Been reading articles in the local PRO park newspapers ( a chain ) and social media where the NO park movement is just beginning to get going. What the “brass” says is that there is TOO much mis-information. Well guess what? The lack of information on just what the intentions of Parks Canada is the […]

By Brenda Shaw   Flying Officer Allan Grant Echlin Grant, as he was known, was born in 1919 in Oliver, B.C. After war was declared, Grant joined the Air Force and was a Flying Officer in the 206th Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Grant and his crew flew many sorties leaving from England […]

Purpose: To allow for the commercial outdoor storage of boats and recreational vehicles. Civic: 8715 Road 22 OCP: Agriculture (AG) Zoning: Agriculture One Zone (AG1) Proposal: The applicant is seeking approval to use part of the property at 8715 Road 22 for the purposes of outdoor storage (i.e. boats and recreational vehicles) for a period […]

Warrant executed at grow property connected to Hells Angels Motorcycle Gang The Kelowna RCMP drug unit has seized a significant amount of marijuana after receiving information from the Nova Scotia Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU). On October 28, 2017 the Kelowna Street Enforcement Unit (SEU) received information from Nova Scotia CFSEU drug trafficking regarding a […]

Property crime in the South Okanagan is up 10 per cent over the same time last year, according to stats from local RCMP. Superintendent Ted De Jager said the increase is a part of a similar trend across the province, but noted that violent crime has fallen three per cent. “From a policing perspective, if […]

Phantom Creek Acquires Acclaimed Golden Mile Bench vineyard Phantom Creek Estates is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 63-acre vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. The acclaimed vineyard, established in 2004 by Chris and Betty Jentsch. “It is a privilege for us to take stewardship of this special site […]