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Kelowna’s tent city policies ‘make people want to give up’
June 07, 2025 - 9:00 AM
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
December 24, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
September 17, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of September 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
May 07, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Massive joint effort needed to clean up 'historically messed up' Kelowna sawmill site
March 03, 2024 - 7:00 AM

There is no question the former Russo Sawmill site in Kelowna is one of the city’s longest standing unsightly and problem properties.
West Kelowna wants to continue building despite legacy cost overruns
December 06, 2023 - 7:30 AM

West Kelowna has a sad history of cost escalations when it comes to big building projects.
Rough roads around Summerland slide could be needed for some time to come
August 31, 2023 - 1:30 PM
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What appears to be a fairly small slide blocking Highway 97 north of Summerland is actually part of a much larger slide in the same area that closed the highway for a couple of months in 2008.
The long history of paddle wheelers between Kamloops and Enderby
July 09, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The Okanagan has many stories and displays of its paddle wheelers but other versions of those classic ships plied the rivers and lakes from Savona, through Kamloops, to Enderby.
BC’s first trans-provincial highway stalled before it reached the Okanagan
June 11, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Before there was the Cariboo Wagon Road to Barkerville, the BC government started building a road to the Okanagan after gold was discovered in Rock Creek in 1859.
Thompson-Okanagan farm to table doesn't just happen
December 05, 2022 - 7:02 AM
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While COVID and last year’s washout of B.C. highways got people thinking about supply chains and food security, shop local advocates have been working for decades to make the Thompson-Okanagan more self-sufficient.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

Local News Kelowna and Area

Kelowna’s tent city policies ‘make people want to give up’

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

Massive joint effort needed to clean up 'historically messed up' Kelowna sawmill site

West Kelowna wants to continue building despite legacy cost overruns

Rough roads around Summerland slide could be needed for some time to come

The long history of paddle wheelers between Kamloops and Enderby

BC’s first trans-provincial highway stalled before it reached the Okanagan

Thompson-Okanagan farm to table doesn't just happen

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