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Elderly West Kelowna man in hospital after assault
April 22, 2021 - 10:04 AM

A 76-year-old man is in the hospital after he was allegedly assaulted in a West Kelowna mobile home park by a stranger earlier this week.
Why it took so long to clear trees from Penticton airport last fall
February 08, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Back in October and November, airlines serving Penticton cancelled evening flights forcing passengers of both WestJet and Jazz Airlines to reroute through Kelowna, or reschedule alternative flights over the four-day period because of a sight-line hazard created by tall trees bordering the airstrip.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to 'embrace' cannabis tourism after 4-20 'debacle'
VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Elderly West Kelowna man in hospital after assault