Tag Archives: Okanagan

A West Kelowna man who battered his mother and dumped her in a ditch off a forest service road has been sentenced to six years in prison. On Tuesday on the seventh day of his aggravated assault trial,...

A B.C. hotel chain hopes couples take a pregnant pause this Valentine’s Day by offering a spicy midday room rate and an even bigger promotion if the stay proves to be a fruitful one. Hotel Zed h...

After nearly three decades with School District 23 Assistant Superintendent Dr. Rick Oliver is retiring. “We are all grateful to Dr. Oliver for his exemplary leadership and years of service to o...

A new transit orientation video offered by the City of Kelowna aims to help youth and older adults feel confident taking public transit. An alternative to in-person orientation sessions, the on-demand...

From noxious non-native plants to the threat of invasive mussels, B.C. and the Okanagan are under attack and the provincial government has added $12 million in additional funding to the fight. While t...

Have you ever wanted to be part of a movie? Even is you don’t get a call back, your house might make it. The Okanagan Film Commission is looking for homes as the 2021 film and television product...

A Kelowna man suffered serious injuries in the crash of an all terrain vehicle (ATV). RCMP responded, along with BC Emergency Health Services and Fire Rescue, to a report of a man pinned under an ATV ...

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Greater Vernon stayed the same last week. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control reported 59 cases from Jan. 17 to 23 in Vernon, Coldstream, and RDNO Areas B and C, sa...

It has been envisioned for more than a decade, and the Mission Group’s lakefront development ‘Aqua” could finally be proceeding. The company bought the six acre parcel more than ten ...

Kelowna council has reviewed a regional housing needs assessment (HNA) that shows about 60,000 more people will call the city home by 2036, requiring about 26,000 housing units. The Regional District ...