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'Keep it Loopy': Retro neon sign reflects community, culture on Kamloops’ North Shore
March 26, 2024 - 12:02 PM

A popular cafe on Kamloops’ North Shore has a new retro neon sign that reads "Keep it Loopy" in blue, gold and pink.
Residents befuddled by flashing lights at Central Okanagan's newest school
December 30, 2021 - 4:14 PM

Neighbours of Ecole H.S. Grenda Middle School in Lake Country were befuddled by the flashing lights illuminating the site this week.
iN PHOTOS: Bizarre, unsafe violations spotted by B.C. commercial vehicle inspectors
September 07, 2021 - 11:15 AM

Some days can feel like the Wild West for inspectors with B.C.'s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement branch as they catch drivers with safety violations.
Kamloops' annual Santa Claus Parade changing format for COVID-19
October 13, 2020 - 7:30 PM

Although many beloved events have bit the dust in the wake of COVID-19, the annual Kamloops Santa Claus Parade isn't one of them.
Just say no to gaudy digital sign for Capri Mall, staff tells Kelowna council
April 04, 2016 - 1:00 PM

STAFF HAVE MANY CONCERNS WITH UPGRADE OF PYLON SIGN ON HIGHWAY 97
Elderly woman sent to hospital after hit by car on Highway 33
January 12, 2016 - 3:51 PM

POLICE SAY PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS NEED TO BE AWARE DURING SHORTER WINTER DAYS
No bad roads, only bad drivers say police after Hwy 33 hairpin accidents
February 03, 2015 - 5:05 PM

KELOWNA - A spate of accidents near the eight-mile hairpin turn on Highway 33 are more of a sign of bad driving than a dangerous road, say Kelowna RCMP.
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iN DISCUSSION: When traffic fines just aren't enough
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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

Quashing rumours floating around off-grid community of Frederick on Kamloops Lake
A curious little community 20 kilometres into the mountains from Kamloops is entirely off-the-grid and has been the subject of ridiculous rumours. Located at the end of several kilometres of dirt road and over a CN railway track, Frederick

Local News Kelowna and Area

'Keep it Loopy': Retro neon sign reflects community, culture on Kamloops’ North Shore

Residents befuddled by flashing lights at Central Okanagan's newest school

iN PHOTOS: Bizarre, unsafe violations spotted by B.C. commercial vehicle inspectors

Kamloops' annual Santa Claus Parade changing format for COVID-19

Just say no to gaudy digital sign for Capri Mall, staff tells Kelowna council

Elderly woman sent to hospital after hit by car on Highway 33

No bad roads, only bad drivers say police after Hwy 33 hairpin accidents

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