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12th annual United Way Drive-Thru BreakfastThe community of Penticton came out to support United Way BC at its annual drive-thru breakfast Thursday morning. All the money raised from the event goes directly back into the South Okanagan. Taya Fast has more.Apr 11
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Changing attitudes towards blindnessAs Canadians are living longer, our eyes aren’t always keeping up. And with an aging population, more and more people are living with some sort of vision loss. The Canadian National Institute for the Blind is trying to keep those living with sight loss engaged in the community, and in the Okanagan, they’re ripping up...Feb 8
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Hiker’s death prompts safety message from COSARCentral Okanagan Search and Rescue were called to assist with three separate incidents, all in one day over the weekend, including one that resulted in the death of one hiker in West Kelowna. As Jayden Wasney reports, the volunteer-based group is urging the public to be prepared before heading out.Jan 2
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Global Okanagan News at 5: November 16, 2023A house in Lumby was completely destroyed by a morning fire, but a working smoke alarm may have saved the family. West Kelowna’s new city hall building is nearly a year behind schedule, and well over budget. 600 new spaces for preschool and school-aged children are scheduled to be built across the Central Okanagan.Nov 16, 2023
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West Kelowna couple devastated to lose home to McDougall Creek wildfire.The toll of the devastation is hitting hard right across the Central Okanagan—but no one is feeling it more profoundly than the people who have lost it all–their houses and everything in them reduced to ashes. As Klaudia van Emmerik reports, among them–a West Kelowna couple heartbroken yet thankful to be alive.Aug 20, 2023
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Global Okanagan News at 5: August 10, 2023A South Okanagan federal politician is calling for a National Fire Fighting Force, West Kelowna is doing fuel mitigation in public parks, and all evacuation alerts have been rescinded for the Eagle Bluff Fire near Osoyoos.Aug 10, 2023
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Central Okanagan Public Schools helping families with rising costsThe impact of rising costs have also been felt by families of school age children. In order to help relieve some pressure – Central Okanagan school district 23 is waving some fees for certain families. Jasmine King has more.Oct 26, 2022
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Okanagan Regional Library branches opening to public againLibraries across the Okanagan are beginning to open but there are a few new steps that we have all become used to from social distancing such as maintaining at least six feet of distance from others and using hand sanitizer when entering the library.Jul 24, 2020
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Gas price hike expected to have broad impactThe rising cost of gas is expected to have wide ranging impacts: influencing transportation choices and squeezing budgets. Megan Turcato has more Okanagan reaction to all the pain being felt at the pump.CanadaMar 8, 2022
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Pet owners urged to check grassSpeargrass is a common sight all over the Okanagan, but it often leads to health problems when embedded in a pet. A West Kelowna dog owner found that out the hard way. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.Global News at 5 OkanaganJun 19, 2016
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A group of Okanagan residents steps forward to put on Thanksgiving event for those who have no family or means to make a meal.Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy family and a good meal but for some people, this can be a tough time of year. Not everyone has family or the means to put on a fancy feast but a group of caring residents in the north Okanagan has come together and gone above and beyond to...Global News at 11 OkanaganOct 9, 2017
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BCHL playoff wrap upAll four Okanagan BCHL franchies in playoff action Wednesday night. The West Kelowna Warriors tie their series, the Penticton Vees are on the verge of elimination and the Vernon Vipers are threatening to bounce the Salmon Arm Silverbacks from the first round.Mar 7, 2019
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West Kelowna building boom part of regional trendWest Kelowna experienced a surge in construction last year and it is not alone. All the Okanagan’s major cities saw an increase in 2016. As Megan Turcato reports, part of the boom could be a spillover from the hot real estate market in the Lower Mainland.Global News at 11 OkanaganJan 20, 2017
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Nk’Mip Creek wildfire continues to grow in sizeIt’s been a stressful day in the south Okanagan, with all eyes on the fast-growing and out-of-control Nk’Mip Creek wildfire burning on the hillsides overlooking the towns of Oliver and Osoyoos. We have full coverage from reporters Aaron McArthur, Klaudia Van Emmerik and meteorologist Kristi Gordon.Global News Hour at 6 BCJul 20, 2021
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Reality show goes ahead in West Kelowna amid pandemicA Okanagan-based athletic apparel company is producing an online reality show, where a group of people are all living in a West Kelowna house, together.Apr 10, 2020
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Fifty-four properties now on evacuation order in Okanagan Falls after Shuttleworth Creek breached its banksThe small community of Okanagan Falls also dealing with big flooding problems. Parts of the town now submerged under two feet of water, roads are becoming rivers. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, all that water has led to the evacuation of dozens of residents.Global News at 11 OkanaganMay 10, 2018