News Items tag as: Okanagan entertainment

Uncle Chris the Clown marks 25 years entertaining families in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 27, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Families across the southern Interior might be familiar with Uncle Chris the Clown, and that's because he has been clowning around for a quarter of a century.
Honeymoon Suite to headline Penticton's PeachFest this summer
February 20, 2024 - 10:20 AM

The Penticton Peach Festival has announced its 2024 lineup, and iconic Canadian rock band Honeymoon Suite will be headlining.
Vista buys 10 Okanagan radio stations from Bell Media
February 08, 2024 - 8:30 AM

Bell Canada announced today, Feb. 8, that it sold 45 of its 103 radio stations across the country.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna mentalist enchants with mind-blowing illusions
December 30, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Kelowna has its own international award-winning illusionist and he's the only mentalist to have a residency in the Okanagan.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna man joins Jeremy Renner renovating buses for needy children
May 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Jeremy Renner may be a huge movie star but, aided by his Kelowna buddy Rory Milliken, he’s turning his passion for buying big trucks and buses into huge bonuses for organizations working with children in need.
Local musicians feel the dual-sting of loss with closed live venues
April 07, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Long after many wannabe artists put down their instruments, Rick Halisheff has endured.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

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,

Uncle Chris the Clown marks 25 years entertaining families in Kamloops, Okanagan