Beyond Local

POPKUM, B.C. — When Walter Roos was planning for the ceremony over Zoom where he would become a Canadian citizen, he expected to attend in business attire while at home in Popkum, B.C., east of Chilliwack.

The Bowden Hotel burned to the ground on New Year’s Day 2022 and the rubble is now being cleaned up at the historic site.

Evacuation orders remain in place affecting an estimated 27,000 people.

“All of West Kelowna basically went dark, and there was a big power outage."

Help Yourself serves upwards of 100 families each day the program operates as clients come from throughout the region, often arriving an hour or two early to line up outside. 

The Town of Okotoks moved to regulate flyers, including those with graphic images, following a spate of complaints regarding delivery of graphic anti-abortion flyers.

The non-profit performing arts industry saw revenues increase by 71 per cent, while the for-profit industry had an increase of more than 56 per cent in 2022.

“One of the main reasons you've seen weakness in equity markets month to date has been the fact that you've seen a significant rise in bond yields.”

Wildlife experts often tell hikers that if they’ve spent any significant time on trails in the Bow Valley, they’ve likely been within about 10 metres of a cougar and never knew it.

Pirie said these proposed changes to speed requirements while passing the scene of an accident were, at minimum, shortsighted, and in broader application, perhaps evens deadly.