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Meet Doug the beaver the watershed recovery engineer working near Kamloops
November 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM

At the heart of Skeetchestn territory is the Deadman Watershed, a living landscape of roughly 900 square kilometres of forest and grassland northwest of Kamloops (Tk’emlups).
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
March 30, 2024 - 3:30 PM

Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use, you give it back to the land.
'Scary as hell': West Kelowna couple lose home and ranch to McDougall Creek wildfire
August 23, 2023 - 10:39 AM

In just one day, the McDougall Creek wildfire destroyed Crystal and Jeff Findlay's home and ranch in West Kelowna.
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.
Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn to be replaced by hundreds of rental apartments
August 03, 2023 - 1:08 PM
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It’s been four years since the Airport Inn Lakeside, overlooking Highway 97 in Lake Country, was shut down and boarded up.
What SOGI 123 is – and what it isn't
October 14, 2022 - 7:00 PM

SOGI 123 has once again become an election issue for trustees at school boards across the Thompson-Okanagan, though it appears many candidates and voters are still unsure of what it is.
Legal dispute over nuisance bamboo hedge costs B.C. couple $2,000
July 13, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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A neighbourly dispute over a bamboo hedge has cost a B.C. couple $2,000 after the small claims court ruled its roots were causing their neighbour a nuisance.
Kelowna taking severe action against vacant or burned buildings
July 10, 2022 - 3:33 PM
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Kelowna city council is being asked to impose strict new rules on vacant or damaged buildings that trigger calls to the fire department.
iN PHOTOS: Magic mushroom facility in Princeton taking shape
September 20, 2021 - 6:00 AM
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Construction is nearing completion on two 10,000 square foot facilities in Princeton that will be used to grow and research magic mushrooms.
Owner of derelict Kelowna house surprised by city demolition order
July 29, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The owner of a derelict home in Rutland seems to have been taken off guard by Kelowna city council's order to tear the building down earlier this week.
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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 third week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

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

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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