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 Historic land deal protects species in southeast B.C.
The largest private land acquisition for conservation purposes in Canadian history will save 550 square kilometres of Interior rainforest in the Selkirk Mountains dubbed "Darkwoods." 7/25/2008 7:18:09 AM
 Wood Lake bypass to open in 2012
A deadly, nine-kilometre section of Highway 97 will be bypassed with a new four-lane highway between Winfield and Oyama. Unlike the four-laning of Highway 97 near Summerland, the Lake Country highway will be built away from the lake. 7/25/2008 6:53:55 AM
 Kelowna: Pine beetles are flying
Pine beetles are flying and trees are under attack. Eighteen Kelowna city traps that attract the pest indicate a marked increase in beetle populations this week, particularly in the Mission and Knox Mountain areas. 7/25/2008 6:29:25 AM
 Hedley: Victim identified in fatal crash
Police have released the name of one of the victims in a motorcycle crash near Hedley over the weekend. Shane Michael Charlton, 48, from Kelowna died when the motorcycle he was riding smashed into a car. 7/25/2008 6:23:51 AM
 Kamloops: Prostitute charged in scissors stabbing
A Kamloops prostitute accused of randomly attacking a man Monday and stabbing him three times with a pair of scissors has been denied bail in Kamloops provincial court. 7/25/2008 5:56:59 AM
 Jail overcrowded: corrections official
The Prince George Regional Correctional Centre has about 20 more prisoners than its official capacity allows, according to provincial corrections branch spokesman Bruce Bannerman. 7/25/2008 5:55:44 AM
 Councils focus on the big picture
Council Monday approved a bylaw to formalize relations with Kelowna, Westside and Vernon under an agreement to address issues like affordable housing, global warming and sustainable development. 7/25/2008 5:34:58 AM
 Search scaled back for Vernon drowning victim
RCMP have scaled down the search for the body of a Vernon man presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake on Sunday. The RCMP dive team and Vernon Search and Rescue have spent the past three days combing the area of Adventure Bay. 7/25/2008 5:23:17 AM
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Ogopogo spotted five times this year Okanagan Lake's infamous water monster, Ogopogo, is getting a head start rearing its freakish snakelike body this year. Since April, there have been five known sightings of the creature. 7/24/2008 7:00:17 PM
Immigrants streaming to smaller centres Canada's mid-sized cities are enjoying an immigration boom while the stream of newcomers flatlines or even declines in the large urban centres that typically act as magnets, according to new figures from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 7/24/2008 6:32:19 PM
Giant conservation area purchased for south-central B.C. A conservation area of 550 square kilometres is being set up in south-central British Columbia. The project will cost more than $125 million, and is situated between the towns of Nelson, Salmo and Creston in the West Kootenays. 7/24/2008 12:44:08 PM
Staffing shortage shuts northern drug treatment program The 10-bed, 30-day residential treatment program for drugs and alcohol at the Nechako Treatment Centre in Prince George was shut down on July 4 without any public announcement. 7/24/2008 12:24:29 PM
Kamloops mayor to announce political plans tomorrow Kamloops Mayor Terry Lake will hold a press conference Friday morning at Kamloops Airport to announce his political future. Lake's announcement will follow the sod-turning event at Fulton Field to mark the beginning of the $20-million airport expansion project. 7/24/2008 12:03:18 PM
Wood lake bypass go-ahead expected The drive to Vernon promises to be a lot smoother and safer in a few years. Premier Gordon Campbell was expected to announce construction plans for a four-lane highway extension through Lake Country. 7/24/2008 12:00:02 PM
Shifting winds save rehab facility from forest fire Twenty people who were evacuated from the Top of the World Ranch in the East Kootenays as a raging wildfire threatened the property on Tuesday are now reflecting on events some deem miraculous. 7/24/2008 6:55:00 AM
Kelowna: Got her Games face on Natasha Agar has the physical presence of an elite athlete, the kind of build that you might expect of someone with the ability to explode out of the starting blocks. 7/24/2008 5:49:47 AM
Clark says he won‘t seek re-election Seventy-five-year-old Kelowna city councillor Barrie Clark, who has decided not to run for re-election in November, hopes his seat is claimed by someone much younger than himself. 7/24/2008 5:48:20 AM
Myra fire doused Firefighters acted quickly and with all available force Tuesday afternoon to extinguish an aggressive fire by the Myra Forestry Service Road, south of Gallagher‘s Canyon. 7/24/2008 5:47:33 AM
Kelowna: Police seize Taser at crack house Police aren‘t the only ones with Tasers. Now the criminals have their hands on them, too. A crack house was busted Monday night and 11 people taken into custody. 7/23/2008 6:23:57 AM
