Controversial stretch of North Okanagan – Shuswap rail trail will go to public hearing
A Southern Interior rail trail project heralded for connecting the Shuswap to the North Okanagan is moving ahead, with one key part missing.
Canada
Mar 12
Okanagan begins annual drought watch at Level 2, very dry
At Level 2, or very dry, the province says ‘adverse impacts to socio-economic or ecosystem values are unlikely.’
Canada
May 17
UBC Properties, City of Kelowna sued over effects of tower construction
A recently filed lawsuit is taking aim at just about everyone involved with the construction and design of UBC Okanagan's downtown tower.
Canada
May 13
Pro-Palestinian protesters mark quiet night on UBC Okanagan campus
The UBC Okanagan protesters join a growing number of encampments on North American campuses, though the Kelowna version has been more peaceful than many of its counterparts.
Canada
May 15
More schools considered for Kelowna as city’s population growth continues
Central Okanagan Public Schools says it wants to get ahead of the growth curve, which could see another 100,000 people in the city by 2040.
Canada
Apr 30
Displaced residents of Kelowna’s Hadgraft Wilson Place face another moving day
The 84 residents of Hadgraft Wilson Place were forced out April 1, when cracks in the building’s foundation prompted an evacuation.
Canada
May 6
UBC Okanagan offers to assess repairs for evacuated subsidized housing building
UBC Okanagan officials are looking to get into the subsidized housing complex to evaluate stability-threatening cracks found in its foundation.
Canada
Apr 30
‘Vernon is home for us’: COVID-19 pandemic changes course of Nigerian man’s life
The Nigerian man was visiting his sister in Fort McMurray, Alta., and was scheduled to fly home in April 2020. But when the pandemic hit, Canadian borders closed.
Lifestyle
May 9
Residents displaced by tower construction receive helping hand from Okanagan College
Okanagan College will temporarily open its new student housing building on KLO Road to displaced residents of Hadgraft Wilson Place.
Canada
Apr 26
More transitional housing now complete for people experiencing homelessness in Kelowna
The new location will provide 60 homes to people experiencing homeless who are 55 and over and people with physical disabilities.
Canada
May 14
B.C. ban on public drug use welcomed by Central Okanagan mayors
All B.C. mayors from Princeton down the valley to Vernon signed a request for the province not to allow drugs to be consumed in public spaces.
Health
Apr 30
Funding shortfall puts B.C. lakes at risk of invasive mussels
The fight to keep invasive mussels from damaging B.C. lakes and waterways got some financial support this week, but it falls short of what's needed, officials say.
Environment
May 2
Rethink cedars, says Kelowna Fire Department after hedge blaze
The fire destroyed a neighbouring garage as well as a vehicle on an adjacent property.
Canada
May 1
After release from U.S. research facilities, rescue beagles head to new Okanagan homes
Beagles released from scientific testing facilities south of the border will soon be calling the Okanagan home, according to an organization that rescues and rehomes the pups.
Canada
Apr 17
Construction work resumes at UBC Okanagan tower
'This is the first of many stages which will have to be taken to help stabilize things before moving forward on the project,' a City of Kelowna representative said.
Canada
Apr 11
Three South Okanagan elementary schools set to permanently close
Three South Okanagan elementary schools will permanently close in June 2025.
Education
Apr 18
Okanagan weather: Big warm-up through the week
A big warm-up is expected by the end of the week with clouds in and out and a slight chance of showers in the Okanagan weather forecast ahead.
Weather
Apr 8
Artificial intelligence roots out sloppy recyclers in Central Okanagan
The findings also showed that 6.7 per cent of households are considered “repeat offenders,” and are responsible for a third of the recycling contamination.
Canada
Apr 5
‘Looking over our shoulders’: A mother’s killing looms large in small B.C. town
RCMP say Tatjana Stefanski, 44, was last seen on April 13 with her ex-husband before "departing unexpectedly" with him in a black Audi.
Crime
May 23
Residents of evacuated Kelowna, B.C. subsidized housing consider their futures
While cracks in the foundation of the building are the issue many are talking about and working to rectify, it's less tangible issues weighing on them.
Canada
Apr 2