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DENIED: West Kelowna pushes back against provincial housing targets
March 03, 2025 - 6:00 PM

West Kelowna’s latest housing development denial is meant to communicate to the BC government that solving the housing crisis isn’t as simple as giving cities a quota for new housing units, and rapid development comes with hidden costs.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
November 26, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Don’t count Okanagan wine industry out just because this year’s crop is gone
February 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Lovers of Okanagan VQA wines may already be noticing declines in their favourite flavours in local liquor stores.
Alberta’s attack on Okanagan wines may open other doors for the industry
February 04, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Alberta delivered a harsh blow to Okanagan wineries last month by banning them from selling in its liquor stores if they also ship wines directly to customers.
Capitalizing on a trend, Kelowna's first sober bar prepares to open
November 15, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Two local Kelowna businesses are collaborating to launch SOBAR, the city’s first zero proof wine and cocktail bar, due to open in less than a month.
Five things that will cost British Columbians more in taxes in 2023
January 04, 2023 - 1:02 PM

It's not just inflation spiking the cost for certain goods in Canada.
Kelowna company wants to 'HYTN' your cannabis drinking experience
March 25, 2021 - 6:30 AM
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The challenge in creating a cannabis drink is not just finding a way for oil and water to mix, but to also make it taste good.
B.C.'s Return-It centres are going to make recycling so much easier
July 08, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Changes are coming to British Columbia’s Return-It beverage container recycling system that should make beverage can returns a whole lot easier — no more sorting.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Region's reputation for food and wine continued to grow in 2016
December 26, 2016 - 4:30 PM

When it comes to wine and food, 2016 was a very good year for the Thompson and Okanagan regions.
Vernon council asked to put a cork in grocery store wine sales
August 16, 2016 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - Local liquor retailers want Vernon council to keep grocery store wine sales at bay.
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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 second week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Okanagan distillers quenching thirst for bourbon during trade war with US
A couple of distilleries in the Okanagan are working to meet an increase in demand for their bourbon-based whiskey as American brands are being pulled from BC Liquor Store shelves. “We have three different styles of bourbon and the de

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Skating on thin ice': Kelowna's housing sales well below normal
A BC real estate analysis report says Kelowna's housing market is "skating on thin ice" as February's sales were a mere fraction of what was expected. According to The Kelowna Rennie Advantage report, the jump in sales fro

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