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A.B. met his alleged rapist in the summer of 1979 at the Vernon Cadet Training Centre at Commonage Mountain in the North Okanagan region.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-cadets-canada-rape-lawsuit-1.6766280?cmp=rss
About 16 kilometres north of Naramata on the east side of Okanagan Lake was once a top-secret base called Commando Bay where 13 Chinese-Canadians were trained to work behind enemy lines in South East Asia during the Second World War.
Source: https://www.keremeosreview.com/news/top-secret-ww2-training-base-once-existed-north-of-naramata/
Almost all remaining evacuation orders issued for the Regional District of Central Okanagan and the City of West Kelowna have been rescinded, with the exception of a handful of properties in West Kelowna.
A previous version mistakenly said Ross Kotscherofski referred to fires on the east side of Lake Okanagan.
As the McDougall Creek wildfire burned bright and hot on Thursday night, flames engulfed trees, sending sparks flying in the wind across Okanagan Lake.
Source: https://www.abbynews.com/news/cities-on-fire-24-hours-in-central-okanagans-state-of-emergency/
As Victoria Femia reports one Okanagan hospital is currently the busiest in the province.
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9410395/kelowna-general-hospital-busiest-in-province/
• Board meeting of Regional District Okanagan Similkameen, RDOS office at 101 Martin Street, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Source: https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/article_6b8820c8-c46a-11ed-9577-0bd2c9e7babe.html
Bob LaRue, the president of the Central Okanagan Shotgun Sports Club, started the competition more than a decade ago and is still competing himself.
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9850452/western-canadian-skeet-championships-okanagan/
• Celebrate Our Salmon open house presented by Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance, Okanagan River Resotation Initiative site, north of Oliver, 1-3 p.m.
Source: https://www.pentictonherald.ca/entertainment/article_4fde98c4-6907-11ee-a15d-cf084839a0f7.html
• Celebrate Our Salmon open house presented by Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance, Okanagan River Resotation Initiative site, north of Oliver, 1-3 p.m.
Source: https://www.pentictonherald.ca/entertainment/article_4fde98c4-6907-11ee-a15d-cf084839a0f7.html
Creston’s next home game is Sunday, Oct. 8, as they face the North Okanagan Knights at the Johnny Bucyk.
Source: https://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/sports/thundercats-fall-to-kimberley-in-friday-night-shootout/
Crow said salmon may have comprised up to 50 per cent of traditional Syilx Okanagan diets prior to the region losing its fish runs.
Denise Kenney, a professor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, said she and her family were caught off guard before having to flee their home in McKinley Landing.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit athletes will have a chance to compete in the inaugural Indigenous Golf Championship of British Columbia this May at the Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course in the south Okanagan, about 100 kilometres south of Kelowna.
Former city councillor, and Okanagan MLA and MP, Al Horning was honoured by Kelowna council on Feb. 6,2023.
Gaudry’s influence extended far beyond Kaleden, having helped create the South Okanagan Similkameen Fire Chiefs Association.
Source: https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/article_b957366c-00ca-11ee-bcbd-534487198e47.html
“I can’t imagine that the proposal that we had provided would not have been deemed very, very workable, very doable, and would have served the needs of the Central Okanagan in an extraordinary way,” she said.
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9417362/family-connection-centre-kelowna-starbright-replaced/
“If you love the Okanagan, this is your chance to give a little something back to keep it beautiful.
Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article_50aa1b6e-1d0f-11ee-8102-4bf7a1a78199.html
“If you’re from the Okanagan, you know the eerie orange hue the world gets when the smoke rolls in,” said Brown, whose parents were still on evacuation alert as of Sept. 10 due to the McDougall Creek wildfire.
In return, he risked his life to protect his collection when the Okanagan Centre wildfire tore through his Lake Country neighbourhood in 2017.
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9724392/lake-country-art-collector-shares-collection-in-art-exhibition/