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Rules for e-bikes, e-scooters Kelowna cops and schools are worried about
June 30, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Kelowna RCMP and Central Okanagan Public Schools have concerns about people riding e-bikes and e-scooters dangerously and whether they actually understand the rules.
Small, slow-speed EVs will be allowed on Osoyoos streets
March 15, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Town of Osoyoos council has voted in favour of moving forward with a program that will allow slow-speed, electric vehicles on streets and most highways in and around the tourist community.
This Vernon-built electric car can take you shopping or for a round of golf
March 12, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Electric golf carts have been zipping around golf courses and resorts for decades.
Merritt TikTok star develops prototype for electric semi-truck
October 06, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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With a lot of time to think on the road, a Merritt semi-truck driver decided to bring his ideas to life.
Vernon e-bike and e-scooter pilot program extension wanted due to popularity
September 25, 2022 - 4:19 PM

A pilot program that made e-scooters and e-bikes accessible to Vernon residents is proving the modes of transportation are popular.
Okanagan Rail Trail e-bike ban to be scrapped
June 02, 2022 - 12:00 PM

The e-bike ban that prevented certain types of electric bikes from using the northern section of the Okanagan Trail Rail will soon be overturned.
Petition launched against Okanagan Rail Trail e-bike ban
May 20, 2022 - 2:30 PM

An electric bike business has launched a petition against a controversial new bylaw restricting some electric bikes from using the Okanagan Rail Trail.
Anti-idling bylaw on its way in Kelowna
April 22, 2022 - 10:48 AM
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After a dozen years of talking about it, studying it and consulting on it, Kelowna city council is being asked to finally put an anti-idling ban in place.
Original Nikola Tesla technology in this rural Kootenay community can be used to power your electric car
March 13, 2022 - 2:25 PM

More than 100-year-old Nikola Tesla technology supplying power to a rural B.C. community can also supply power to electric cars named after the inventor of the alternating current motor.
iN VIDEO: How this Kamloops-area man 'Onewheels' away the winter blues
January 12, 2022 - 7:30 AM

Mike Erickson has found a fun and unique way to play outside when it’s cold, while supporting his mental health at the same time.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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