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Kelowna looking for new ways to offset winter fossil fuel use
November 06, 2023 - 7:00 AM

The City of Kelowna is working on its ‘Climate Resilient Kelowna Strategy’ for early 2024, which promises to offer solutions for the city's heavy fossil fuel consumption.
FortisBC could be heating B.C. homes with gas from garbage by 2050
March 07, 2022 - 7:10 AM
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FortisBC is a North American leader in supplying renewable natural gas and, a new study shows, could have enough renewable natural gas to heat the homes of all of its customers by 2050.
Frozen cars, batteries keeping Kamloops, Okanagan mechanics busy
December 28, 2021 - 6:00 PM

As temperatures plummet in Kamloops and the Okanagan, tow truck drivers and auto shops are busy with service calls.
Higher gas prices on the way to Okanagan, Kamloops: analyst
February 17, 2021 - 1:05 PM

Fuel market analysts are recommending Thompson-Okanagan motorists top up their gas tanks sooner rather than later as oil prices are set to climb.
UPDATE: Big jump in Kelowna gas prices; Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton likely to follow
February 05, 2021 - 1:14 PM

It appears gas prices are about to take a leap in Kamloops and the Okanagan, if the Kelowna market is any indication.
Coroner says Kamloops mom killed by carbon monoxide in tent
November 20, 2020 - 6:30 AM

The B.C. Coroner's Service has confirmed that a 35-year-old Kamloops woman found dead in her tent during a camping trip near Salmon Arm in 2019 died from the toxic effects of carbon monoxide.
How to weather the weather: 12 things you might not know about surviving winter
January 18, 2020 - 8:00 AM

With the winter weather bringing many surprises like cars that don’t start and frozen fingertips, there a few other things you might not know which can help make the cold and snowy season a little more livable.
Some facts about carbon monoxide and safety tips after Kamloops family narrowly escapes tragedy
January 21, 2016 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A 15-month-old girl in Kamloops is being credited with saving her life, the lives of her parents, and the family's several cats and dogs after carbon monoxide recently filled their home.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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