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Kettle Valley Parade with a Purpose nearing $100,000 goal

Kettle Valley Parade with a Purpose nearing $100,000 goal

Nov 27, 2023 / 8:00 pm

The fourth annual Kettle Valley Parade with a Purpose is gearing up for another holiday fundraiser. All funds raised by the event will be donated to The Bridge...

Share your amazing Christmas display on Castanet's 'Parade of Lights'

Share your amazing Christmas display on Castanet's 'Parade of Lights'

Thompson-Okanagan Nov 27, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Christmas displays are starting to go up on houses throughout the Thompson-Okanagan. In an effort to brighten up your holiday season, Castanet is compiling a...

Kelowna retailers report strong Black Friday sales as cash-strapped shoppers look for bargains

Kelowna retailers report strong Black Friday sales as cash-strapped shoppers look for bargains

Nov 27, 2023 / 5:14 pm

Only time will tell if this holiday shopping season will see a slump in sales, but if Black Friday is any indication, people still want to put plenty of gifts...

Central Okanagan Food Bank annual Christmas hamper initiative in full swing

Central Okanagan Food Bank annual Christmas hamper initiative in full swing

Nov 27, 2023 / 3:47 pm

With inflation squeezing families, the Central Okanagan Food Bank says it continues to break records in demand. On Dec. 1, COFB will be distributing 4,000...

Kelowna RCMP need your help identifying a prolific shoplifter

Kelowna RCMP need your help identifying a prolific shoplifter

Nov 27, 2023 / 2:28 pm

Kelowna RCMP are asking for the public's help to identify an accused prolific shoplifter. Mounties have surveillance video of a man they believe is...

Kelowna dental office provides $20,000 in free dentistry

Kelowna dental office provides $20,000 in free dentistry

Nov 27, 2023 / 1:17 pm

A Kelowna dental office has put smiles back on the faces of dozens of people who had been suffering chronic dental pain, some for many months. The team at...

Artificial intelligence to scan Central Okanagan household recycling for contaminants

Artificial intelligence to scan Central Okanagan household recycling for contaminants

Central Okanagan Nov 27, 2023 / 1:00 pm

Artificial intelligence will soon be used to sort recycled goods in the Central Okanagan. A new pilot program will use AI to improve residential recycling in an...

Big White Ski Resort delays opening day again

Big White Ski Resort delays opening day again

Big White Nov 27, 2023 / 11:35 am

Big White Ski Resort has pushed back its opening date for a second time this winter. The ski hill will now open on Dec. 5. The original opening day was Nov. 23,...

AltiTunes festival releases lineup for April 2024 event

AltiTunes festival releases lineup for April 2024 event

Big White Nov 27, 2023 / 7:00 am

Big White will be welcoming another group of international musical artists next April when AltiTunes music festival returns for its third year. Monday morning,...

Below freezing temperatures, possible flurries, expected across the Okanagan

Below freezing temperatures, possible flurries, expected across the Okanagan

Okanagan Valley Nov 27, 2023 / 4:00 am

It's going to feel like a true winter week across the Okanagan. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures to hover well below freezing for the majority...

Dog deemed dangerous after attack leaves Kelowna pet owner with $3,000 vet bill

Dog deemed dangerous after attack leaves Kelowna pet owner with $3,000 vet bill

Nov 27, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kimberlee Brown says she is traumatized after her dog was attacked recently. The single mother was walking her six-year-old Shar Pei along Primrose Road on...

Sawchuk Developments has plans for new operations centre in north Kelowna

Sawchuk Developments has plans for new operations centre in north Kelowna

Nov 27, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kelowna construction company plans to build something for itself in the city’s industrial area. Sawchuk Developments, which was established in 1981 as a...

Civil Resolution Tribunal rules Kelowna wedding photographer can keep deposit after couple cancelled

Civil Resolution Tribunal rules Kelowna wedding photographer can keep deposit after couple cancelled

Nov 27, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kelowna wedding photographer can keep a non-refundable deposit after would-be clients who booked her services last year changed their mind before their...

Accelerate Okanagan names new board of directors at annual general meeting

Accelerate Okanagan names new board of directors at annual general meeting

Nov 26, 2023 / 8:00 pm

Accelerate Okanagan held its annual general meeting late last month, during which it welcomed four new members to its board of directors. The newest faces on...

Rotary Centre for the Arts executive director finalist for national award

Rotary Centre for the Arts executive director finalist for national award

Nov 26, 2023 / 7:00 pm

The executive director of Kelowna’s Rotary Centre for the Arts is up for a prestigious national award that honours those who work in the Canadian...

COSAR called to assist Lake Country Fire Department after vehicle runs off Oyama Lake Road

COSAR called to assist Lake Country Fire Department after vehicle runs off Oyama Lake Road

Lake Country Nov 26, 2023 / 5:30 pm

It was all hands on deck. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) team members were summoned to Oyama Lake Road Sunday afternoon to aid the Lake Country Fire...

Kelowna resident captures video of driver hitting parked cars and fleeing

Kelowna resident captures video of driver hitting parked cars and fleeing

Nov 26, 2023 / 4:36 pm

It was an unlucky day for some vehicle owners on Sunday after a driver was caught on video hitting multiple parked cars and fleeing the scene. Harmonie Basso...

Kelowna's Northern Computer purchases pair of Alberta IT businesses

Kelowna's Northern Computer purchases pair of Alberta IT businesses

Nov 26, 2023 / 4:00 pm

A Kelowna IT company has expanded by purchasing a pair of Alberta businesses. Northern Computer, which was established in the Okanagan and northern B.C. in...

Elevation Outdoors looks to help more youth faced with barriers to sport

Elevation Outdoors looks to help more youth faced with barriers to sport

Nov 26, 2023 / 2:00 pm

A local organization focused on youth who are facing barriers to participate in outdoor activities is expanding two of their programs. Elevation Outdoors'...

Kelowna store selling psilocybin mushrooms vows to reopen after police raid

Kelowna store selling psilocybin mushrooms vows to reopen after police raid

Nov 26, 2023 / 11:20 am

A downtown Kelowna store that's been selling psilocybin mushrooms was raided by police on Friday, but the owners vow to reopen soon. Essence Wellness has...