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Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers looking for man with province-wide warrant
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (103+ words) Published 12:28 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers are informing the public of a 39-year-old man wanted for a province-wide warrant in effect as of Aug. 18, 2026. Crime Stoppers posted a picture of a man named Geoffrey Phillip Yantz, who is…...
2 Granite bear sculptures elevate Indigenous pride at Okanagan College
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (429+ words) Published 12:00 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Visible representation serves as a strong symbol for community and history of the land and its people, and for Okanagan college, which already sits on the traditional unceeded territory of Sylix Okanagan and Secwepemc Nations, this…...
Enderby-born Treaty Commissioner's account of colonial past earn prestige
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (224+ words) Published 9:00 am Thursday, August 20, 2026 Enderby’s own George Abbott is the winner of the inaugural Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence for his book Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now, published by UBC Press....
Nearly 5,000 Lake Country, Westside Road residents in the dark
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (112+ words) Published 8:03 am Thursday, August 20, 2026 Lake Country and Westside Road residents will be heading out for their morning coffee on Thursday morning. Since 7 a.m. on Aug. 20, a power outage has 4,862 BC Hydro customers in the dark. BC Hydro has the outage listed…...
Air quality warnings more widespread across multiple B.C. regions
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (544+ words) Published 6:39 am Thursday, August 20, 2026 Air quality warnings from Environment Canada have been issued for more parts of B.C. on Thursday, Aug. 20. Orange and yellow air quality warnings from wildfires spread from west of Ashcroft, all the way to Fernie on Thursday....
Wildlife, ranching groups at odds over fish protection order near Salmon Arm
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (768+ words) Published 8:30 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 As a drought continues to have historic impacts on the North Okanagan and Shuswap regions of B.C., provincial advocacy groups are in disagreement over what the province should do to protect fish populations in the depleted Salmon…...
Registration for Vernon fall recreation programs opening to all Friday
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (290+ words) Published 8:00 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Registration for Vernon’s fall recreation programs will be open to all communities Friday, Aug. 21. The city re-announced the release of its fall recreation guide Wednesday, featuring hundreds of programs, activities and opportunities for all ages. Vernon…...
Surf's up: A look into the Okanagan's wake surfing community
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (797+ words) Published 6:00 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Okanagan Wake Surf School is making major waves on the lake. Dave Pimson started Okanagan Surf School in 2022, teaching people how to wake surf on the waters of Okanagan Lake. Pimson has a Supra SL 23.5-inch…...
Brief polling lead for B.C. Conservatives quickly erodes under new leader Findlay
22+ hour, 42+ min ago (764+ words) Published 3:22 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press Several recent polls suggest an erosion in public support for the B.C. Conservative Party as clear fracture lines appear to be developing in what was once a big-tent right-wing coalition. “Those who…...
Okanagan leaders renew calls for mandatory care centres for substance abuse
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (619+ words) Published 11:41 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Kelowna is continuing to push the B.C. government for reforms to the provincial healthcare sector, as the Okanagan continues to bear the brunt of public disorder and a illicit substance use crisis. During a council meeting on…...