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Senior verbally, physically attacked while cleaning up near Penticton homeless camp
May 30, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A Penticton senior, recognized and appreciated for his long-standing efforts to pick up trash and remove invasive weeds along the Penticton Channel Parkway, was verbally attacked Wednesday by three homeless individuals from a controversial encampment. This incident occurred just two weeks after he was physically assaulted by another person from the same site.
Kamloops elder, leader devotes life to reclaiming traditional knowledge
May 20, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Colleen Seymour is a respected and influential elder in her Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc community in Kamloops who has dedicated her life to uplifting Indigenous education, health and reconciliation.
Vernon brewpub fined after being caught in sting operation
May 01, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A Vernon brewpub has been fined $7,000 after it was caught in a government sting operation serving a 17-year-old a speciality beer.
BC Housing to keep Penticton shelter open for at least two more months
April 02, 2025 - 5:30 PM

The City of Penticton's homeless shelter, located on Warren Avenue in the city's industrial park, has received funding to remain open for at least two more months.
Osoyoos Indian Band ex-employee wins over $150K after protracted, unfair replacement
March 23, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A former Osoyoos Indian Band employee took the First Nation to court after it replaced her while on leave, then refused to tell her about it.
Kamloops residential school historic site designation result of decades-long reclamation effort
February 16, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Tk'emlups voted to keep the Indian residential school on its land five decades ago in an effort to both reclaim education for Secwepemc children and ensure the memory of the national system isn't forgotten.
Kamloops poet laureate reflects on a lifetime of love, adventure and literature
February 02, 2025 - 7:00 AM

The home of Kamloops writer and retired school teacher Jack Jones is bright and very tidy, aside from the papers and poetry collections strewn on his dining room table.
BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
February 01, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor.
'No rationale': BC pub fined $7,000 for customer drinking beer in its bowling alley
January 25, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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A BC pub has been fined $7,000 after a customer took a beer from the bar to its bowling alley.
More cops equal less crime? Kamloops councillors not so sure
January 23, 2025 - 7:00 AM

If more cops mean less crime then Kamloops has to dig deeper into its pocketbook.
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Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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