Okanagan

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Uzelman: ‘Population trap’ has been triggered by surging population

A column by Bruce Uzelman

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/The Winchester Star, Scott Mason

Migrant farmworkers in B.C. fight for rights in court

The suit claims workers have had Charter rights violated by forcing the workers to work for a single employer

 

The discovery of invasive zebra and quagga mussels in Okanagan waterways continues to be a concern for the Okanagan Basin Water Board. (File photo)

Okanagan officials fear cuts in battle to keep B.C. invasive mussel-free

Group looking for federal pledge to continue paying for inspection programs

 

Wildfire damage at Lake Okanagan Resort from the McDougall Creek wildfire in August 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Okanagan resort destroyed in wildfire, fined for environmental infractions

Five administrative penalties were levelled against 1782 Holdings Ltd which owns the resort

Wildfire damage at Lake Okanagan Resort from the McDougall Creek wildfire in August 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
The Lake Okanagan Resort was one of the casualties of the McDougall Lake wildfire as it raced up the westside shoreline of the lake. (Black Press Media)

Uzelman: Proactive measures can reduce impending wildfire risk in B.C.

A column by Bruce Uzelman

The Lake Okanagan Resort was one of the casualties of the McDougall Lake wildfire as it raced up the westside shoreline of the lake. (Black Press Media)
Bighorn Sheep are blue-listed as an at risk species. (Submitted photo)

Domestic diseases shrinking B.C.’s wild sheep population in Okanagan

Okanagan Nation alliance calling on province to develop overarching legislation to protect the sheep

Bighorn Sheep are blue-listed as an at risk species. (Submitted photo)
Okanagan Lake in Penticton on Jan. 12, 2023. Tempertures with the windchill are reaching lows of below -30 C. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)

PHOTOS: ‘Waterspout’ above Okanagan Lake as extreme cold hits Penticton

Temperatures with the windchill reaching marks of below -30 C

Okanagan Lake in Penticton on Jan. 12, 2023. Tempertures with the windchill are reaching lows of below -30 C. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)
TELUS original documentary The Lake is available to watch online. (Contributed/TELUS Originals)

B.C.-filmed documentary decolonizes Canadian opera with Indigenous voice

‘The Lakes’ features Westbank First Nations elder Delphine Derickson

  • Jan 10, 2024
TELUS original documentary The Lake is available to watch online. (Contributed/TELUS Originals)
Canada’s price on pollution is supposed to help battle global warming, but as it nears its fifth anniversary, nothing in Canadian politics is hotter. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has so successfully convinced Canadians the carbon price is to blame for inflation that he even earned begrudging respect for his “axe the tax” campaign from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Poilievre holds a press conference regarding his “Axe the Tax” message from the roof a parking garage in St. John’s on Friday, Oct.27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Uzelman: Axe the Tax? The alternatives are much more costly

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Canada’s price on pollution is supposed to help battle global warming, but as it nears its fifth anniversary, nothing in Canadian politics is hotter. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has so successfully convinced Canadians the carbon price is to blame for inflation that he even earned begrudging respect for his “axe the tax” campaign from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Poilievre holds a press conference regarding his “Axe the Tax” message from the roof a parking garage in St. John’s on Friday, Oct.27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
New builds like Rossland Yards development will need to follow BC Energy Step Code guidelines in order to meet sustainable. (Photo Jim Bailey)

Uzelman: New climate change regulations will drive up home building costs

A column by Bruce Uzelman

New builds like Rossland Yards development will need to follow BC Energy Step Code guidelines in order to meet sustainable. (Photo Jim Bailey)
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan

Uzelman: Causes of housing crisis are clear to all but politicians

A column by Bruce Uzelman

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Mir Faizal and a team of international researchers are trying to blend Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics in their latest study. (Pixabay)

UBC Okanagan professor in uncharted territory with new study of time, space

International research team blending Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics

UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Mir Faizal and a team of international researchers are trying to blend Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics in their latest study. (Pixabay)
The Greater Vernon Homeless Memorial at Polson Park commemorates those lost to the homelessness and drug epidemic. It will be moving to a new spot in 2024. (Bowen Assman- Morning Star)

Homeless deaths rise in Okanagan

Kelowna and Vernon saw 14 and 13 deaths last year

The Greater Vernon Homeless Memorial at Polson Park commemorates those lost to the homelessness and drug epidemic. It will be moving to a new spot in 2024. (Bowen Assman- Morning Star)
In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Uzelman: The federal-provincial battle over climate regulations, resources

A column by Bruce Uzelman

In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
The latest federal government forecast says Canada’s already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

West Kelowna wildfire picture makes Time’s top 100 photos of the year

The photo was taken by Canadian Press’ Darryl Dyck

The latest federal government forecast says Canada’s already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
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B.C. residents with early-stage type 1 diabetes needed for drug study

Clinical trials in Vancouver seeking 17 patients for ongoing clinical trials

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Attendants hold their devices as they walk during the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. A federal source says the coming budget will detail how the Liberals plan to go after hidden or unexpected consumer fees, following the United States announcing its own crackdown on these charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Emilio Morenatti

Uzelman: Negligible economic growth forewarns enduring economic malaise

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Attendants hold their devices as they walk during the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. A federal source says the coming budget will detail how the Liberals plan to go after hidden or unexpected consumer fees, following the United States announcing its own crackdown on these charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Emilio Morenatti
Kelsey Serwa and her gold medal she won in ski-cross at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. (BC Sports Hall of Fame)

Kelsey Serwa’s journey from growing up on Big White to gold at the Olympics

Kelsey is the grand-daughter of Big White co-founder Cliff Serwa

Kelsey Serwa and her gold medal she won in ski-cross at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. (BC Sports Hall of Fame)
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Uzelman: Governments are building housing, past affordability is unattainable

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Photo by Marcus Lenk/Upsplash.com
The first ski shop at Big White Ski Resort created and founded by Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn. (Contributed by Cliff Serwa)

Climbing that Big White mountain: the birth of Kelowna’s signature ski hill

Best friends they were 12, Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn created Kelowna’s ski resort

The first ski shop at Big White Ski Resort created and founded by Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn. (Contributed by Cliff Serwa)