Lake Country Calendar

Accused killer’s hazy memory leads to vague answers during Kelowna manslaughter trial

Noah Vaten was on the stand for the third day in a row on Friday

  • Sep 24, 2021

COLUMN: Status quo federal election still to have consequences

Election numbers change minimal but will still be disruptive

  • Sep 24, 2021

COSAR gear cache unveiling interrupted by Peachland rescue

The rescue group was unveiling its new West Kelowna gear cache when the call came

  • Sep 24, 2021

Kelowna man facing a number of charges after allegedly assaulting 2 people

35-year-old Brady Dolphin attacked two strangers before attempting to break into one of their homes

  • Sep 24, 2021

Kelowna RCMP appeals for information regarding suspicious death

Mounties confirmed the identity of the woman found dead on side of Highway 33 as 41-year-old Krystal Moyan

  • Sep 24, 2021

People against vaccine cards stage ‘peaceful’ protest outside Sicamous council meeting

Sicamous RCMP observed the protest from a distance and from inside district office

  • Sep 24, 2021

Splatsin: BC Hydro decision to remove Shuswap River dam disregards title and rights

Utility to provider to decommission 92-year-old Wilsey Dam, improve access for salmon

Bad Tattoo Brewing Penticton moves to cafe model to avoid vax passport

The business had previously announced it would not be enforcing vaccine proof

  • Sep 23, 2021

Chapter closes on Oyama library

Resources to be reallocated to District of Lake Country branch; services to continue locally

  • Sep 23, 2021

Daughter raising funds for Penticton dad paralyzed for second time

Nelson Vokey is paralyzed from the neck down following a golf injury

Keremeos sees new record of weekly COVID-19 cases

The South Okanagan Similkameen saw 111 cases over the most recent week.

  • Sep 23, 2021

Memorial created for Kelowna woman found dead near Highway 33

41-year-old Krystal Moyan was described as 'strong and beautiful'

  • Sep 23, 2021

Missing Chilliwack woman, 20, believed to be in Kelowna area

Jennifer Lynn Pietsch last seen in Chilliwack on Sept. 20, says RCMP

Accused in 2018 Kelowna Canada Day killing takes stand during manslaughter trial

Noah Vaten claims he doesn't recall much of the night as he consumed too much cocaine

  • Sep 22, 2021

Cyclist airlifted to hospital after being hit in Oliver

Witnesses report the cyclist drove into the path of a pickup truck on Highway 97

Golden named one of Canada’s top 12 small towns

Travel + Leisure magazine showed the mountain town some love this week

  • Sep 22, 2021

New wildfire sparks north of West Kelowna

The blaze is about 0.4 hectares in size; cause undetermined

  • Sep 22, 2021

Penticton hotel tax going up next summer

City council approves 1% increase

West Kelowna Warriors sign new goalie ahead of pre-season opener

Warriors sign goalie Justin Katz; send defenceman Corey McCann to Alberta

  • Sep 22, 2021

3rd annual ride in memory of Penticton man killed in Kamloops shooting

Police have said Gill's unsolved murder in 2019 was a case of mistaken identity