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Happipad was developed by a UBC Okanagan professor and student to address the rental shortage
August 14, 2017 - 4:49 PM

KELOWNA - UBC engineers create a program to help connect renters and landlords.
100 Men Who Give a Damn selects the Canadian Mental Health Association as its first charity recipient
August 12, 2015 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA – The success of the 100 Men Who Give a Damn!, a group of men who want to give back to their community but have limited time, has grown to 210 members and counting. On Wednesday, August 5th, over 140 members in attendance had the opportunity to hear pitches from three local charities – Project Literacy, Launch Kelowna, and the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Landlord forum coming to Kamloops
January 22, 2015 - 1:44 PM

KAMLOOPS – The HomeFree Collective is proud to present a unique free event designed to engage new and existing landlords in the provision of affordable rental housing.
Summer at Silver Star Mountain Resort offers all ages family fun
July 08, 2014 - 9:43 AM

Silver Star’s summer resort is now in full swing and there are so many things to do for all ages and activity levels. Hiking, biking, camping, wine tasting, yoga, disc golf, bowling – Silver Star has it all.

Hikers can trek the cascading hillsides and wildflower meadows of the Monashee mountains, accessible from the village or via the scenic SkyChair from noon to 4 p.m, Friday through Sunday.
Okanagan Basin Water Board proposes new B.C. water commission
May 14, 2014 - 9:21 AM

A new B.C. water commission to streamline water use reporting and connect water licence rental fees with water management needs is being proposed by the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB). Such a commission would be self-funded and would also be able to provide grants for water projects with only slight increase in current water license fees, according to an independent business case prepared by accounting firm Grant Thornton.
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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

FYI - For Your Information

Happipad was developed by a UBC Okanagan professor and student to address the rental shortage

100 Men Who Give a Damn selects the Canadian Mental Health Association as its first charity recipient

Landlord forum coming to Kamloops

Summer at Silver Star Mountain Resort offers all ages family fun

Okanagan Basin Water Board proposes new B.C. water commission

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