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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
December 17, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
October 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
iNwine

An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
October 15, 2024 - 12:19 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of October 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
'HE WILL NOT STOP': Serial harasser has Kelowna family in crosshairs
August 16, 2024 - 7:00 AM

'IT'S LIKE A DRUNK IN A BAR FIGHT... THIS GUY TRIES TO DESTROY EVERYBODY. THIS GUY DOES SO MUCH DAMAGE.'
String of shootings in Kamloops believed to be ongoing drug dealer conflict
May 05, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Kamloops RCMP have responded to three shootings in the past three days, police believe it is an ongoing conflict between drug traffickers.
Nurses rally at Merritt's hospital demanding better security and more staff
April 17, 2024 - 2:30 PM

Nurses at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt spent the lunch hour today protesting staffing shortages and demanding increased security.
Fruit growers face tough decisions on foreign labour after losses
February 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
iNwine

The Okanagan fruit industry is heavily dependent on thousands of temporary foreign workers in order to get the crop growing properly and harvested.
Westbank First Nation outshining Okanagan cities on new home construction
October 31, 2023 - 7:00 AM
iNhome

When it comes to issuing building permits for new housing, the tiny Westbank First Nation is punching well above its weight.
Tk’emlu’ps te Secwépemc to open first band-owned grocery store this fall
September 05, 2023 - 5:30 PM

Tk’emlu’ps te Secwépemc (TteS) will be opening the first band-owned grocery store this fall: the Swela’ps Market.
Food Hub Network adding new facility in South Okanagan
February 17, 2023 - 11:30 AM
iNwine

The provincial government is spending $800,000 over the next two years to expand the B.C. Food Hub Network to Summerland.
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Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
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West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

'HE WILL NOT STOP': Serial harasser has Kelowna family in crosshairs

String of shootings in Kamloops believed to be ongoing drug dealer conflict

Nurses rally at Merritt's hospital demanding better security and more staff

Fruit growers face tough decisions on foreign labour after losses

Westbank First Nation outshining Okanagan cities on new home construction

Tk’emlu’ps te Secwépemc to open first band-owned grocery store this fall

Food Hub Network adding new facility in South Okanagan

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