News Items tag as: PNAPR2022

Delicious new dinner options and romantic accommodations at this Okanagan winery
May 02, 2022 - 8:00 AM
iNwine Spotlight

Nighthawk Vineyards, known for its picturesque location overlooking Green Lake, is expanding its service this year with a brand-new dinner menu and accommodations.
iN PHOTOS: It’s choose-your-own-adventure at this Okanagan parkour gym
May 01, 2022 - 6:05 PM

The equipment at Ethos Parkour and Movement in Penticton is much different than what you'll see at most gyms.
Okanagan Sunflower Festival blooms today to raise funds for Ukraine
May 01, 2022 - 10:33 AM

Attending the Sunflower Festival near Penticton is a way to help support humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
South Okanagan retro roller nights gaining traction
April 30, 2022 - 5:56 PM

More opportunities are rolling out for quad skaters to make like a record by spinning around and around at a disco-themed parties in the South Okanagan.
British Columbians can ditch the decals on their licence plates starting tomorrow
April 30, 2022 - 3:40 PM

Starting tomorrow, British Columbians won’t need stickers on their license plates to show they’re insured.
iN VIDEO: Abandoned home burns to the ground after Okanagan fire department's third call to the address in a month
April 30, 2022 - 9:30 AM

An abandoned home burned down in Oliver last night.
Why B.C. once commandeered Merritt's municipal government for 18 years
April 30, 2022 - 7:00 AM

Residents of Merritt had their right to vote for their local government stripped from them for 18 years in the 20th Century.
Ashnola River corridor to be declared protected area by Lower Similkameen Indian Band
April 29, 2022 - 6:00 AM

Lower Similkameen Indian Band is going to formally declare the Ashnola River Corridor as an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area during a ceremony later today, April 29.
'Least we can do': Okanagan stewardship society asks for temporary bird feeder hiatus
April 27, 2022 - 4:38 PM

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society is asking bird lovers to take down their bird feeders temporarily to reduce the spread of the avian flu.
First summer of booze on the beach in Penticton with eased COVID restrictions
April 27, 2022 - 2:38 PM

Drinking booze at Penticton’s most popular beaches will be legal again this summer.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of September 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at

What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' position
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, putting his position in line with that of his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. Th

'I think it's wrong:' Vernon adds another fee to developers building much-needed housing
Amidst a housing crisis, and a push by the province to ease the red tape involved in building, the City of Vernon has introduced a fee seen by many in the industry as sending the wrong message. At Vernon's Sept. 3 council meeting, the C

News Items tag as: PNAPR2022

Delicious new dinner options and romantic accommodations at this Okanagan winery

iN PHOTOS: It’s choose-your-own-adventure at this Okanagan parkour gym

Okanagan Sunflower Festival blooms today to raise funds for Ukraine

South Okanagan retro roller nights gaining traction

British Columbians can ditch the decals on their licence plates starting tomorrow

iN VIDEO: Abandoned home burns to the ground after Okanagan fire department's third call to the address in a month

Why B.C. once commandeered Merritt's municipal government for 18 years

Ashnola River corridor to be declared protected area by Lower Similkameen Indian Band

'Least we can do': Okanagan stewardship society asks for temporary bird feeder hiatus

First summer of booze on the beach in Penticton with eased COVID restrictions

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