South Okanagan

Educators react to school shooting

  Photo: CTV Kids chain-link their way to safety in Connecticut. South Okanagan educators described the shooting Friday morning at a Connecticut elementary school as a senseless tragedy, which will impact all involved for the rest of their...

Fire destroys family home

A family in Keremeos has lost everything, after their home was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. Photo: Contributed - Jenn Keast The volunteer fire department responded to the call of a house fire, at Hwy 3 and Beecroft Ave.,  just after midnight....

Summerland care home to get review

According to Interior Health, a clinical consultant has been brought in to ensure that proper care is being delivered to residents living at Summerland Seniors Village. Photo: Contributed This after a 91-year-old man was found close to death in his suite at the care...

Man near death after care home neglect

  Photo: CTV Alfredo Bonaldi, 92, is suffering from kidney failure and an infection after being left in his room for days at the Summerville Seniors Village. Nov. 29, 2012. A BC senior is clinging to life after being left unattended for days at a care home...

Home destroyed by fire

  Photo: Contributed - Oliver Daily News By Oliver Daily News The Willowbrook Volunteer Fire Department was called into action just after 8 p.m. Thursday after a home was reported on fire.  Crews arrive to find a large two storey farm house fully...

Accused dies before trial

Photo: Trevor Rockliffe Some of the plants that were on Timothy Tyler's property the day his body was found.   Photo: Contributed - File Photo Timothy Niven Tyler was...

KVR trail trouble

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer The KVR Trail above Naramata   For as long as he can remember, Gary Dicken has driven his car on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail to take in the view, access historic sites and get away from it all in the pristine wilderness. So...

Residents become bear aware

  Photo: Contributed - RDOS Zoe Kirk, Bear Aware Coordinator is shown with a bear proof cart. There are some new rules for Naramata residents when it comes to garbage collection. Anyone who lives in Okanagan Falls, Kaleden and West Bench and receives...

Summerland to Wonderland

Photo: Contributed As it does every year, the month of November feels like it comes and goes so quickly and before you know it you are getting ready for Christmas once again. This year the Summerland Chamber of Commerce is proud to present their 25th anniversary of the...

Recognition pours into Naramata

  Photo: Contributed - VanWestenVinyards.com Robert Van Westen, owner and winemaker at Van Westen Vineyards in Naramata, announced this week that Van Westen Vineyards has been voted the eighth best Winery in Canada by the prestigious judges of the 2012...

Residents extinguish patio fire

The Okanagan Falls volunteer fire department responded to a small fire at a residence on Sunday. According to fire chief Bob Haddow, crews arrived at a home along Eagle Ridge and Sunnybrook drive to find a minor fire burning on the patio of the house. The residents managed to extinguish...

No water for 9 Summerland homes

Confusing media reports have Summerland residents concerned that the whole town will be without water tomorrow; that is not the case. Only nine homes will be affected. Water service in the District of Summerland will be disrupted Saturday for only nine homes. The area is off of Phinney...

Border crossing lover arrested on roof

It would seem love doesn't conquer all - especially the long arm of the law. Two men, denied access into Canada at the Osoyoos border crossing were apprehended in the South Okanagan border town after sneaking across on foot. Osoyoos RCMP Cpl. Jason Bayda, says one of the men was...

Early morning blaze destroys house

Fire fighters are still on scene in Keremeos cleaning up after a massive blaze that destroyed one home. Photo: Contributed - Brenda Reid Crews were called to the house on the 300 block of 2nd avenue around 5:20 a.m. Wednesday. Fire Chief Jordy Bosscha says the...

The haunted South Okanagan

Haunted places gallery Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Penticton Museum Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer S.S. Sicamous Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Norma Cowie's pendulum in Fairview Cemetery Photo: Deborah...

Osoyoos a 'Gateway' to protest

  Photo: Contributed - Erika Tafel   Around 45 people gathered at MLA John Slater's office in Osoyoos on Wednesday to protest the Northern Gateway pipeline. Among the diverse crowd were teens, mothers pushing babies in strollers and seniors...

Update: Highway 3A re-opens

UPDATE: 11:30 A.M. - Emergency crews have cleared away the wreckage caused by a crash on Highway 3A between Keremeos and Highway 97. The highway has been fully re-opened. Photo: Contributed - DriveBC --------------------------------------- Highway 3A between...

A homeless horse

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Theresa Nolet and Briarwood   On a cold wet day last winter, Theresa Nolet drove up the road to Mt Baldy in the Oliver area looking for a starving horse. It wasn't long before she and another woman caught sight of...

Unlimited leaf waste accepted Oct. 29

South Okanagan residents will get the rare opportunity to dispose of an unlimited amount of yard waste heading into the leafy month of November. The Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen is offering residents in electoral areas A, B, C, and G to leave out on the curbsides unlimited amounts...

Summerland is now a hotspot

Photo: Contributed - ET2Media If you're driving through Summerland  you can now pull over and connect directly to the internet. To celebrate 'Small Business Week' in BC, the Summerland Chamber of...