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A family physician and counsellor living in Okanagan Falls may have to move because of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen’s policy against RVs.

There are more evacuation orders by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the Emergency Operations Centre remains active due to snowmelt and more rain in the forecast. And we visit Rutland Thrift Store. This is the final week before Rutland Thrift closes its doors for good after serving the community since 1964.

The compensation a lawsuit is seeking for the 28,000 alleged victims of the Interior Health data breach. And how Immigration Canada red-tape is delaying a Similkameen family’s adoption.

There’s a new Mountie at the helm of the South Okanagan and Similkameen RCMP, and he vows to be tough on offenders. Shelby Thom reports.

After a series of break-ins at the BC SPCA South Okanagan/Similkameen branch, the organization reached out to the community for help. Since then, the organization says they’ve been blown away by the community response.

Another local education official is joining the chorus of voices advocating for immediate action to fight the dramatic increase in vaping among young people. Shelby Thom reports.

If projections are correct, thousands more people could be living within the Okanagan-Similkameen region within the next few years as communities from as small as Keremeos to large municipalities like West Kelowna are expected to keep growing. Taya Fast reports.

creation of a national park reserve in the South Okanagan- Similkameen is one step closer to reality. Shelby Thom reports.

It was an easy win for conservative incumbent Dan Albas in the riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola. The seasoned politician got almost double the amount of votes than his closest contender. Albas is now heading back to Ottawa for his third term. Klaudia Van Emmerik caught up with him last night as he outlined what issues...

RCMP across the province are dealing with a rash of catalytic convertor thefts. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is the latest victim of these thefts in Penticton.

Residents of 54 Okanagan Falls properties have been told to leave their homes immediately so officials can do flood mitigation work along a local creek. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) issued the evacuation order at 11 a.m. on Thursday.

It’s Food Bank Friday , part of this year’s Your Okanagan Calendar Campaign to help raise funds for Food banks in the Okanagan Similkameen Valley. This week Sydney Morton spoke with the Princeton Food Bank where she learned they do so much more than just put food on family’s tables.

The hallways of the South Okanagan/Similkameen Branch of the BC SPCA in Penticton are usually much noisier with the sounds of barks and meows but not now.  As the Christie Mountain wildfire continues to burn, the BC SPCA has had to jump into action, moving animals from their Penticton branch into homes and to other...

A community is digging in its heels over its opposition to a potential new gravel pit. After learning in portables for decades, students of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band will soon have a brand-new school. And local paddlers are bringing home some international medals.

Opponents of the proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen are calling for an extension to the public consultation period, after a stakeholder meeting was abruptly cancelled on Tuesday night.

While Okanagan, Shuswap, West Kootenay and Similkameen towns consider financial relief options for residents, Kelowna joins Salmon Arm in offering property owners extra time to pay property taxes.

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen talks about the option to not leave your property during an evacuation order.

Erick Thompson from the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, discusses evacuation orders and alerts during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Recent hot weather has sped up snow melt and some intense rainfall on Saturday has also helped swell waterways.

Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas discusses his Private Member’s Bill, which would make it legal for the producers of Canadian wines, spirits and craft beer to ship their product within Canada by Canada Post.