News Items tag as: Barbara Derenowski

Senior's advocate calls for change after missing Salmon Arm man found dead
June 08, 2016 - 8:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The person in charge of looking out for seniors across the province believes more could have been done to prevent a Salmon Arm man’s death, and hopes lessons can be learned from the tragedy.
Coroner's findings in death of Enderby senior
July 24, 2015 - 8:00 PM

ENDERBY - Dementia is considered a contributing factor in the death of an Enderby woman.
Why Enderby's tragic dementia case won't be the last
March 05, 2015 - 3:29 PM

ENDERBY - The neighbours of a friendly Enderby senior are in shock after the 73-year-old went missing and was found dead in a remote fishing area far from home days later.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Senior's advocate calls for change after missing Salmon Arm man found dead