December 2025

Covered in fleas, riddled with infection, with nails so overgrown that it was painful to walk, a very attention-starved labradoodle is now in the care of the BC SPCA. The large dog was discovered running loose in West Kelowna around Old Okanagan Highway and Grizzly Road on Dec. 9. The Regional District of Central Okanagan’s […]

One of the largest conservation-related private land acquistions in Canadian history was publicly announced on Dec. 16 in Vancouver. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) publicly announced the purchase of 45,000 hectares of land in the Elk Valley and surrounding area, at a press conference at Queen Elizabeth Park. NCC purchased land in the Elk

Students at Eric Langton Elementary hopped aboard the “ELE Express” train for their annual Christmas concert on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The gym was packed with parents for the “Polar Express”-themed concert that saw students play the recorder, the xylophone, and sing songs like “Chocolat Chaud” and “Snowflakes Falling Down”. There was a black-light number that

In the new year, the 100 Mile District General Hospital’s oncology department is receiving an upgrade thanks to the generosity of the Morrison family. The Morrisons, along with two other anonymous donors, donated a combined $125,000 to the South Cariboo Health Foundation (SCHF) to facilitate the relocation and upgrade of the unit. When completed, the

Sam Lewindon and John Magnuson have been good friends for more than 60 years. So when Lewindon, 90, wanted to make birdhouses to raise money for men’s mental health, Magnuson, 85, was the first to get onboard. Both men are members of the Alouette Men’s Shed, a group for men where they work on woodworking