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The summertime phenomenon that gives Kalamalka Lake its many colours
June 03, 2020 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - If the vibrant colours of Kalamalka Lake have you checking the tint on your sunglasses, rest assured, your shades aren’t playing tricks on you. The lake really is that incredible blue-green hue, and here’s why.
Local man documents entire CN rail corridor for posterity
August 20, 2015 - 10:35 AM

KELOWNA – An Okanagan man with a passion for local history has begun work on a video he hopes will preserve the significance of the CN Rail corridor for generations to come.
UFC extends contract with Kelowna fighter
August 20, 2015 - 7:00 AM

KELOWNA – Local UFC welterweight Matt Dwyer has had his UFC contract extended by four fights.
Controlled burn operations continue on Testalinden Creek fire
August 19, 2015 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - Fire fighters on the Testalinden Creek and Wilsons Mountain fire continued to make progress on the fire front today.
Smoky skies advisory issued for Penticton
August 19, 2015 - 5:18 PM

PENTICTON - Residents with respiratory issues are being advised to limit activities as smoke conditions worsen in the South Okanagan.
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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

The summertime phenomenon that gives Kalamalka Lake its many colours