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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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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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