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Casandra Cooper never thought her love of travel would take her to new depths around the world as a competitive freediver.

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.

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.

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.

A broken winged goose named Kevin has been waddling around Penticton since 2022 but died last week following a dog attack.

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.

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.

“The section where slope stabilization work is taking place will remain open to traffic,” said the Ministry of Transportation.

Including this month’s five-figure penalty, the company was also fined $32,000 in 2022 for violating wastewater discharge regulations.

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.

Various agencies have been on-site during the cleanup, including outreach workers to try and connect those sheltering there with social services.

Kelowna ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier has called it quits halfway into his journey across the fraught waters of the Molokoi Channel.

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.

Called Making Waves for Autism, the month-long event hopes to raise $25,000 for Autism Canada and its programs for those in need.

The Dutton Creek blaze is located roughly halfway between Okanagan Falls and Oliver in the South Okanagan.

Steam looks to be rolling across the lake, making a particularly eerie effect in some areas while others are seeing more funnel like formations.

West Kelowna Fire Rescue said “bystanders who witnessed the incident jumped into action and assisted with the extrication of the patients from the water.”

From Friday to Monday, the troubled section of road near Summerland will undergo more rock-blasting closures.

About a dozen sailboats have either semi or fully submerged into Okanagan Lake in the Manhattan Point area of Kelowna over the last few days.

When conditions allow, all eligible property owners, farmers and other large lot owners with permits from their local fire jurisdiction may burn specific wood debris outdoors.