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Summerland rescue looking to bring more adoptees in for adult cats

Summerland rescue looking to bring more adoptees in for adult cats

Summerland Mar 12, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Critteraid Animal Sanctuary in Summerland is hoping to pique the interest of families who are willing to open their homes to some incredible adult cats....

Summerland council to consider adding pilot project allowing alcohol consumption on local beaches

Summerland council to consider adding pilot project allowing alcohol consumption on local beaches

Summerland Mar 12, 2023 / 4:00 am

Summerland council may copy the City of Penticton and start allowing alcohol consumption on local beaches. On Monday, the Summerland Chamber of Commerce and...

Community foundation looking to take the pulse of the South Okanagan through open survey

Community foundation looking to take the pulse of the South Okanagan through open survey

Mar 11, 2023 / 7:00 pm

The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen is once again be participating in the national Vital Signs program, aimed at measuring "the...

First wildlife film festival in Okanagan raises money for Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Summerland

First wildlife film festival in Okanagan raises money for Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Summerland

Okanagan Mar 11, 2023 / 4:00 pm

An Okanagan-based wildlife rehabilitation centre is hosting its third annual spring fundraiser on Good Friday by starting the area's first-ever wildlife...

RDOS EOC urges residents and property owners to begin preparation for spring freshet

RDOS EOC urges residents and property owners to begin preparation for spring freshet

Okanagan-Similkameen Mar 11, 2023 / 2:25 pm

As winter conditions start letting up, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre is reminding residents and property owners to...

Okanagan Falls lower zone water quality advisory remains in effect, RDOS starting flushing program

Okanagan Falls lower zone water quality advisory remains in effect, RDOS starting flushing program

Okanagan Falls Mar 11, 2023 / 1:03 pm

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen announced extending the Water Quality Advisory for the lower zone of the Okanagan Falls water system on Thursday. ...

South Okanagan Ski Academy run by past Olympians showing 'incredible results' in first season

South Okanagan Ski Academy run by past Olympians showing 'incredible results' in first season

Mar 11, 2023 / 11:00 am

A local Olympian is celebrating the launch and success of the South Okanagan freestyle ski academy that she started this season after the young athletes soared...

'We have too much snow': Baldy Mountain Resort extends season for another weekend thanks to heavy snowfall

'We have too much snow': Baldy Mountain Resort extends season for another weekend thanks to heavy snowfall

Baldy Mountain Mar 11, 2023 / 4:00 am

Baldy Mountains resort has a 'problem' most ski hills would also be celebrating — never-ending snowfall. Troy Lucas, operations manager with the...

'It's hard to put into words': Okanagan couple who met their first surrogate randomly at a bowling alley hoping for second miracle to complete family

'It's hard to put into words': Okanagan couple who met their first surrogate randomly at a bowling alley hoping for second miracle to complete family

Summerland Mar 11, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Summerland couple is hoping for a second miracle, seeking a selfless stranger to be their surrogate and expand their family. Jeff and Jamison Wyse currently...

New chefs taking the lead at Poplar Grove in Penticton

New chefs taking the lead at Poplar Grove in Penticton

Naramata Bench Mar 10, 2023 / 7:00 pm

One of the Naramata Bench's prestigious wineries is welcoming a new pair of chefs to helm their food menu. The Restaurant at Poplar Grove is excited to...

Keremeos family loses everything to house fire, heavy smoke damage

Keremeos family loses everything to house fire, heavy smoke damage

Keremeos Mar 10, 2023 / 5:35 pm

A family of five, including three young girls under 10, lost everything in a house fire in Keremeos on Friday morning. According to a press release from the...

MLA shares announcement for South Okanagan and Similkameen businesses to benefit from extended patio permits

MLA shares announcement for South Okanagan and Similkameen businesses to benefit from extended patio permits

South Okanagan Mar 10, 2023 / 3:45 pm

Businesses in the South Okanagan and Similkameen could benefit from a government announcement made on Friday that will extend temporary outdoor seating permit...

Apex Mountain Resort one step closer to $100K prize and distinction of Canada's most invested ski community

Apex Mountain Resort one step closer to $100K prize and distinction of "Canada's most invested ski community"

Apex Mountain Mar 10, 2023 / 11:11 am

Apex Mountain Resort is in the running to win a grand prize of $100K towards facility upgrades, and they have made it to the next round. The Mackenzie TopPeak...

Former Ooknakane Friendship Centre executive director files lawsuit, alleging being pushed out of job

Former Ooknakane Friendship Centre executive director files lawsuit, alleging being pushed out of job

Mar 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

Penticton's Ooknakane Friendship Centre is being sued by its former executive director for what he claims is unpaid compensation still owed to him and an...

Flooding concern in Okanagan Lake brings 'aggressive schedule of releases' from the Penticton Dam

Flooding concern in Okanagan Lake brings 'aggressive schedule of releases' from the Penticton Dam

Okanagan Valley Mar 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

A high snowpack level report has Penticton’s dam manager lowering Okanagan lake levels in anticipation of an elevated risk of flooding when the spring...

Summerland museum shares stories of the pioneering women who helped shape the District's history

Summerland museum shares stories of the pioneering women who helped shape the District's history

Summerland Mar 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Summerland Museum & Archives Society is celebrating some of Summerland's fearless females, sharing the history of a few pioneering women and the...

Penticton car dealership recognized by General Motors

Penticton car dealership recognized by General Motors

Mar 9, 2023 / 8:00 pm

A Penticton car dealership has been awarded a corporate honour bestowed to the top 50 General Motors dealerships in Canada. Bannister Chev Penticton, which has...

Penticton company raises hundreds for mental health support

Penticton company raises hundreds for mental health support

Mar 9, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Penticton company Graphically Hip has donated proceeds from a special collection of t-shirts to the Canadian Mental Health Association. The company printed...

South Okanagan Canada Day shooting suspect sentencing delayed for one of multiple other cases against him

South Okanagan Canada Day shooting suspect sentencing delayed for one of multiple other cases against him

South Okanagan Mar 9, 2023 / 4:28 pm

The suspect in last year's Canada Day shooting in Osoyoos has had his sentencing delayed for a different set of firearms charges. On Thursday morning,...

Penticton RCMP investigation hit-and-run in parking lot that left 19-year-old seriously injured

Penticton RCMP investigation hit-and-run in parking lot that left 19-year-old seriously injured

Mar 9, 2023 / 3:24 pm

Police in Penticton are investigating after a hit-and-run in a parking lot left a young man seriously injured. On Wednesday evening around 8:15 p.m., police...