Enhanced health-care services are on the way for people in the fast-growing area of the South Okanagan as the state-of-the-art David E. Kampe Tower at Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) is set to open to patients April 29, 2019.

Government is transforming everyday health care for people living in the South Okanagan Similkameen region by moving forward with the creation of a primary-care network (PCN).

From Keremeos to Elkford, 10 communities in the Interior of B.C. are receiving age-friendly grants to support seniors so they can live active, socially engaged and independent lives.

Families at Kinderplace Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society (OSNS) Child and Youth Development Centre are now paying no more than $200 a month per child as part of a B.C. government universal child care prototype project.

The Province is funding new, collaborative interventions that will help connect vulnerable people to the services and support they need.

In response to an urgent need for more supportive housing in the community, BC Housing has identified a new location to develop a 62-unit housing project for Penticton residents who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

Okanagan fish and game clubs, guide outfitters, avid anglers and the public are being encouraged to provide feedback on proposed regulation changes for the 2019-21 Freshwater Fishing Synopsis.

More than 1,000 kokanee have washed up on the northern half of Okanagan Lake shores since May 25, 2018.