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The Okanagan's drought rating remained unchanged on a weekly basis, posing a risk to aquatic ecosystems in the area.The B.C. River Forecast Centre said the Okanagan was at Drought Level 3 for the seco...

There will be some relief for West Kelowna residents following at least a partial resolution to the series of recent grass fires deliberately set in the area in recent days.West Kelowna RCMP have arre...

The Central Okanagan is charting a new course for farming with the release of its updated Regional Agricultural Strategy - a 10-year plan to help local producers thrive despite growing pressure from c...

North Okanagan residents will see a change to the fees they are charged when using the dumps.The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) Board of Directors have approved a change to the Solid Waste...

The housing construction sector was busy in August.Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said there were 53 housing projects started in Greater Vernon during the latest reporting month.That w...

The West Kelowna RCMP Crime Reduction Unit conducted a targeted retail theft enforcement initiative last week, resulting in 19 arrests and the seizure of stolen property.'Project Sticky Fingers' carri...

Traffic on the William R. Bennett Bridge connecting Kelowna and West Kelowna has increased this summer, but the Ministry of Transportation and Transit says there are still no plans for a second crossi...

The leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. made a quick visit to Vernon Wednesday as part of his leadership review, where he held a meet and greet and a sit down with Vernon Matters to discuss a ran...

Important successes and serious challenges have been highlighted by the mayor of Kelowna.In an address to the Chamber of Commerce, Tom Dyas, said with more than 130 capital projects underway, they are...

An emergency training exercise will be held at the Vernon Regional Airport Thursday.The training session will see multiple emergency repose partners conduct a full-scape emergency exercise at the airp...