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Kamloops man lived for four years in dugout camp before it was dismantled
January 17, 2025 - 7:55 AM

To passersby and neighbours in heated homes, he's sitting on a trash heap, an eyesore that prompts calls to authorities.
Workers in downtown Kelowna building forced out as UBCO digs deeper
December 06, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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Damage to a fourth building near the construction site of UBC Okanagan’s new downtown Kelowna campus has triggered a “do not occupy” notice to a commercial building across Doyle Avenue from the site.
Builders of Kelowna’s tallest building sued for allegedly faulty railings
November 01, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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The strata representing owners in the tallest of two towers in Kelowna’s One Water Street highrise complex have filed a lawsuit against the building developer and numerous contractors.
Kelowna landfill set to reopen on Monday after fire
August 25, 2023 - 1:49 PM

Members of the public will be able to dump their rubbish at the Glenmore Landfill in Kelowna again as of Monday, Aug. 28.
BC couple ordered to pay $15K for having BBQ on patio
August 07, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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A BC couple embroiled in a 15-year legal battle with their strata has been ordered to pay $15,400 for having a barbeque on their patio.
Kamloops teen on mission to remove rusty cars, metal parts from shoreline
July 08, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A young Kamloops woman is taking initiative to get a mess of rusted cars removed from a dyke along the river, a mess that has been increasing over the decades as the bank has eroded causing old metal parts to stick out of a public path and spill onto the beach.
'Dream' of Sicamous to Kelowna Rail Trail quickly becoming a reality
May 07, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Back in 2020, when the projected cost of building the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail jumped to almost $23 million from $13 million, it seems like an almost impossible dream.
iN VIDEO: How 'Canada's biggest water system' took Vernon from cattle to fruit
April 30, 2023 - 8:00 AM

It was mostly foreign land barons who transformed the Coldstream/Vernon area from cattle and hay to fruit in the early part of the 20th Century.
Finning’s move from Vernon to Kelowna now official
April 20, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Finning spent many years in Vernon but closed up shop there last summer and moved to Kelowna.
Cracked concrete in Kelowna parkade makes stairwell look like a crime scene
March 31, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Using one of the stairways in Kelowna’s Library Parkade can be a little daunting these days.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

BC realtor promised client a Kelowna condo, instead bought himself a house
A BC realtor who duped his neighbours out of $200,000 in an investment deal on a Kelowna condo spent the money on his own home. According to a Jan. 24 BC Supreme Court decision, realtor Alden Ashneil Chand promised his neighbours substantia

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