7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (188+ words) Thompson Rivers University is inviting community members to donate to a relief fund supporting students affected by wildfires, floods and other emergencies. TRU said in a news release evacuations, displacement, property damage, poor air quality and unexpected expenses can create…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (397+ words) A Nelson restaurant is parting ways with one of its owners after he was charged with assaulting a woman in Hawaii. According to Hawaii court documents filed on Aug. 27, 49-year-old Chad Scott Hansen of Nelson was charged with assault in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (691+ words) Zoe Cogger says two trips to the United States were going to be the highlight of her senior year in high school. The 16-year-old was set to go with fellow Edmonton students to the National High School Dance Festival in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (245+ words) Twenty years after stepping away from local politics, former Spallumcheen mayor Guenter Rieger is launching a campaign to return to office. Rieger, who served two terms as mayor from 1989 to 1996, originally stepped down out of a firm belief that politicians…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (293+ words) Mounties say a roadblock set up on the R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous helped officers apprehend a suspect in a road rage incident on Friday. The bridge was closed at about 8:30 a.m. due to the police incident, and has since been re-opened…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (440+ words) Chris Pieper is returning to municipal politics. Pieper served four terms as the mayor of Armstrong. He also served 17 years as a councillor for 31 years of continuous service in the North Okanagan community. At the time of his October 2022 retirement,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (132+ words) Castanet Princeton crews planning Wednesday water shutoff for repairs in Allison Flats The Town of Princeton is advising residents that water service must be temporarily shut off to a large section of the Allison Flats on Wednesday. Starting at 9 a.m. to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (177+ words) Niki Murrant wants people to know just how beneficial bugs can be. The Okanagan woman has created a colouring book called Bugs Have Jobs, highlighting all the good things insects do. “My own nieces were terrified of bugs, so that…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (113+ words) Traffic is once again moving following a crash on Highway 33 near Beaverdell. A semi truck crash knocked down power lines earlier Saturday morning, closing the highway. But emergency crews are now on scene and the highway has been reopened to…...