Josh Duncan

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Josh Duncan

In August 2022, the 46,500-hectare Crater Creek wildfire ripped through Cathedral Park in the South Okanagan. The fire caused significant damage to several trails and destroyed a pair of backcountry campgrounds – Lake of the Woods and Pyramid – within the provincial park near Keremeos. Restoration work has been underway since and the Ministry of Environment and Parks announced today that Cathedral Park will partially reopen for hiking and backcountry camping next month.

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Josh Duncan

The 2025 edition of International Roadcheck was held across North America earlier this month. The three-day event sees certified inspectors conduct compliance, enforcement and education initiatives focused on commercial motor vehicle safety. In the Lower Mainland, checks were set up in Burnaby on May 13, New Westminster on May 14 and Surrey on May 15, and the results were fruitful.

2 weeks ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Josh Duncan

In a metaphorical sense, leaving a sour taste in one’s mouth signifies a negative impression or experience that lingers in a person’s memory. When it comes to beer, however, it can mean the exact opposite, especially when it comes to enjoying a sour beer outdoors on a hot summer day. It’s technically still spring, but we’re already getting tastes of summer weather and that’s a clear sign that it’s time to get tastes of sour beer.

3 weeks ago | princegeorgenow.com | Josh Duncan

If you’re not from the Okanagan, there’s a good chance you haven’t heard about Abandoned Rail Brewing Co. The farm-based, family-run brewery is located along the Kettle Valley Railway on the Naramata Bench just above Penticton and it has to be one of the more picturesque brewery settings in British Columbia. It quietly opened its doors in March 2022 and has enjoyed a successful few years in business, which includes a handful of awards for arguably its most popular beer.

1 month ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Josh Duncan

Earplugs may have been needed in the Reimer household after a life-changing lottery win. Catherine Reimer was travelling back home to Port Alberni from Victoria when she learned that she had won a $500,000 Extra prize from the Lotto 6/49 draw on April 26. “I checked the ticket and I don’t think you can share the words that I said,” a laughing Reimer said of the moment she won.