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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
April 30, 2024 - 12:05 PM
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the last week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Indigenous knowledge and values add sustainability to Okanagan forest industry
April 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM
While forestry throughout BC is often regarded as unsustainably managed, a Westbank First Nation logging company is showing how, through Indigenous knowledge and values, sustainability can be brought back to the industry.
‘Fire is medicine’: WFN company utilizes prescribed burns to mitigate wildfire risks
April 24, 2024 - 4:35 PM
As wildfires worsen across the province, cikilaxwm (prescribed fire) is gaining more traction as a way to mitigate blazes before they begin, say experts at Westbank First Nation’s forest and resource management company.
With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?
April 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Drought risk, tighter water restrictions and increased wildfire risk are just a few reasons why some residents in the southern Interior are rethinking what their lawns and yards should look like.
Shuswap wildfire activist holding forum about Bush Creek East blaze
March 04, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Shuswap activist Jim Cooperman will be speaking at Thompson Rivers University this week and the subject is wildfire.
Where to find snowy winter wilderness escapes in the Thompson-Okanagan
December 23, 2023 - 7:00 PM
There are dozens of wilderness lakes in the Thompson-Okanagan region that provide great summertime camping and fishing just by following some well-maintained forestry roads.
Prescribed burns set aside in favour of flame-free mitigation plans in Central Okanagan
October 30, 2023 - 12:30 PM
Kelowna city council will be meeting with regional Fire Smart groups to discuss future fire safety plans next week. However, it seems as though prescribed burns will not be part of the city's plans.
Central Okanagan mayors not happy with exclusion from premier's expert task force
October 25, 2023 - 7:29 AM
While being too polite to openly complain about not being part of the Premier’s Expert Task Force on Emergencies, Central Okanagan politicians are demanding to have their say about devastating wildfires in the region last summer.
McDougall Creek wildfire crews shift from lighting fires to mopping them up
September 07, 2023 - 4:30 PM
It may seem counterintuitive to have trained firefighters spending a lot of their time with handheld torches or dropping firebombs from the ski in the midst of out-of-control wildfires.
Slope above highway still moving near Summerland
September 01, 2023 - 5:16 PM
Highway 97 near Summerland will be closed over the Labour Day long weekend as the province continues its assessment of the slide area.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone
From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen states that have not already legalized cannabis for widespread medical or recreational use by adults. Bu
More real estate listings and lower prices in Kamloops, Okanagan
A recent real estate report has good news for home buyers in the southern Interior. There are more houses on the market and lower prices around Kamloops and the Okanagan. The Association of Interior Realtors released its report for April to
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Kamloops city council calls for mayor to resign
Kamloops city council called for the mayor to resign, but he's not expected to listen. The eight other mem
May 07, 2024 1:31 PM
Security guard at Drake's home seriously injured in overnight shooting
TORONTO - Drake's sprawling Toronto mansion was surrounded by police on Tuesday after a security guard working outside
May 07, 2024 1:28 PM
Illicit drug deaths reach 192 in March in B.C., down from last year
VICTORIA - Another 192 people were killed in British Columbia by illicit drugs in March, 11 per cent down from the s
May 07, 2024 1:00 PM
Drunk driver hits parked Kelowna cop car
A woman behind the wheel of an SUV in Kelowna last weekend hit a cop car when she tried to avoid police. Offic
May 07, 2024 12:21 PM
Vandals cause thousands in damage to aircraft at Vernon airport
RCMP have released images from surveillance video in the hope someone will recognize the suspects in a case of vanda
May 07, 2024 12:05 PM
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