Province files wealth order
Law has 'many unknowns'
GasLink protester not guilty
Toxic workplace at CSIS
1,900 hockey complaints
Did organizers conspire?
Died just yards from shore
Trump gag order reinstated
2 more hostages freed
Netflix urges CRTC
Ronaldo faces $1B lawsuit
Shrinkage, but not recession
Warriors run streak to three
Rockets hit road on up note
Blazers earn comeback win
Hall 'ambushed' by Oates
'Scammed' system for fame
Pogues singer dead at 65
Making Tracks
Nickel Plate is silver-plated for the cross-country ski season
The South Okanagan's cross-country skiing playground had a bonus for diehard skiers this fall. Nickel Plate Nordic Centre started grooming on Oct. 24 so...
SilverStar Mountain Resort ready for opening day Nov. 24
When the first significant snow fell on SilverStar Mountain Resort in mid-October, the grinning face of Ian Jenkins said it all. "It is very exciting to...
Multi-million dollar infrastructure investment at Big White Ski Resort
Big White Ski Resort made multi-million-dollar history with its off-season developments. But that's just the start of a major expansion kick. "This...
Kelowna Nordic ready for 'Snovember'
This is the first in a multi-part series on what is new and different at the 12 downhill ski resorts and cross-country ski areas in the Southern Interior....
What could possibly go wrong? Outdoor recreation misadventures
Anyone who likes to travel and has been anywhere knows that "(Stuff) happens!" When Mother Nature throws a curveball—and she will—the...
Magical outdoor adventures in Europe
This is part one of a two-part series about outdoor (and indoor) recreation opportunities in France, Spain and Portugal. This first part focuses on the major...
Eagle-eyed viewing is for the birds when you don't have a camera with you
This tale of competitive eagles is part four of a four-part mini-series called Adventures with Wildlife. You can still read part one about a seal attack in...
Bear spray, not bear, turns out to be hazard for hiking group
This is part three of a four-part mini-series called Adventures with Wildlife. You can read the first part ,about a seal attack in Broughton Archipelago Marine...
Whales put on a show at twilight
This is part two of a our-part mini-series called Adventures with Wildlife. You can read part one, about a seal attack in Broughton Archipelago Marine...
'Sealed' with a nasty kiss
(This is the first in a four-part series of related columns) A protective seal. An itchy whale. A famished grizzly. Competitive eagles. It's a mini-series...
When the Sheriff met Constant Companion Carmen
Anyone who knows the Sheriff knows there is always a story, and when Journalism Sheriff was working full-time, somehow he could always pick someone out of a...
Fall is a great time to get out on your bike in the Okanagan
Happy birthday (today) to me, the Sheriff! And happy birthday to Constant Companion Carmen (on Friday)! Two Virgos in one household is almost too much but...
Dealing with the dramatic impact of wildfire evacuation
The 2023 wildfire season will be a vivid memory for many in the Southern Interior. That includes the Sheriff and Constant Companion Carmen, who live on the...
BC wildfires: Is Mother Nature crying too?
First and foremost, the Sheriff's heart goes out to all those in the Southern Interior devastated by this year's record-setting wildfires. Life will...
News of more Knox Moutain secret Okanagan spots
Timing is everything, especially in outdoor recreation (and outdoor recreation columns). After writing about Myra Canyon and Knox Mountain Park East during the...
Despite its popularity, Myra Canyon qualifies as a 'Secret Okanagan Spot'
Sometimes a Secret Okanagan Spot might be better left as a secret for the protection of "ordinary people." That was the debate recently when the...
SOS: Secret spots in an undiscovered park
This week's SOS was a trip down memory trail in The Undiscovered Park. The Sheriff returned to the backcountry of the Glenmore Highlands in Kelowna, now...
Kal Crystal Waters Trail is a gem on the Okanagan Rail Trail
Hundreds are using the Okanagan Rail Trail every day, thousands every week and hundreds of thousands in the nearly five years since this $30-million...
More of J.P. Squire's Secret Okanagan Spots
The SOS series 2.0 continues this week after an e-bike outing in Summerland on Monday. For those who missed last Sunday's column (it's still available...
J.P. Squire's Secret Okanagan Spots
Welcome to the SOS series 2.0. It's not Save Our Ship! Or Save Our Souls! Or Save On Socks (at Sal’s Irregular Sock Emporium)! Several years ago, the...
