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Wildlife festival lands in Kelowna this weekend
November 18, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - A traveling festival of wild animals from around the world is coming to Kelowna for three days this weekend.
Lake Country couple start multi-million dollar legging company
November 18, 2015 - 8:00 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - A young Lake Country couple had no idea their idea to start a legging company would grow so fast.
Tips needed on tampering that caused Cooke Creek debris flood east of Enderby
November 18, 2015 - 2:30 PM

ENDERBY - A debris flood down Cooke Creek east of Enderby that left 200 people stranded after a road and bridge were washed out last year was caused by someone tampering with culverts at Dale Lake.
Buying local, without leaving home, a popular choice for Okanagan holiday shoppers
November 18, 2015 - 10:30 AM

OKANAGAN - It’s already well known that online shopping has taken over a large piece of the Christmas retail pie, but that doesn’t mean people are giving up on buying local to fill the stockings this Christmas.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

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

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Wildlife festival lands in Kelowna this weekend