Tag Archives: Okanagan

Waste ambassadors help with what can — and can’t — go into recycling carts
Did you know that non-packaging plastics like toys and Tupperware-type containers are not part of the curbside recycling program? That’s one reason why the Regional District of Central Okanagan ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 26, 2024

Ribfest returns
Start leaving some room, Kelowna Ribfest is coming back. ImpactEvents says the three-day culinary extravaganza will be packed with mouthwatering rib competitions, live music, and family fun in City Pa...
Russ Byth Mar 26, 2024

Local products named to WHL all-star team
A Greater Vernon hockey product has added another honour to what was an outstanding regular season in the Western Hockey League. Zac Funk of Coldstream, a forward with the Prince George Cougars, was n...
Pete McIntyre Mar 26, 2024

Pay raises for Kelowna council
Kelowna city council has voted in favour of giving themselves a pay raise after a 5-3 vote on Monday, allowing staff to proceed with the required changes. Under the proposal, the mayor’s pay wou...
Pete McIntyre Mar 25, 2024

New timeline for new City Hall
The public will be able to access West Kelowna’s new City Hall in phased increments in May and June. Initially, it was expected to be ready in late 2022, but supply chain issues — some bla...
Russ Byth Mar 25, 2024

Rockets face-off against Wild in WHL’s first round
The Kelowna Rockets will play the Wenatchee Wild in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, starting this Friday in Washington state. The Wild finished fourth in the Western Conference ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 25, 2024

Fire hall funding plan supported
Electors have given their support to a plan to borrow up to $8 million for a fire hall replacement project (#32) in West Kelowna. The City of West Kelowna said the official results of an alternative a...
Pete McIntyre Mar 22, 2024

Province supports affordable homes to Kelowna, Salmon Arm & other area communities
The B.C. government is supporting affordable home projects in the Interior and in Northern B.C., including some in the local area. The province announced that it would provide funding for 15 projects ...
Liam Verster Mar 22, 2024

Okanagan KIJHL team sold, moving to Williams Lake
Hockey fans in Williams Lake get to saddle up and support a new local junior hockey team. In a news release issued Friday (March 22), the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced ...
Aaron Schulze Mar 22, 2024

Okanagan man’s ultra-marathon Hawaiian swim cut short by jellyfish
Ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier knew the Hawaiian channel he planned to swim had plenty of sharks, but he should have been worried about the jellyfish. Pelletier, who’s from Kelowna, flew...
Pete McIntyre Mar 22, 2024