Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in the Thompson-Okanagan. 

People experiencing homelessness in Kelowna now have access to 60 new year-round shelter beds.

People travelling through the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) will benefit from an expansion and upgrade of the terminal, which will use mass timber through the Province's Mass Timber Demonstration Program.

British Columbians will soon see more local regions highlighted on wine labels with six new areas in the Okanagan Valley being recognized for their grape growing and wine making.  

Students at UBC Okanagan are marking one year of living in new, first-of-its-kind energy efficient housing.

As drought conditions continue for much of the southern Interior, water restriction orders are now in place for two areas in the Thompson-Okanagan region.

The continued unprecedented dry and hot conditions in British Columbia’s southern Interior has prompted government to increase the drought level in the Okanagan to 4.