Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Popular Jewel Lake campground in a zoning showdown with regional district
June 13, 2021 - 2:45 PM

A popular Boundary campground facing a battle with local government over cabins built on property recently zoned Agricultural Land Reserve is hoping guests’ memories will help them win the fight.
Judge blocks OKIBs attempt to evict elder saying it would cause 'irreparable harm'
November 20, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A B.C. Supreme Court Judge has put a halt on the Okanagan Indian Band's efforts to evict a 70-year-old former band member living on land left to her in her aunt's will.
Province improves access for Indigenous anglers at Okanagan Falls dam
July 22, 2020 - 1:40 PM

Mischief believed tied to a property dispute over native access to Okanagan River below Okanagan Falls dam has diminished following an act of support for the fishery by the province.
Someone's trying to stop Indigenous fishermen from reaching salmon in South Okanagan
July 18, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Penticton Indian Band member and former chief Jonathan Kruger has filed a complaint with the RCMP over mischief incidents at the Okanagan Falls dam.
B.C. wants to name a Wells Gray mountain near several First Nations to honour a land surveyor
January 17, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Not everyone is on board with a proposed new name for a mountain on the border of Wells Gray Park and several First Nations.
North Okanagan man's threats, bizarre lawsuits don't go quite as planned
November 20, 2017 - 8:00 PM

“THE CLAIM MAKES NO SENSE. AT BEST, IT MAY BE ABOUT PEDIGREED LIVESTOCK”
Sibling rivalry taken to a whole new level in Salmon Arm case
October 03, 2017 - 6:30 PM

SALMON ARM - It was a simple road that seemed to keep the peace between two brothers and farmers near Salmon Arm.
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B.C. is now well into its third worst wildfire season in the last 18 years
While still a long way from the record-breaking wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018, more forest has burned in B.C. this year than any other full year, other than those two. As of July 25, 413,945 hectares have burned so far this year, with a

The Kelowna Yacht Club opens The Galley Lakeside Cafe on the boardwalk downtown
Many would agree that Kelowna’s most spectacular asset is its proximity to Okanagan Lake. The magnificent grandeur of this 135-km long body of water runs alongside Kelowna’s shores from tip to tail. Watersports have long been a part o

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Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Popular Jewel Lake campground in a zoning showdown with regional district

Judge blocks OKIBs attempt to evict elder saying it would cause 'irreparable harm'

Province improves access for Indigenous anglers at Okanagan Falls dam

Someone's trying to stop Indigenous fishermen from reaching salmon in South Okanagan

B.C. wants to name a Wells Gray mountain near several First Nations to honour a land surveyor

North Okanagan man's threats, bizarre lawsuits don't go quite as planned

Sibling rivalry taken to a whole new level in Salmon Arm case

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