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Canadian Blind Hockey held a Try Skating and Blind Hockey event at Winfield Arena in Lake Country on Wednesday, Nov. 26. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media)

Regional News

‘Hockey is for everybody’: Blind Hockey takes a twirl in Lake Country

This was the sixth consecutive year a Canadian Blind Hockey event took place in the Central Okanagan

James Plover has been sentenced to 12 months, but only had 147 days left to serve due to enhanced credit for choking and uttering threats to his then-wife. (Black Press Media file photo)

News

Man sentenced to 12 months, to serve 147 days for choking, threats in B.C.

Decision stems for a June 2024 incident

Bailey McCourt’s aunt, Debbie Henderson spoke to the media in front of the Kelowna Court House on Tuesday, Nov. 25 after James Plover’s murder charge was upgraded from second-degree to first-degree. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media)

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‘This case will make a change’: B.C. murder charge upgraded

James Plover will be sentenced for a different charge, stemming from June 2024 on Nov. 27

Vernon-Lumby MLA Harvinder Sandhu spoke at the 28th Winter Family Gathering Traditional Pow Wow in Lake Country on Saturday, Nov. 22, standing up for the Indigenous population in light of One B.C.’s recent attempt to end National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media)

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Okanagan powwow sees Vernon MLA defend Indigenous rights, TnR day

Kelowna-Lake Country-Vernon MLA Tara Armstrong and One B.C. tried to end Truth and Reconcilation on Nov. 20

Big White Ski Resort owner and CEO Peter Plimmer accepted the Business of the Year award for Big White at the Canadian Tourism Awards on Nov. 20 in Gatineau, Que. (Tourism Industry Association of Canada/Facebook)

Business

Big award for Big White: Ski resort named Canadian Tourism Business of the Year

‘As a Canadian family-run business, this is an incredible honour’

BCCOS Insp. Kevin Van Damme provided an update on a bear attack that injured three children and one adult close to Bella Coola on Thursday, Nov. 20. (Conservation Officer Service/Facebook)

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UPDATE: Three school children, 1 adult injured in Bella Coola grizzly bear attack

The attack happened on Nov. 20 around 1:35 p.m.

The BPL Legacy Association and Okanagan College announced a new $22 million facility is in the works to strengthen education and training programs aligned to the needs of the aerospace industry. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media) The BPL Legacy Association and Okanagan College announced a new $22 million facility is in the works to strengthen education and training programs aligned to the needs of the aerospace industry. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media) The BPL Legacy Association and Okanagan College announced a new $22 million facility is in the works to strengthen education and training programs aligned to the needs of the aerospace industry. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media) The BPL Legacy Association and Okanagan College announced a new $22 million facility is in the works to strengthen education and training programs aligned to the needs of the aerospace industry. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media)

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$22M aerospace teaching facility coming to the Okanagan

Ground will break on the project in spring 2026

CRCL Kelowna, a community-led program to help those experiencing mental health or substance abuse crisis was announced on Thursday, Nov. 13 by the City of Kelowna. L-R: Kelowna RCMP officer in charge Supt. Chris Goebel, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) and Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr, B.C. Parliamentary secretary Amna Shah, Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, CMHA Kelowna CEO Mike Gawliuk, and City of Kelowna public safety and policing policy director Darren Caul. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media)

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New community-led program to help those experiencing crisis in Kelowna

Kelowna becomes the seventh city with the program

Genealogist Linda Yip spoke to an audience of around 160 people about Kelowna’s Commando Bay on Monday, Nov. 10. Commando Bay was a training ground for a top-secret World War II operation that helped restore civil rights for Chinese Canadians. (Kelowna Chinese United Association/Contributed)

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Kelowna’s top-secret World War II effort that changed civil rights for Chinese Canadians

Attendees voiced support for creating a permanent heritage marker at Commando Bay

The northern lights could be seen across the Central Okanagan on Tuesday evening, Nov. 11. (Roman Bartos/Contributed)

Community

PHOTOS: Northern lights dazzle Central Okanagan sky

The Aurora Borealis is expected again on Wednesday night