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Citizens of Kamloops rally to support local and global action on climate change
November 23, 2015 - 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - As world leaders prepare to negotiate at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change beginning Nov. 30 in Paris, a group of Kamloops residents will host one of nearly 2,000 events across the globe to pressure leaders to avoid the catastrophic consequences of climate change. The Kamloops Climate Rally will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29, at Riverside Park Bandshell, as part of Avaaz’s Global Climate March.
Real Estate Board and Fire Department Repeat Smoke Alarm Awareness Campaign
October 30, 2013 - 1:59 PM

KELOWNA - It will soon be time for clocks to fall back and another opportunity to remind home owners about changing the batteries in their smoke alarms.

The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) and the Kelowna Fire Department are pleased to declare November as “Smoke Alarm Awareness Month” -- a follow-up to their initial campaign in March.
Real Estate Board and Fire Department Launch Smoke Alarm Awareness Campaign
April 16, 2013 - 11:00 AM

The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) and the Kelowna Fire Department are pleased to declare March as “Smoke Alarm Awareness Month.”

“We are delighted to announce OMREB’s partnership with the Kelowna Fire Department to launch a collaborative public safety effort between REALTORS®, fire fighters and home owners,” says OMREB’s incoming President Karen Singbeil.
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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

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

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Citizens of Kamloops rally to support local and global action on climate change

Real Estate Board and Fire Department Repeat Smoke Alarm Awareness Campaign

Real Estate Board and Fire Department Launch Smoke Alarm Awareness Campaign

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