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What to do on Valentine's Day in Okanagan, Kamloops
February 02, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Love is in the air every year around Feb. 14, but sometimes it can be challenging to find something special to do with that special someone on Valentine's Day.
Terminally ill Salmon Arm grandmother leaving legacy of love, family and nursing
January 13, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Family members gather in a spacious, brightly lit living room in a third storey apartment chatting, laughing and baking together on a gloomy winter day in Salmon Arm.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
January 07, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Okanagan artist uses paint made from foraged ingredients
October 13, 2024 - 12:30 PM

An artist from Kelowna forages through the mountains looking for gemstones, berries, clay and anything else he can process into pigments for his paintings.
Kamloops graffiti artist beautifying the city one dumpster at a time
May 12, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Anyone who has rolled through Kamloops has no doubt seen the bright artwork of local graffiti artist Nate Doucet.
Kamloops' first commercial art gallery to jazz up downtown strip
May 02, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Nightlife in downtown Kamloops is about to get more eclectic as the first commercial art gallery in the city is opening this week, featuring a wine bar and 1930s theme.
How notable artist Geert Maas made Kelowna home
August 21, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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Kelowna’s Geert Maas is an internationally acclaimed artist whose bronze and stainless steel works can be seen around the city and far beyond.
Something to do this weekend: Tour edition
July 28, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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It’s halfway through summer and there are still so many interesting events and tours to check out in Kamloops and the Okanagan, here are just a few of them.
B.C. man who painted badminton court on road during lockdown sued by city
April 30, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A Surrey man who painted badminton court lines on the cul-de-sac where he lived during lockdown has been ordered to pay $800 to have them removed by the City.
iN PHOTOS: Meet artists where they live on unique Okanagan art tour
July 30, 2022 - 1:00 PM
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There's an abundance of talented artists living in Carr’s Landing in Lake Country, from metal sculptors to authors to painters.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall J

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Why a TNRD director and former Tobiano owner is suing the golf community
The regional district director who oversees Tobiano is in suing the golf resort community over his failed efforts to build a home there. A trial spurred by Thompson Nicola Regional District director Michael Grenier started late last month a

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