fare.
Smoky skies and blistering heat to persist through the weekend
July 03, 2021 - 9:51 AM

The heat wave that has thrown the B.C. Interior into a fiery state of emergency is continuing on throughout the weekend and a smoky skies advisory is also in effect.
iN PHOTOS: Logging 'magical' Joe Rich forest may be best chance to protect it
July 02, 2021 - 7:30 AM

The war in the woods has raged for decades in B.C. but is taking a different twist in the Joe Rich area east of Kelowna.
Okanagan jobs at risk as Canadian government returns to China for PPE
July 02, 2021 - 7:00 AM

It was just over a year ago that Okanagan distilleries – along with their contemporaries across the country – added hand sanitizer to their product lists.
This Kelowna apartment complex comes with its own school
July 02, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A proposed 49-unit apartment building in downtown Kelowna comes with a couple of twists that are unique, especially for that area of the city
UPDATE: Wildfire near Peachland being held
July 01, 2021 - 4:51 PM

The B.C. Wildfire Service is holding a blaze along Highway 97C.
NINJAnow shuts down food delivery service in Kelowna, West Kelowna due to heat
July 01, 2021 - 9:40 AM
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An Okanagan delivery service is taking the next few days off in the Central Okanagan as restaurants are closing due the heat wave.
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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 third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

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

News Items tag as: KLJUN2021

Kelowna swimmer competing for gold in 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games

Outdoor enthusiasts kept Central Okanagan Search and Rescue busy this week

Smoke sinks deeper into B.C. Interior as heat starts to abate

With habitat change, B.C. Interior moose may be more susceptible to heat wave

Smoky skies and blistering heat to persist through the weekend

iN PHOTOS: Logging 'magical' Joe Rich forest may be best chance to protect it

Okanagan jobs at risk as Canadian government returns to China for PPE

This Kelowna apartment complex comes with its own school

UPDATE: Wildfire near Peachland being held

NINJAnow shuts down food delivery service in Kelowna, West Kelowna due to heat

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