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Dredge work to improve canal linking Kalamalka and Wood Lakes tied up in red tape
June 20, 2021 - 3:32 PM

A Lake Country resident who wants to see safe passage for boaters between Kalamalka and Wood Lakes is frustrated the process to get approvals to dredge a canal connecting the two lakes has taken years.
Slow down: Proceed like a turtle when on this West Kelowna road
April 29, 2021 - 7:30 AM

For many longtime Rose Valley residents, the turtles that migrate across Westlake Road on their way to breeding grounds mapped out in their DNA are a precious part of the community.
Work from home? New office towers in Kamloops, Kelowna defy the pandemic trend
December 14, 2020 - 6:00 AM

Construction of the 23-storey Landmark 7 office tower in Kelowna hasn’t slowed because of COVID-19.
$4M needs to be raised in community for Greater Vernon Cultural Centre
September 25, 2020 - 11:08 AM

Two years after the public gave the project the green light, politicians have agreed to the budget for the Greater Vernon Cultural Centre enabling a grant application to be submitted one week before a make-or-break deadline.
Car sales getting back to normal in B.C., Canada
August 11, 2020 - 7:30 PM

It may just be pent-up demand caused by a crash in new car sales during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown or, it might be a sign that the economy is in a strong recovery mode, but July was the best month of the year for car sales in Canada and ICBC reports a surge in vehicle registrations.
Okanagan student wins first round in HRT case over flashing lights in school performance
January 08, 2020 - 6:30 AM

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled a case against an independent Okanagan school can move forward after a Grade 12 student launched a complaint stating the school failed to take into consideration her seizure disorder while she worked on a school performance that involved the use of strobe lighting.
Get outside this weekend or take in some amazing figure skating, music and wine
October 04, 2019 - 8:00 AM

Fall weekend fun awaits you throughout the Okanagan and Kamloops.
B.C. residents can choose when they want their forests to burn
June 21, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Heavy rain is needed for the rest of June or the Okanagan will be in for a “crazy” fire season, says one of B.C.’s leading experts on setting forests on fire.
BEEP BLEEP: Kelowna's commuting future will be lots of waiting around
April 08, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - If nothing changes in the next 20 years you’re going to be sitting in traffic jams almost twice as long as you do today.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A year's worth of odd crimes that just didn't pay
January 01, 2017 - 10:30 AM

Cities in the Thompson and Okanagan regions had no shortage of oddball crimes in 2016.
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Armstrong's Caravan Farm Theatre looking for kids to scare 'living daylights' out of adults
A popular walk of walk of terror event held by the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong is returning this year and is in need of some kids to scare hundreds of adults. “This is a gig for the kids out there who love Halloween… get

Kamloops Farmers' Market is a delicious adventure
The Kamloops Farmer’s Market is a bi-weekly market that beautifully showcases the bounty from the surrounding areas of the Thompson Valley. The big market happens on Saturdays with around 100 vendors on site selling their products. We

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