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South Okanagan developer loses appeal of $200K fine for leaky sewage
April 16, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A South Okanagan developer has lost an appeal after being fined almost $200,000 for a faulty sewage system.
Kelowna man who filmed dozens of people in public washrooms jailed
April 16, 2025 - 4:35 PM

Over a period of three or four years, 34-year-old Kelowna resident Jeremy Aaron Dudus took more than 50 videos of people in washrooms around the city without them knowing.
Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
April 15, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year.
Double-digit sentences for armed men guilty of North Okanagan home invasion
April 14, 2025 - 1:23 PM

It was midnight and James Jurica and his then-girlfriend Candice Kado were awake and lying in bed at their rural Lumby home when two men, armed with a shotgun and with masks pulled over their faces, broke in.
'Beginnings of colonization': New book on Vernon's O'Keefe Ranch doesn't romanticize history
April 14, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Okanagan historian Ken Mather spent 20 years living on the O'Keefe Ranch and now, more than 40 years after he first began working there he's penned a book about the historic site.
Prolific Kelowna shoplifter ordered to pay stores back
April 13, 2025 - 7:00 PM

In an unusual move, a BC judge has attempted to make a prolific Kelowna shoplifter pay back the stores for all the stuff he stole.
Revelstoke ski resort fined $78,000 after worker seriously injured
April 13, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A Revelstoke ski resort has been fined $78,000 after a staff member sustained serious injuries when the vehicle they were reversing went over an embankment.
40 years of cracking jokes: Vernon fish market up for sale
April 13, 2025 - 4:00 AM

It's impossible to buy anything from Bob Gibson without him telling you a joke, a story or some kind of fable.
No guard rail nets Kelowna roofing company $20,000 fine
April 12, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A Kelowna roofing company has been fined $20,000 for failing to put up guard rails while working on the roof of a two-storey house.
Fined Lake Country RV park wins appeal over gardening dispute
April 12, 2025 - 2:00 PM

An arrangement that saw a BC couple work at a Lake Country RV park for free housing, is now in front of an employment tribunal as the two sides disagreed about whether the gardening the couple did was paid work or not.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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