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Local News Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas
Interior Health spending on agency nurses up 2,476% in two years
March 22, 2024 - 7:30 AM
Interior Health is contracting out an increasing number of nursing jobs as its spending climbed to more than $30 million last year.
Rebuilding from Okanagan wildfires bogged down by insensitive insurance companies
March 11, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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It’s been seven months since wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes in the Okanagan and Shuswap yet rebuilds are just now starting to get underway.
'Can’t afford to live': Vernon senior helping to organize pension reform protest
February 10, 2024 - 6:00 PM
A senior in Vernon is fed up with living on the financial brink trying to make ends meet on a fixed retirement income, and she’s not alone.
Housing construction booming on WFN but should you buy lease land?
October 05, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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When Troika Developments started marketing its West Harbour resort community on Westbank First Nation land a decade ago, there was some stigma to overcome.
Resounding silence from Lake Okanagan Resort after destructive wildfire
September 27, 2023 - 6:00 AM
It has been more than a month since the McDougall Creek Wildfire destroyed most of the storied Lake Okanagan Resort.
'WE COULDN'T GET AWAY': West Kelowna family fled three times in one night as fires spread
September 15, 2023 - 7:30 AM
Heather Reis spent hours running from three different fires as the McDougall Creek wildfire closed in on her home in Bear Creek.
Lack of power behind delay getting West Kelowna evacuees home: MLA
September 13, 2023 - 5:13 PM
Angry residents evacuated due to the McDougall Creek wildfire turned on Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart for answers yesterday as to why they can’t go home.
Online fundraising pleas show level of distress among many Central Okanagan wildfire evacuees
September 08, 2023 - 7:00 AM
Pleas for help from an online donation site provide a glimpse into the impact of the McDougall Creek wildfire on local residents lives.
No charges for BC insurance broker who took $300K of clients cash
August 11, 2023 - 6:00 PM
A BC insurance broker who spent $300,000 of a client's money has avoided any criminal charges and been fined a tiny fraction of the money he took.
BC financial advisor accused of fraud, took $330K from seniors
July 22, 2023 - 6:00 PM
A BC financial advisor accused of fraud for taking $330,000 from a senior couple is still not facing criminal charges two and a half years after the regulator reported him to the police.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Kelowna man takes first place in national young sommelier award
A Kelowna man went head to head in a competition with Canada’s best young sommeliers and came out on top. Maxwell Brayer, 23, won Canada’s Top Young Sommelier at the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Competition at the
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation
Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption. I
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say
BALTIMORE (AP) — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine mainte
March 27, 2024 10:49 PM
Driving along ... and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What's it like to survive a bridge collapse?
You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you. There are a few seconds of
March 27, 2024 9:00 PM
Osoyoos cuts massive 40% tax and fee hike almost in half
After triggering heated protests from residents, the Town of Osoyoos passed a final tax and service fee hike this we
March 27, 2024 7:00 PM
Kamloops lawyer disbarred after multiple suspensions
A Kamloops lawyer who repeatedly practiced while suspended has been disbarred after years of investigations and cita
March 27, 2024 6:00 PM
Final traffic headaches on Trans-Canada in Kicking Horse Canyon
The final traffic headaches for drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway will be felt this spring as the last stage of th
March 27, 2024 4:38 PM
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