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This riding was represented by NDP MLA Roly Russell who first took office in 2020. He ran in the 2024 election but Global News is projecting he has been defeated.

With rain in the forecast, some Okanagan Falls residents say they are in imminent danger as excess runoff could flood their properties again.

Fire crews in Penticton, B.C., have surrounded the Lower Blue Mountain wildfire with hose lines, BC Wildfire says. The fire is now held, as is a second one on the West Bench.

An evacuation alert and an evacuation order are in effect for the fire, which is around 40 km south of Princeton and eight km from the border.

"Over the past three weeks, there has been an increase in reports of theft from motor vehicles and property from homes spanning from Peachland to Osoyoos," RCMP said.

Several wildfires continue to burn around the Okanagan as of Sunday. The Shetland Creek wildfire and the Lower Campbell Creek wildfires are ones of note.

Two out-of-control wildfires in British Columbia's Southern Interior have forced officials to issue evacuation orders for people at almost 100 properties.

Residents in the South Okanagan will now have more access to health care as the province expands the Provincial Rural Retention Incentive (PRRI) program in the region.

A severe weather alert says conditions are favourable across B.C.'s Interior for the development of dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and torrential rain.

For the third straight week, temperatures will be well above normal, with Environment Canada projecting highs of 36 to 38 C for the Okanagan.

The Adra Tunnel, located along the former Kettle Valley Railway, and not far from the community of Naramata, is a 1,600-foot marvel of engineering.

Premiers David Eby and Danielle Smith announced they established an agreement allowing B.C. wineries to again ship their products directly to Alberta consumers, and vice versa.

BC Wildfire says cool and showery conditions are expected for the western half of the province late Sunday and should reach parts of the Interior as well.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said that several meetings have been held this week involving all agencies.

The encampment has been the centre of some concerns and questions, but those living there say they will have nowhere else to go.

More relief for BC’s wine industry was announced on Thursday in Penticton following a difficult couple of years.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen voted on Thursday to move ahead with a 2.3-million-dollar garbage contract with Waste Connections Canada.

Mercer Mass Timber will receive $7 million through B.C.’s manufacturing jobs fund.

According to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, many of the rink’s components have reached the end of their lifespans.

The City issued a statement Sunday morning advising of a two-week exemption to its noise bylaw for city works and construction projects.