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Hunting, fishing considered essential services under B.C. COVID-19 rules
April 23, 2020 - 3:34 PM

Now that the province has adding hunting and angling to the list of services that are considered essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, the B.C. Wildlife Federation is asking those venturing into the great outdoors to be responsible citizens and conservationists.
Boat in for repairs catches fire
October 30, 2013 - 5:31 PM

KELOWNA - Quick thinking and a couple extinguishers saved the day when a boat caught fire at Dockside Marine Wednesday.
Police seek owners of recovered tools
December 04, 2012 - 12:39 PM

Kelowna police are searching for owners of tools valued in the thousands that were recovered following an investigation of stolen goods being sold online.
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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

Hunting, fishing considered essential services under B.C. COVID-19 rules