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UPDATE: Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton grows to 150 hectares
July 30, 2022 - 8:40 AM

The Keremeos Creek wildfire 21 kms southwest of Penticton has has grown to an estimated 150 hectares.
Canada's only desert is in B.C. but not where you think it is
July 03, 2021 - 12:03 PM

Canada’s only desert is in the Southern Interior of B.C. but it might not be where you think it is.
Osoyoos, Lytton broke record high July 30 temperatures
July 31, 2020 - 11:16 AM

One of the Southern Interior's cities has broken a heat record.
Small wildfire east of Okanagan Falls listed as 'out of control'
July 31, 2020 - 10:24 AM

B.C. Wildfire crews are battling a small wildfire located to the east of Okanagan Falls near Solco Creek this morning.
Penticton creates new walking path to avoid overcrowding along Okanagan River Channel
July 30, 2020 - 6:00 PM

A new walking path leading folks to a underused parking lot has been created at the south channel exit near Skaha Lake to ease congestion problems with so many floaters on Penticton's Okanagan River Channel.
Okanagan School of Arts finds new office digs in Penticton
July 30, 2020 - 5:06 PM

The Okanagan School of the Arts will be relocating its office to Cowork Penticton following its eviction from the historic Shatford Centre.
Alberta resident frustrated with Okanagan responses to out-of-province plates
July 30, 2020 - 6:30 AM

An Albertan born and raised in the Okanagan has a message for Okanagan residents after seeing harsh posts about out-of-province licence plates online. She wants to remind the Okanagan that “we’re all in this together.”
Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie receives new honour, elected to tribal chair
July 29, 2020 - 5:39 PM

Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie recently received a new honour, being elected to Tribal Chair by the Okanagan Nation Alliance.
Worker sent to hospital after hazardous materials spill at Oliver landfill
July 29, 2020 - 4:46 PM

The Osoyoos landfill was forced to close and an employee taken to hospital following a hazardous materials spill at the facility yesterday.
Fire ban in effect for Kamloops Fire Centre
July 29, 2020 - 1:02 PM

An increasing fire hazard brought on by recent high temperatures and dry weather conditions is prompting a fire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
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THOMPSON: Musk has 'left the building' but DODGE lives on in infamy
OPINION “Elvis has left the building.” Al Dvorak - a jack-of-all-trades who variously served as Elvis’s musical director, promoter, producer, advance man, security chief, concessions manager and stag

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,

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