Responding to dry conditions, the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 3 drought rating for the South Thompson, Nicola, Similkameen, Okanagan-Kettle and Skagit regions.

Affordable seniors' rental housing is being preserved in Penticton, thanks to approximately $6.5 million in long-term financing from the B.C. government to help a non-profit group purchase Charles Manor.

Speeches, singing and traditional drumming highlighted a new agreement signing to support aboriginal student success in the Okanagan Skaha school district (SD 67).

Whether you'rere a connoisseur or a new explorer of B.C. wine, David and Cynthia Enns, owners of Laughing Stock Vineyards, want all British Columbians to know about the quality of their wines.

The Penticton Indian Band will receive $40,000 from the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund for a feasibility study to explore wind and hydro energy projects.

Ten Aboriginal learners in the Okanagan region are on the path to becoming early childhood educators thanks to a community-based education and training partnership with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT).

A new patient care tower will be built at Penticton Regional Hospital following the approval by the provincial government of a business plan submitted by Interior Health.

The public is urged to take extra care near the Okanagan River because of high water levels.