News Items tag as: KMDEC2023

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
January 12, 2024 - 1:00 AM

UPDATE: Jan. 12, 2024
Will it ever be safe to go home after Okanagan and Shuswap wildfires?
January 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Hundreds of homes were destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna and the Bush Creek East Wildfire in the Shuswap last summer. But hundreds more homes were damaged, even if just by smoke drifting in through open windows.
Kamloops rock musician crazy about a different kind of rock
January 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM

You might have seen a Kamloops rock hound at markets around the Tournament Capital this year, drawing crowds and showcasing polished, multi-coloured gems he’s dug up from the local area.
iN PHOTOS: Summer flowers add colour to winter gardens in Okanagan, Kamloops
January 01, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Unseasonably warm winter temperatures are bringing a variety of garden flowers to bloom in an array of colours in Kamloops and the Okanagan, adding a bit of cheer to the so far snowless season.
iN PHOTOS: Intense sunset showcases beauty of the Shuswap
December 31, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Residents in the Shuswap got a treat earlier this week when a bright orange sunset lit up the sky from Sicamous to Chase.
Shuswap school district fined $5,000 for failed sewage testing
December 30, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A Shuswap elementary school's sewage system went untested more than a dozen times in a year, leading to a $5,000 from the province this month.
Class project turns into Big White powder alert app
December 30, 2023 - 3:30 PM

A UBC Okanagan student has created an app that alerts subscribers to the weather conditions at Big White Ski Resort, especially when there's fresh powder.
Kamloops woman finds tick on her cat
December 30, 2023 - 8:00 AM

Kamloops resident Samantha MacDonald found an engorged tick feasting on her pet a few days after Christmas, and while ticks are common pests in the Okanagan and Kamloops, she’s never found one this far into the winter season before.
Expansion in works for controversial homeless shelter in Kamloops
December 29, 2023 - 7:00 PM

The Loop outreach centre on the North Shore in Kamloops provides hot meals, clothing and a warm gathering place for homeless people and will soon be offering even more.
British Columbians are ready for the return of NBA team: survey
December 29, 2023 - 3:30 PM

More than two decades after Vancouver lost its NBA team, a poll finds that a majority of British Columbians would be happy with the return of a professional basketball team.
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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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