News Items tag as: Smoky skies alert

Get used to those thick, smoky skies in the Southern Interior
August 13, 2018 - 11:30 AM

The air quality across the Thompson-Okanagan has deteriorated over the weekend due to wildfire smoke, and it's not yet clear when things will improve.
After summer of smoke, some Kamloops physicians calling on province to protect, inform citizens
October 19, 2017 - 10:11 AM

KAMLOOPS - The thick wildfire smoke that blanketed Kamloops this past summer had a major impact on the healthy lifestyles of Kamloops residents according to a study by the Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment Society.
Smoky skies advisory issued for Penticton
August 19, 2015 - 5:18 PM

PENTICTON - Residents with respiratory issues are being advised to limit activities as smoke conditions worsen in the South Okanagan.
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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

Get used to those thick, smoky skies in the Southern Interior