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‘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.
iN VIDEO: BC Transit taking long way between Kelowna and Penticton as bush roads upgraded
August 31, 2023 - 10:05 AM
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The Route 70 transit service between Kelowna and Penticton will now take more than twice as long to complete as it did before Highway 97 was closed near Summerland.
Kelowna gay bar to pay up after reneging deal with drag queen
August 30, 2023 - 6:00 PM
A Kelowna drag performer took a local bar to court after it stopped paying for events he hosted.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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An Israeli drone strike on a car in eastern Lebanon killed two people Friday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency
April 26, 2024 12:28 PM
Killer whale calf trapped in B.C. swims out of lagoon on her own
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A killer whale calf made her own bid for freedom Friday for a potential reunion with extended family i
April 26, 2024 12:22 PM
Sister of Kelowna man who died while evacuated due to UBCO highrise excavation wants answers
A resident who was forced out of his home because of UBC Okanagan’s highrise construction in downtown Kelowna
April 26, 2024 12:18 PM
Honeymoon Suite celebrating 40 years with tour that makes stop in Vernon
Iconic Canadian rock band Honeymoon Suite is celebrating 40 years together with a tour that includes a concert in Ve
April 26, 2024 11:31 AM
Vigil to be held in North Okanagan for murdered woman
A candlelight vigil is being held tonight in the North Okanagan to remember a local woman who was murdered earlier t
April 26, 2024 10:30 AM
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