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  • 18 hours ago | castanetkamloops.net | Chelsea Powrie

    Okanagan Falls spray park open for summer splashingSpray park ready for seasonPhoto: RDOSKenyon Park splash area open for the season. Just in time for some hot weather this weekend, the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen has announced that the Kenyon Park splash park in Okanagan Falls is open for the season. The water features will be available 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. All are welcome at the free park attraction.

  • 18 hours ago | castanetkamloops.net | Chelsea Powrie

    The iconic Penticton Hollywood-style sign has gotten a makeover. Crews were at work in recent weeks re-painting the sign on Munson Mountain, giving it a brightening coat of new white paint. The sign, which is highly visible from the highway into the city and surrounding areas, was first constructed in 1937. Munson Mountain was recognized as a historic place in Canada in 2016. Reportedly, it is actually larger than Los Angeles' famous Hollywood sign.

  • 1 day ago | castanetkamloops.net | Chelsea Powrie

    The provincial government has acquired more rental housing in B.C. communities, as part of its push to provide more affordable housing . Minister for Housing Ravi Kahlon was in Penticton Thursday to announce that the government's Rental Protection Fund, which allows applicable non-profits to purchase and manage rental properties, has added many more rental units, including in the South Okanagan and in Kamloops.

  • 2 days ago | castanetkamloops.net | Chuck Chiang

    British Columbia's power utility wants to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries. Baseload capacity refers to constant and stable power sources, with Energy Minister Adrian Dix announcing BC Hydro's request for expression of interest from companies to provide geothermal or hydroelectric projects to expand long-term power capacity and meet peak demand.

  • 2 days ago | castanetkamloops.net | Catherine Gaschka |Sam McNeil |Paul Wiseman

    Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses. The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Maroš Sefcovic, met Wednesday with his American counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. “We’re advancing in the right direction at pace,” Sefcovic said at a news conference.

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