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  • Booze on beach locations could increase to 8 in Kelowna
    City council will look at a recommendation to increase the number of locations where alcohol can be publicly imbibed along the shores of Okanagan Lake.
    Canada
    May 2
  • Freedivers train in Okanagan Lake
    Casandra Cooper never thought her love of travel would take her to new depths around the world as a competitive freediver.
    Lifestyle
    Mar 3
  • Boats sunk by January cold snap removed from Okanagan Lake
    The removal process began late last month, around two weeks after a polar vortex froze the area, with temperatures dropping to -30 C in some places.
    Canada
    Feb 13
  • Okanagan College students take home medals at provincial skills competition
    Skills Canada competitions put the skills and knowledge of junior, high school, college students and apprentices to the test across a variety of trades and technology events.
    Education
    Apr 28
  • First phase of ‘Innovation District’ in Penticton announced
    The launch includes a residential building with 127 homes spanning from studio to three-bedrooms across six stories.
    Canada
    Apr 27
  • Highway 97 near Summerland, B.C. to undergo blasting closure on Tuesday
    The upcoming closure will occur on Sunday, Feb. 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park.
    Canada
    Feb 16
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  • UBC Okanagan takes sting out of parking tickets for good cause
    The UBCO Food For Fines program takes the sting out of on-campus tickets, by translating 50 per cent of the monetary value into non-perishable food donations.
    Lifestyle
    Apr 11
  • Celebration of life planned for Penticton, B.C.’s beloved fallen goose
    A broken winged goose named Kevin has been waddling around Penticton since 2022 but died last week following a dog attack.
    Canada
    Apr 5
  • Okanagan bat watchers asked to get counting
    Okanagan-based bat biologists and volunteers will soon start enjoying late nights while counting bats at maternity roosts throughout the province.
    Canada
    May 1
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  • Fruit-packing company should have been fined more for effluent discharge: neighbour
    Including this month’s five-figure penalty, the company was also fined $32,000 in 2022 for violating wastewater discharge regulations.
    Canada
    Apr 24
  • 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
  • Okanagan high school students learning what it takes to become a firefighter
    While the goal of the program is to provide these kids with life-long skills and lessons, it’s also a great opportunity for the fire department to get a head start on recruitment.
    Canada
    Mar 21
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  • Highway 97: No rock-blasting closures for Easter long weekend
    “The section where slope stabilization work is taking place will remain open to traffic,” said the Ministry of Transportation.
    Traffic
    Mar 28
  • Major encampment cleanup in Kelowna displaces people experiencing homelessness
    Various agencies have been on-site during the cleanup, including outreach workers to try and connect those sheltering there with social services.
    Canada
    Apr 4
  • Intermittent closures at rockslide site north of Summerland: AIM Roads
    The closure is on Highway 97 between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park. Scheduled blasting, which could require longer closures, will be posted in advance.
    Traffic
    Feb 5
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  • ‘I will be back’: Kelowna, B.C. man ends journey across fraught waters of Molokai Channel
    Kelowna ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier has called it quits halfway into his journey across the fraught waters of the Molokoi Channel.
    Canada
    Mar 19
  • City of Kelowna takes over major water system
    A financial and asset audit was completed to ensure City of Kelowna ratepayers do not take on any undue risk . It found the Glenmore Ellison operation is in a strong position.
    Canada
    Mar 13
  • Kelowna, B.C. woman to paddle, row 365 km for autism awareness, fundraising
    Called Making Waves for Autism, the month-long event hopes to raise $25,000 for Autism Canada and its programs for those in need.
    Canada
    Mar 20
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  • Search for missing Okanagan senior continues
    On Saturday, COSAR said more than 50 searchers, dog teams and ATV teams are continuing to look for 79-year-old Allan Francescutti.
    Canada
    Apr 27
  • Sunken boats being pulled from Okanagan Lake
    Several boats in or near Kelowna's Manhattan Point area sunk or became partially submerged as an arctic chill gripped the city. Now the city is extricating them.
    Environment
    Jan 23
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