Joe Rich: Neighbours opposed to gravel pit Joe Rich residents will hold a demonstration Sunday against a proposed gravel pit that would see trucks turning onto Highway 33, one of B.C.‘s most dangerous highways. 7/23/2008 6:22:45 AM
Kelowna woman says she saw Ogopogo Don't tell Robyn Holman that the mythical lake monster called the Ogopogo doesn't exist. Because Holman says the elusive beast made an appearance Sunday afternoon. 7/23/2008 6:03:44 AM
Hedley: Motorcyclists killed in highway crash Two Okanagan residents have died following a motorcycle crash near Hedley over the weekend. A 48-year-old man died at the scene, and a 20-year-old Okanagan woman died yesterday in Kelowna Hospital. 7/23/2008 5:33:25 AM
Wildfire near Cranbrook shuts down Hwy 93 A forest fire burning about 30 kilometres northeast of Cranbrook has shut down Highway 93 on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. PT and has been burning on both sides of the highway. 7/22/2008 7:34:51 PM
B.C. Hells Angels member faces extradition to U.S. A member of a B.C. chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club is facing extradition to the U.S. after being arrested in Fort St. John, police said Tuesday. 7/22/2008 4:45:37 PM
Smoke lifting from Edgewood blaze The smoke appears to be thinning in the village of Edgewood, but people in the southern B.C. Interior community are still closely watching the 181-hectare forest fire burning about one and half kilometres just outside of town. 7/22/2008 4:33:43 PM
B.C. Summer Games ready to roll The B.C. Summer Games that start in Kelowna Thursday will be the biggest multi-sport event in North America this year. “It will be a great show,” said Games‘ president Ron Rubadeau. “There is not a bigger sports festival in North America in 2008. 7/22/2008 1:55:39 PM
Okanagan: Native spirit stands tall nspired by the traditional aboriginal legends of Sinklait, the coyote, and Kelowna, the grizzly bear, the artwork, designed by aboriginal artist Smoker Marchand, was revealed by Westbank First Nation Chief Robert Louie. 7/22/2008 1:51:50 PM
Fernie: Dead tree kills logger A 47-year-old logger was eating his lunch at a remote logging operation on Hosmer Ridge east of Fernie yesterday when a dead tree fell on him, killing him. 7/22/2008 12:12:48 PM
Kelowna: Attacks on homeless all too common The boss of the Kelowna Drop-in Centre says most people living on the street have “bumps and bruises” from recent assaults at the hands of strangers, acquaintances, business owners and scuffles with police. 7/22/2008 10:38:38 AM
Number of jailed B.C. youth drops by half The number of young offenders sent to jail in British Columbia has dropped by 50 per cent over the past six years, giving the province the second-lowest youth incarceration rate in the country, according to Statistics Canada. 7/22/2008 10:37:20 AM
Kamloops: Row over RCMP's wife leads to docked pay A Whistler RCMP officer was docked five days' pay after he punched another Mountie in the face in defence of a friend who was making advances on another officer's wife. The board disagreed. 7/22/2008 6:24:24 AM
Edgewood fire started by teens: resident says Despite the efforts of water-carrying helicopters, a forest fire that is burning east of Kelowna has almost doubled in size from an estimated 91 hectares on the weekend to 160 hectares, according to the latest estimates. 7/22/2008 6:11:22 AM
Vernon man drowns in lake An RCMP dive team, helicopter and search and rescue volunteers probed Okanagan Lake Monday for the body of a 46-year-old Vernon man. The unnamed drowning victim had been boating Sunday evening near Vernon with a female companion. 7/22/2008 5:46:47 AM
Vernon: SPCA seizes animals from petting zoo Two pot-bellied pigs, two turtles and a desert fox from a roadside petting zoo north of Vernon are now in the care of the SPCA following complaints about the health and welfare of the animals. 7/22/2008 5:22:26 AM
Single climate-change strategy won‘t work for all, says Penner Different provinces – British Columbia and Alberta most particularly – will need to find different ways of reducing greenhouse gases, B.C. Environment Minister Barry Penner said Saturday. 7/20/2008 7:34:33 AM
Province has $3.5mil for UNBC bioenergy plant The provincial government contributed $3.5 million on Friday to a proposed bioenergy plant at UNBC, one of $25 million in announcements the province made in the first wave of projects funded by its clean energy fund. 7/20/2008 6:58:49 AM
Hot weather drying out Okanagan soil, rivers, lakes After a winter that produced normal snowpacks in the Okanagan and a cool spring that delayed snow melt, dry weather during the past few weeks has lowered river levels in the Valley, the ministry said Friday. 7/19/2008 5:43:01 AM
Fire hazard expected to rise The Kamloops Fire Centre, which covers the Okanagan, has had almost the same number of forest fires as last year, but less than 20 per cent of the damage to date. Temperatures are forecasted to rise through the week, and the fire danger rating will rise accordingly. 7/17/2008 6:00:18 AM
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