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Okanagan College gets boost to help people facing employment barriers
The local college has received some funding for programs aimed at addressing barriers to employment.Through a joint provincial and federal program, the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Developmen...
Oct 3, 2025
Prescribed burn begins in Knox Mountain Park
An 11-hectare prescribed burn in Knox Mountain Park is underway.Its being managed by the Kelowna Fire Department and the City of Kelowna Parks department, with support from BC Wildfire Service. The co...
Oct 3, 2025
Vernon shares land-use plan for housing with province
The City of Vernon has advocated for more housing in the community.The city said the Mayor and Councillors attending the Union of B.C. Municipalities' (UBCM) Convention were able to meet with Christin...
Oct 3, 2025
Kelowna council to receive update on transportation safety
Kelowna council will receive a report Monday on transportation safety, outlining collision trends, planned road upgrades, and police enforcement initiatives.The report from the Integrated Transportati...
Oct 3, 2025
Suspect defrauds thousands of dollars in Kelowna 'grandchild scam'
Kelowna RCMP have issued a warning about a scam that has seen thousands of dollars stolen from unsuspecting people by a man who arrived at the victims' homes.In both cases the victims received a phone...
Oct 2, 2025
Homelessness declining in Vernon: B.C. Housing Survey
The number of homeless people in Vernon has gone down.B.C. Housing's point-in-time count in Vernon found that there were 199 people experiencing homelessness locally on April 10, 2025.That was down fr...
Oct 2, 2025
Okanagan's elevated drought rating persists
The Okanagan continues to see persistent drought conditions.The B.C. River Forecast Centre ranked the Okanagan at Drought Level 3, on a scale of zero to five, Thursday, Oct. 2. This marked the fourth ...
Oct 2, 2025
First responder, paramedic education underway at OC Vernon
The local college has rolled out a new program to train emergency personnel.Okanagan College (OC) partnered with the Justice Institute of B.C. (JIBC) to run paramedic and emergency medical responder p...
Oct 2, 2025
Annual Harvest Pumpkin Festival begins Friday
The 25th edition of a much-loved tradition returns to the Armstrong-Spallumcheen area Friday.The Annual Harvest Pumpkin Festival runs from Oct. 3 to 13 and allows residents and visitors to take part i...
Oct 2, 2025
FortisBC ramps up Kelowna substation to meet soaring electricity demand
FortisBC is investing $18.6 million to upgrade its Saucier Substation, increasing capacity for downtown and south-central Kelowna, including Kelowna General Hospital. The project will add a second tra...
Oct 2, 2025
