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B.C. woman finds mysterious coin among Grandma’s collection

Grandmother died when she was very young and her past is not well known to her mother

Women, girls in Shuswap demonstrate a creative demand for the vote

One of the women, described as a ‘raging suffragette,’ is the aunt of resident Phil Wright

Fuel Good Day has most successful year to date with $680,000 raised in Western Canada

The Sept. 17 fundraiser beat last year’s amount by $80,000

VIDEO: Shuswap resident’s yard becomes nighttime thoroughfare for grizzlies

Malakwa man has captured images of 12 different grizzlies on video

Shuswap history in pictures: Building on Beatty

How many businesses have been located at 461 Beatty Ave. NW in…

  • Oct 15, 2019

Women, girls in Silver Creek demonstrate a creative demand for the vote

One of the women, described as a ‘raging suffragette,’ is the aunt of resident Phil Wright

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Info nights, tuition giveaway return to Okanagan College

Salmon Arm campus open house set for Thursday, Oct. 17

  • Oct 13, 2019

Boats once plied Okanagan Lake

Lake was used as transportation corridor connecting communities in the valley

Salmon Arm events over Thanksgiving weekend

Get in the fall spirit with a cemetery tour on Sunday

While songbird numbers are declining, Salmon Arm nest boxes see some success

A notable increase in swallows, among others, has been seen at foreshore

  • Oct 12, 2019

Word on the street: Is this federal election important to you?

With the 2019 federal election just over a week away, the Observer…

  • Oct 12, 2019

Thrills and chills await at haunted doll museum

Halloween-themed event in Summerland a fundraiser for Dry Grad 2020

Esther the Wonder Pig announced her purchase of a plant-based mattress by Okanagan company

Later that week, she met with climate activist Greta Thunberg

Neglected cats get surgery and new owners, thanks to Shuswap’s generosity

Pair of cats, Ellison and Pierre, find better lives after visit to Shuswap SPCA

Community golfs to support Shuswap fire department, search and rescue

Finz Resort holds most successful annual charity golf event, raises more than $11,000

  • Oct 11, 2019

Looking back at those who fought fires for the community in 1940

Truck now featured in the fire hall at R.J. Haney Heritage Village

  • Oct 9, 2019

Pickles: The favoured fundraising product for Sicamous students

Pickles are on sale at Eagle River Secondary for 50 cents each

Qigong and tai chi session scheduled in Summerland

Exercises will be taught at Summerland Drop In on Oct. 17

PET OF THE WEEK: Tweety wants to grow up in a loving home

Six-month-old cat lives at Critteraid in Summerland

Okanagan Mountie wraps up mental health walk

Watch as RCMP Sgt. Rob Farrer takes his final steps to fight mental health stigma