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Province orders repairs on Shuswap resort's leaky sewage plant
February 21, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A private Blind Bay sewage plant has been leaking for years, and the province is stepping up enforcement.
'Threat to human health': Shuswap RV resort's sewage spills net $60,000 fine
December 05, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Shuswap sewage system that spilled up to 5,000 times the allowable fecal bacteria at a lakefront resort has been fined nearly $60,000.
How the live music culture is shifting in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 24, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Back in the day, live musicians would tour the countryside making a living playing shows six nights a week, but over the years, the live music industry and culture around it has drastically changed.
No exemptions for Kelowna property owners wanting to stay in short-term rental market
February 01, 2024 - 11:35 AM
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There was a glimmer of hope last week that some exemptions could be made to new provincial short-term rental rules so some housing that was built and sold for that purpose could continue.
New provincial rules mean Kelowna to lose 700 short-term rentals
January 10, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Kelowna city council is being asked to scratch 693 of 1,191 licenced short-term rental units in the city in order to comply with new provincial regulations as of May 1.
Airbnb may be good for tourists but at a cost to Okanagan residents
May 16, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Short term rentals are forcing renters to pay hundreds to thousands of extra dollars every year, according to a report going to Penticton City Council.
Kamloops sets new building permit record
March 14, 2023 - 1:51 PM
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Kamloops hit a new record for new construction last year.
Why almost every hotel in Okanagan, Kamloops is worth more than Kelowna's Ramada
March 04, 2023 - 7:00 PM

Kelowna’s Ramada Hotel and Conference centre is a big, sprawling, prominent, long-standing feature of the city, sitting right across the highway from Orchard Park mall.
Police officer found 'heavily injured' body, court hears in Kamloops motel murder trial
January 29, 2020 - 5:30 PM

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Need a winter recharge? These B.C. Interior hot springs are close enough for a weekend drive
December 26, 2019 - 5:00 PM

There’s nothing like gazing at the frozen wilderness while soaking in a soothing open-air hot spring in the winter.
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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 fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Okanagan researcher creating system to reuse wine industry waste
A group of researchers are trying to create a system where the waste from the beverage industry across the Okanagan can be turned into something more. Okanagan College student Benedikt Braun grew up around vineyards in Germany and now he&rs

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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