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Thompson-Okanagan farm to table doesn't just happen
December 05, 2022 - 7:02 AM
iNwine

While COVID and last year’s washout of B.C. highways got people thinking about supply chains and food security, shop local advocates have been working for decades to make the Thompson-Okanagan more self-sufficient.
New service offers chefs for house parties in Kamloops and the Okanagan
December 03, 2022 - 6:03 PM
iNwine

Professional chefs are throwing down in private kitchens around Kamloops and the Okanagan thanks to a new business called Chez You.
New peace officers easing Kelowna RCMP workload
December 01, 2022 - 7:30 AM

It's been eight years since the auxiliary RCMP officer system in B.C. was gutted. Now, the City of Kelowna and RCMP have launched a new program that goes a little way towards using civilians to aid the police in their day to day work.
'Real HouseElves of the North Pole' drag show bringing fun, laughter to Kamloops, Okanagan
November 30, 2022 - 5:09 PM

A comical holiday drag show featuring big talent is touring through Kelowna, Penticton and Kamloops this month.
RCMP reaching out to public for help locating missing Kelowna man
November 30, 2022 - 9:56 AM

Kelowna RCMP are asking for the public's help to locate a missing 34-year-old man.
Home support workers thrown into turmoil after scheduling changes by Interior Health
November 30, 2022 - 7:30 AM
iNhome

A dramatic change to scheduling has dismayed dozens, if not hundreds, of home care support workers throughout the Interior Health region.
iN VIDEO: Bighorn herd takes its time crossing road in West Kelowna
November 30, 2022 - 6:00 AM
iNwheels

Traffic was stalled at Bear Creek Provincial Park in West Kelowna recently when a large herd of bighorn sheep took their time crossing the road.
Sun Peaks, Big White real estate prices forecast to buck national trend in 2023
November 29, 2022 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

A new survey predicts that recreation housing at ski hills across the Canada will fall in price by 3% over the next 12 months.
Expect rent to keep rising in Kamloops, Okanagan as home prices fall
November 29, 2022 - 12:30 PM
iNhome

While housing prices have dropped dramatically since their peak last spring, the cost to rent a home in Kamloops and the Okanagan keeps going up.
West Kelowna elementary school shut down by 'stink'
November 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Staff and students at a West Kelowna elementary school were sent home today, Nov. 28, because of smells coming from recent construction.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

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