Endangered badger takes up residence at Desert Centre
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Visitors to the Desert Centre in Osoyoos are catching a very...
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Spirit of the Game leaving local legacy
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Spirit of the Game is leaving its legacy with its...
Conservative, Wexit candidates join ballot in Boundary-Similkameen
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Voters will have four options on the ballot vying...
Election BC: Former Oliver mayor hopes to run for BC Liberals
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Former Mayor of Oliver, Ron Hovanes, is again expressing his...
Summerland mayor to run for NDP in Penticton
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Mayor of Summerland Toni Boot is running as the BC NDP...
Osoyoos council requests change to proposed boundary for national park
The Town of Osoyoos is looking to keep Crown land within town boundaries out of the proposed...
KIJHL announces 30-game regular season starting in November
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is pleased to announce that its 2020/21...
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Province announces funding for mental health teams in SD53
The province is funding the creation of integrated child and youth teams for School District 53...
Local mothers paint Oliver purple ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day
Jill McCullum remembers how her son struggled with PTSD when he came back from serving in...
Osoyoos Indian Band gets Oliver’s support for new affordable housing development
The Osoyoos Indian Band received a letter from Town of Oliver council in support of a new...
One Indigenous nation is paving the way for community-led mental health support
Warning: Article contains content about suicide, mental health and violence that may be triggering...
Most Heritage Hills residents returning to homes after evac order lifted
A majority of residents in the Heritage Hills area are returning to their homes Tuesday afternoon....
UPDATE: Evacuation alert lifted in Penticton, Heritage Hills evac order remains in place
Updated 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24 The evacuation alert for 3,669 properties in southeast end of...
UPDATE August 25: Palmer Lake wildfire 49 percent contained
Updated: August 25, 12:00 p.m. Cold winds tested the perimeter of the Palmer Lake fire overnight...
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Palmer Lake fire not contained, 11 km southwest of Oroville
The Palmer Lake wildfire burning south of the Canada/U.S. border near Osoyoos has grown to 4,500...
Update: COVID-19 active cases continue to surge in B.C.
B.C. officials announced 90 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Friday. The new cases bring...
Public Safety Minister announces strict new COVID-19 fines
The province has put in place new measures to penalize those disobeying COVID-19 public health...
UPDATE: Palmer Lake wildfire moving north towards border
The Palmer Lake wildfire just out of the U.S.-Canada border continues to move northward, according...
UPDATE: Strong winds could challenge fire lines
Update 3 p.m. Aug. 20, 2020 Structural protection efforts are getting underway to protect homes...
Osoyoos distillery joins fight to lower taxes amid pandemic
B.C. craft distilleries are calling on the federal government to lower taxation on distilled...
UPDATE: Thousands on evac alert as fire grows to 1,400 hectares south of Penticton
Updated 1:15 p.m. Aug. 19, 2020 The wildfire burning near the southeast end of Penticton is now...
Ransomware attack attempted on regional district
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is restoring its internal system and email...
Blackhawks logo use by amateur hockey team source of pride, says OIB Chief Louie
Rossland’s amateur hockey team got some relief last week after receiving a letter by the...