Chris was born in 1929 in Malta, where her father was serving in the Royal Navy. Chris grew up in Sidcup, Kent, England, with periods in Inverness, Scotland, due to her home being damaged by bombing during the Second World War. In 1946, Chris joined the R.A.F. as a telephonist. Two years was enough, and […]

A man from the Universal Ostrich Farm (UOF) protest camp facing assault and mischief charges needs a lawyer. Timothy Regan’s matter was heard at the Vernon Courthouse Thursday, Jan. 8, but adjourned to Jan. 22 to allow further time for him to retain counsel. He is not in custody. Regan, 60 of Ontario, is charged

Music from a few dozen windchimes hanging in the trees above children’s graves at Maple Ridge Cemetery have been muted forever. Handpainted beach rocks placed carefully around the gravestones of some of the 50 or so kids – in the same dedicated children’s section of the cemetery – have vanished. Flower – both live and

Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is a money-making machine. Over $2 billion dollars ($2.076 to be exact) in economic output was generated by the City-owned airport in 2024, according to a study by the City of Kelowna. Economic output is calculated by taking the aggregate of labour income and other expenditures which can be considered as

A documentary that was four years in the making will première one year into the renewed political tensions at the Canada-U.S. border. Award-winning filmmaker Ying Wang is showcasing her documentary The Border on Jan. 24 in Vancouver as part of the interplay 2026 festival. Wang says the documentary is fitting as political tensions continue to