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2017 Keystone Award Winners Named at Gala
February 09, 2017 - 9:57 AM

KAMLOOPS - Last night, CHBA Central Interior announced 24 winning entries in the 12th Annual Keystone Home Builders Awards of Excellence. The black tie gala was held at the TRU Grand Hall where everyone gathered to honor the best in their industry.
Double honours for Kelowna Yacht Clubhouse stairwell design
October 23, 2015 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - The jewel on Kelowna’s waterfront, the new Kelowna Yacht Club, has received double honours from the BC chapter of the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association.
Students polish up for upcoming fine woodworking exhibition
May 09, 2013 - 11:12 AM

Okanagan College is hosting one of the knottiest events in the region on May 17 at the Kelowna campus.

Knotty by Nature is an exhibition of fine work from the hands of several students who have spent the last eight months in the Studio Woodworking program at Okanagan College.

“Many of our students start out as total beginners, but by the end of the program, their levels of skill and creativity always impress me,” said instructor Tim Diebert.
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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

2017 Keystone Award Winners Named at Gala