News Items tag as: Stand Up Paddleboards

Vernon paddleboarder victim of hit and run on Kal Lake
August 11, 2025 - 5:15 PM

A Vernon woman was injured and mentally shaken up after getting hit by a speedboat while paddleboarding with a friend on Kalamalka Lake Sunday evening.
'Very frightening': Paddleboarder loses air on lake near Kamloops
July 24, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Trinica Teskey had a harrowing paddleboard incident while out with her boyfriend at Pavilion Lake west of Kamloops a few days ago.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops man discovers the magic of paddleboarding at night
July 22, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Neil Walker can be found floating in the dark on remote mountain lakes in the region on his lit-up paddleboard at night to decompress and take in the sounds of nature.
Paddleboarders on Okanagan Lake could get fined for not having a life jacket
August 03, 2023 - 8:29 AM

Kelowna RCMP are warning that paddleboarders are subject to fines of $287.50 if they don’t have at least a life jacket or personal floatation device on board with them.
Sun n’ Sup Staying Upbeat, Active Amid Pandemic
June 01, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Eileen Meehan didn’t know what to expect this spring when she embarked on her tenth year as owner and operator of the Sun n’ Sup stand-up paddleboard shop in Naramata.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

Vernon paddleboarder victim of hit and run on Kal Lake