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Latest Articles from Cindy White

Regional park gates open

Mar 31, 2023 / 4:54 pm

Photo: RDCO Kalamoir Regional Park Here’s a sure sign of spring in the Central Okanagan. Vehicle access for seven of the 30 regional parks operated by the Regional District of Central Okanagan will reopen after being closed since

Food program needs space

Mar 31, 2023 / 11:12 am

Photo: Food for Thought Food for Thought needs a new packing facility for its school breakfast and backpack programs before the start of the next school year. Food for Thought needs a new home. The charity that serves breakfast to over

$50,000 for newcomers

Mar 31, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Mohini Singh Firefighter Kyle Jacobson hands out hats and colouring books to children during the Blue Jeans, Burgers & Bevvies fundraiser at the Kelowna Yacht Club on March 27, 2023. The smiling faces of the children say it all. A

RDCO budget up 3.5%

Mar 30, 2023 / 5:25 pm

Photo: Contributed Loyal Wooldridge is the chair of the RDCO board. The Regional District of Central Okanagan board has approved a new five-year financial plan, including an operating budget of $61.5 million for 2023. That’s a 3.5%

More Coffee with a Cop

Mar 30, 2023 / 5:17 pm

Photo: Madison Erhardt An RCMP officer meets with Kelowna residents during Coffee with a Cop in January, 2023. Beginning on Monday, April 3, the Kelowna RCMP will sit down with members of the public for another round of Coffee with a Cop. The

Weeks without hot water

Mar 30, 2023 / 2:57 pm

Photo: University District Kelowna Students living in the U-Five building near UBC Okanagan are frustrated. They’ve been without hot water for two weeks and it could be another two weeks or more before it comes back on. Ethan, Ella

Bring on the sugar shack

Mar 30, 2023 / 11:24 am

Photo: Deon Nel photography Kelowna MapleFest 2023 will wrap up with the Sugar Shack Brunch on April 30. Dubbed the annual celebration of all things maple syrup, Kelowna MapleFest is set to take over downtown from April 27 to April 30. Presented

Hikers trapped by snow

Mar 30, 2023 / 10:12 am

Photo: COSAR A woman who suffered a medical incident while hiking in deep snow along the High Rim trail was airlifted to Kelowna International Airport and then taken by ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue

'People are really hurting'

Mar 30, 2023 / 4:00 am

Cindy White Donations aren’t keeping up with skyrocketing demand at the Central Okanagan Food Bank. A spring food drive, in conjunction with Loblaw, is now underway. From March 30 to April 16, The Real Canadian Superstores in Kelowna and

Oliver ER closed again

Mar 29, 2023 / 6:40 pm

Photo: File photo Patients in the Oliver area will have to go to Penticton if they need emergency care overnight. Interior Health has announced that the emergency room at South Okanagan General Hospital will be closed starting at 10 p.m.
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