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Tiny bugs wearing woolly coats seen in huge numbers around Kamloops, Okanagan
September 18, 2021 - 8:30 AM

If you are picking tiny, furry insects out of your hair and teeth this week, you are not alone.
North Okanagan’s newest 'glampground' is 'cannabis, alcohol and party-friendly'
June 16, 2021 - 6:30 AM

After just five days in operation the bookings are already pouring in for the Utopia Feels Botanical Glampground and Micro-Farm in the North Okanagan near Vernon.
iN PHOTOS: Take the back alley tour of Kamloops's downtown murals
September 06, 2020 - 6:00 AM

Whether you've got family coming from out of town, or just feel like playing tourist for an afternoon, the back alley mural tour is sure to impress Kamloops locals and visitors alike.
Cooler weather creates hot demand for ladybugs in the Okanagan
July 04, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Ladybugs are the frontline in the battle against aphids, which are in full force in the Okanagan with the cooler weather.
Provincial health officer thanks West Kelowna locals for supporting Bylands Garden Centre foreign workers
April 12, 2020 - 8:54 AM

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is thanking West Kelowna locals who rallied around temporary foreign workers who are in isolation after an outbreak of COVID-19 at Bylands Garden Centre.
It's not just toilet paper: Seed suppliers having trouble keeping up
April 05, 2020 - 6:00 PM

It’s not only toilet paper that’s in short supply these days as seed suppliers struggle to keep up with demand from so many more people growing their own food while in isolation.
BREAKING: Five more deaths as COVID-19 cases exceeds 1,000 in B.C.
March 31, 2020 - 3:44 PM

Five more people have died of COVID-19 related illnesses as the number of cases in B.C. hit 1,013.
COVID-19 Leads to voluntary closure of Bylands Nursery in West Kelowna
March 31, 2020 - 2:35 PM

Bylands Nurseries and Garden Centre has been shut down voluntarily by the owner after an outbreak of COVID-19 amongst temporary foreign workers staying in housing nearby.
Move over groundhogs: Thompson Okanagan nurseries, markets, shops, ready for spring
February 29, 2020 - 11:00 AM

The groundhogs may have predicted a long winter, but spring is in the air across the Thompson Okanagan.
It's a waiting game for Okanagan gardeners anxious to get going
March 06, 2019 - 2:00 PM

PENTICTON - This year’s late winter has turned March into a waiting game for gardeners, who can only gaze forlornly at their snow covered raised beds as they wait for temperatures to rise and the snow to melt off their gardens.
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THOMPSON: 19th Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
OPINION As you read this, I am basking in the Florida sun. I don’t write this to piss off anyone, I’m merely grateful to be warm after my 19th Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure. Regular reader

When to pick those pumpkins as nights get colder in Kamloops, Okanagan
Pumpkins are reaching maturity and turning orange in many backyards in Kamloops and the Okanagan as Halloween approaches but with reports of frosty nights coming, some residents are wondering if they should pull their pumpkins off the vine early.

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