News Items tag as: Regional parks

Officials close portion of West Kelowna nut farm due to aggressive deer with fawns
May 31, 2024 - 3:29 PM

Officials have closed the orchard portion of the Gellatly Nut Farm in West Kelowna because of an aggressive deer with two fawns.
Fresh air, birds, phone chargers: Central Okanagan parks add new amenity
April 26, 2019 - 2:09 PM

KELOWNA - A dead cell phone won’t also mean death to your Instagram life at two regional parks this spring.
Black Mountain Regional Park is getting bigger
September 22, 2017 - 12:00 PM

KELOWNA - The Regional District has spent $2.3 million to add 127 hectares to Black Mountain Regional Park just east of Kelowna.
Why this controlled burn was needed in a West Kelowna park
February 27, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA - You might notice smoke coming from West Kelowna’s Kalamoir Regional Park today while crews conduct a controlled burn.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

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,

Officials close portion of West Kelowna nut farm due to aggressive deer with fawns