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Remembering the Kamloops canneries, farms and orchards in 'simpler' times
March 03, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Brian Stainton was born and raised in Kamloops and remembers a much different city growing up in the 1950s, it was a landscape bursting with agriculture.
Merritt sawmill fined $70,000 for high-risk violation
December 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A Merritt sawmill has been fined $70,000 for failing to have the correct safety features on a convey belt.
You can help choose the name of the new Okanagan milfoil harvester
June 16, 2024 - 4:00 PM

A new machine for combating an invasive aquatic plant is coming to the Okanagan and there's a contest to name it.
How BC's burnt forests feed the Kamloops mill
September 18, 2023 - 7:00 AM

All that wood left behind in burnt BC forests is beginning to find new life in the logging industry as companies reclaim it for a Kamloops mill.
Kelowna candy store opens with Willy Wonka-inspired moving displays
June 30, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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A sweet new candy and treat shop in Kelowna is having a grand opening on Canada Day and there are already customers trickling in to check it out.
iN VIDEO: Drones distributing sterile moths in Okanagan to curb pest numbers
May 07, 2021 - 6:30 AM
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A chance encounter on a winter vacation has led to a whole new way of distributing sterile codling moths into Okanagan and Kootenay orchards.
Kelowna Airport won't break passenger count record set in 2018
January 07, 2020 - 12:40 PM

The grounding of the Boeing 737 Max is cited as a key reason Kelowna International Airport isn’t likely to break its 2018 passenger record, according to Airport director Sam Samaddar.
5 things to do in Kamloops this weekend
June 07, 2019 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS – You can get your feet dirty this weekend in Kamloops or enjoy a picnic and some baseball.
Cause of Kamloops recycling centre fire undetermined
March 20, 2019 - 9:54 AM

KAMLOOPS — The cause of a fire at a Kamloops recycling centre facility has yet to be determined.
AJAX MINE: Students at Pacific Way ‘will never know’ blasts are happening
January 21, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The environmental application is submitted and as we dig deeper into the 18,000 pages it is clear the company is very confident there will be no significant impacts on Kamloops, even from noise or vibration.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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