News Items tag as: Okanagan news

Seven wineries to visit in the Okanagan and Kamloops this spring
February 23, 2025 - 6:00 AM
iNwine

The Okanagan is known for, above all else, being a top wine producing region in British Columbia.
Wanted violent offender could be in Okanagan
September 06, 2024 - 10:17 AM

A wanted man with a history of violence may be hiding out in the Okanagan.
Break out the marshmallows, campers, it's a rare long weekend without a fire ban
August 30, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Campfire bans have been lifted just in time in the Thompson-Okanagan area for the labour day long weekend — only the third time in 11 years you could have a campfire at the end of August.
British Columbia buys land to expand Okanagan Lake Park
August 28, 2024 - 1:30 PM

British Columbia has bought more waterfront property on Okanagan Lake to add to its parks reserve.
Severe thunderstorm warning and smoky skies in Southern Interior
August 16, 2024 - 12:15 PM

A severe thunderstorm watch and a smoky skies warning has been issued by Environment Canada for parts of the Southern Interior.
Severe thunderstorm watch and smoky skies for B.C. southern interior
August 13, 2024 - 12:53 PM

Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued by Environment Canada as conditions are just right for heavy rain and gusts of wind.
How to protect yourself and your family during the southern Interior heat wave
July 19, 2024 - 12:02 PM

It's hot outside, really hot.
Canada geese egg addling underway in Okanagan
April 03, 2024 - 4:35 PM

The Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program will soon begin its annual egg addling to manage the population of Canada geese.
Some Okanagan restaurants having tough time repaying CEBA loans
March 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM
iNwine

With CEBA repayments due, Okanagan businesses could be worse off than other areas of British Columbia.
Warm weather waking up wildlife early in Okanagan, Kamloops
March 05, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society is bracing itself for more patients and early babies this winter.
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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 first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: Okanagan news

Seven wineries to visit in the Okanagan and Kamloops this spring

Wanted violent offender could be in Okanagan

Break out the marshmallows, campers, it's a rare long weekend without a fire ban

British Columbia buys land to expand Okanagan Lake Park

Severe thunderstorm warning and smoky skies in Southern Interior

Severe thunderstorm watch and smoky skies for B.C. southern interior

How to protect yourself and your family during the southern Interior heat wave

Canada geese egg addling underway in Okanagan

Some Okanagan restaurants having tough time repaying CEBA loans

Warm weather waking up wildlife early in Okanagan, Kamloops

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