News Items tag as: Tourism Kelowna

Find deals around Central Okanagan today for ‘Love for Kelowna Day’
May 25, 2024 - 10:30 AM

There are festivities, including a wine tasting, downtown and businesses around the city are offering one-day only deals for ‘Love for Kelowna Day.’
Tourism in Central Okanagan is growing beyond pre-pandemic levels
February 29, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Tourism is bringing in more money to the Central Okanagan than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Central Okanagan saw more visitors during 2020 than year before, despite pandemic
March 01, 2021 - 3:32 PM

Despite COVID-19 travel restrictions about 100,000 more people visited the Central Okanagan in 2020 than in the banner year for tourism in 2019.
Downtown Kelowna gets new hand sanitizer stations, travel tips
September 08, 2020 - 8:00 PM

Residents and visitors will soon be using hand sanitizer stations and travel tips to keep free of COVID-19 as they visit downtown Kelowna or Orchard Park Mall.
Surge in Kelowna COVID-19 cases hasn't hurt hotel industry
July 25, 2020 - 7:30 AM

As news spreads that Kelowna is a hot spot for COVID-19 some visitors have been cancelling their trips, but the overall impact has been minimal so far.
Big White is anticipating travel and tourism will open before the weekend
June 16, 2020 - 6:00 PM

The man in charge of Big White Ski Resort told Kelowna Chamber of Commerce members to prepare for an influx of tourists from other provinces this weekend.
Show your love for Kelowna campaign attempts to offset tourism's economic crisis
May 25, 2020 - 11:12 AM

Tourism-based businesses came off a banner year but COVID-19 has dealt a curveball, which the organization that advocates for the industry is calling its "biggest crisis."
Spice up your Zoom calls with these free Kelowna, Kamloops backgrounds
April 28, 2020 - 1:30 PM

Tourism groups in Kamloops and Kelowna are offering Zoom users some local background options to use while video conferencing.
iN VIDEO: Photographer honours his Kelowna roots with spectacular drone video
August 16, 2019 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - There's two weeks left of summer. We'll all probably continue arguing about development, crime, addictions and homeless issues and traffic with different opinions on how to make this place better.
Taj Mahal or Travel Van: Two different takes on tourism promotion in the Okanagan
June 15, 2018 - 7:30 AM

OKANAGAN - Both Kelowna and Penticton rely heavily on tourism but they are reaching out in decidedly different ways both in strategy and cost.
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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 fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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