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OKANAGAN ECHO
Your Guide to Life, Culture,
and Community in the Okanagan

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Okanagan Echo Civic Series: Crystal Dougan
Crystal Dougan is the owner of The Little Hobo Soup & Sandwich Shop in downtown Kelowna, which she has operated for 15 years.
Sep 303 min read


Okanagan Echo Civic Series: Maxine DeHart
Maxine DeHart has served on Kelowna City Council since 2011 and is seeking a fifth term in the 2026 municipal election.
Sep 304 min read


Okanagan Echo Civic Series: Nikki Csek
Nikki Csek is a Kelowna entrepreneur and community leader who has called the city home since 1998.
Sep 303 min read


Okanagan Echo Civic Series: Doris Bregolisse
Doris Bregolisse has called Kelowna home for more than 34 years. She spent 17 years with Global Okanagan as an anchor, reporter and producer, after earlier work in radio and print journalism.
Sep 303 min read


Okanagan Echo Civic Series: Susan Ames
Susan Ames is an environmental consultant and community advocate with more than 30 years of professional experience.
Sep 303 min read


Business Echo - Dawn Thalheimer
For Dawn Thalheimer, empowering women is at the heart of everything she does.
Sep 226 min read


Echo Creators - Damon Gregory on What OKIFF Could Mean for the Okanagan
OKIFF returns from October 15 to 18, almost a decade after the previous festival ended
Sep 186 min read


Kookum Lounge Opens in the Kelowna Art Gallery Courtyard
This fall, the Kelowna Art Gallery's inner courtyard becomes something else entirely.
Sep 162 min read


Dress for Success Kelowna Invites Community to Celebrate a New Chapter
Dress for Success Kelowna is opening its doors and inviting the community to come see what’s next
Sep 102 min read


Penticton Resident Wins Car Raffle, Helps Raise Over $60,000
The Child & Youth Advocacy Centre of Kelowna (CYAC) is delighted to announce that the winner of its 2026 Summer Car Raffle is Sandi Lyon of Penticton, BC!
Aug 292 min read


Unstoppable Women in Conversation Launches in Kelowna
A new monthly gathering is coming to Kelowna this September, inviting women across the Okanagan to connect through conversation rather than conventional networking.
Aug 192 min read


Sugar Rush: Conversations on Contemporary Inuit Life
Sugar Rush is on view at the Kelowna Art Gallery through October 4, 2026.
Jul 244 min read
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