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Sockeye salmon are able to return to historic spawning grounds in B.C.’s Okanagan region for the first time in over a century, thanks to a new fish passageway built by the Syilx Nation in partnership with the City of Penticton, the province and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). The Okanagan Dam Fish Passage bypasses …
Read More »Concerns mount over pediatrician shortage at Kelowna hospital ahead of flu season – Okanagan
Concerns among parents and caregivers in the Central Okanagan are growing in the wake of a pediatrician shortage at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). “With winter coming up and all the winter flus, like that is very scary, definitely very scary,” said Tianna Byers, a Kelowna mother of three. Earlier this …
Read More »Enforcement of short-term rental rules questioned by frustrated Kelowa residents – Okanagan
Darla McGuirk is among the growing number of people raising concerns about short-term rental properties causing problems in neighbourhoods, including hers in the Lower Mission of Kelowna. “We didn’t buy in this neighborhood to live in a hotel zone, and we’ve got a hotel operating full-time behind us,” McGuirk said. …
Read More »Denim in the Dirt: 123rd annual Armstrong Interior Provincial Exhibition begins – Okanagan
The 123rd Interior Provincial Exhibition has officially begun, delivering five full days of family fun on the fairgrounds in Armstrong, B.C. Every year the theme changes to focus on one of the divisions that make up the IPE and stampede; this year it is Denim in the Dirt, highlighting the …
Read More »WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Aug. 23, 2024 – Okanagan
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Read More »From traditional knowledge to FireSmart, Okanagan leaders focus on wildfire risks
Westbank First Nation Chief Robert Louie is cautiously optimistic about how this year’s fire season will play out. It’s already much less traumatic than this time last year, when theMcDougall Creek wildfire destroyed nearly 200 homes and large swaths of forest. “But we’re not out of the woods yet,” Louie …
Read More »British Columbia athletes shine as 2024 Olympics come to an end
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which came to an end Sunday, have been one of the most successful showings for a Canadian team. Team Canada accumulated nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze medals, beating their previous best of 24 medals set at the 2020 games in Tokyo. Athletes …
Read More »‘There is no closure’: Memorial held 30 years after Mindy Tran’s death
A memorial service was held Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of a horrific crime in Kelowna. In August 1994, eight-year-old Mindy Tran was abducted while riding her bike in a Rutland neighborhood. Her body was found two months later in a shallow grave within Kelowna’s Mission Creek Park, just …
Read More »Residential real estate activity trending upwards across the Okanagan – Okanagan
Descrease article font size Increase article font size According to the Association of Interior Realtors, the housing market in B.C.’s Okanagan is looking up. The association reported that residential real estate sales remained steady throughout July as new listings hit the market. Across the association’s region, 1,351 residential sales were …
Read More »Replica B.C. hobbit house up for sale – Okanagan
Somewhere between the mythical world created by J.R.R. Tolkien and British Columbia’s Boundary region sits a little piece of Hobbiton, and it’s on the market. Second Breakfast Hideaway is located 25 to 30 minutes east of Osoyoos in B.C.’s Okanagan Highlands. In 2022 it was ranked among the top 26 …
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