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Another BC Tree Fruits building for sale in Kelowna, this one for $28 million
March 12, 2024 - 7:35 AM
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BC Tree Fruits has been selling off its buildings in Kelowna for the last few years and has now added its plant in the downtown’s North End.
BC Tree Fruits properties for sale in Kelowna for $39 million
September 20, 2023 - 9:01 AM

Over the past few years BC Tree Fruits has been selling off its properties in Kelowna for millions of dollars. The price tag on its latest offering is a whopping $39 million.
iN PHOTOS: This is what moving day looks like at Kelowna’s tent city
July 12, 2023 - 7:00 AM

How would you like it if you were told to pack up all your worldly possessions and move them for a day every two weeks then set them all up again?
‘It’s sad’: Kelowna loses piece of history after fire ravages lakefront home
October 21, 2022 - 3:30 PM
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Kelowna is losing a connection to its history after a fire ravaged a lakefront heritage home last night.
B.C. Tree Fruits plant closing Lake Country location, moving to South Okanagan
August 20, 2022 - 1:55 PM
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Despite the fact that 70% of the apples grown by B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative members come from the Central and North Okanagan, they will no longer be going to a local packinghouse.
Oliver grocery store saved from suspicious fire
March 14, 2022 - 4:03 PM

A suspicious fire was doused by Oliver Fire Department volunteer firefighters before it could get into the main part of the Global Grocers on Highway 97 in Oliver.
Residents threatened by wildfire near Oliver feeling uneasy
July 31, 2021 - 3:41 PM

Some residents of a rural community near Oliver are saying the early response to a wildfire burning close to their homes left them feeling unsupported.
Thompson-Okanagan golf courses are driving into spring
March 06, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Time to dust off your clubs and pull your golf shoes out of storage because some Thompson-Okanagan courses are ready for you.
Three Oliver men arrested after shots fired
June 03, 2020 - 3:05 PM

Three Oliver men are facing firearms charges and one man is facing additional drug offences following execution of a police search warrant yesterday.
Oliver cherry packer looking to move operation to Kelowna
September 26, 2019 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - A 60,000 square foot fruit packing plant is planned for East Kelowna as its Oliver owner expends northward to where the cherry crop is biggest.
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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 first week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Kelowna surpassed provincial housing targets in 2024
The province has been pushing municipalities, including the City of Kelowna, to build more housing and it has done just that. A mandate for new housing came down from the BC government in 2023, and the latest city report shows Kelowna has b

Local News Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Another BC Tree Fruits building for sale in Kelowna, this one for $28 million

BC Tree Fruits properties for sale in Kelowna for $39 million

iN PHOTOS: This is what moving day looks like at Kelowna’s tent city

‘It’s sad’: Kelowna loses piece of history after fire ravages lakefront home

B.C. Tree Fruits plant closing Lake Country location, moving to South Okanagan

Oliver grocery store saved from suspicious fire

Residents threatened by wildfire near Oliver feeling uneasy

Thompson-Okanagan golf courses are driving into spring

Three Oliver men arrested after shots fired

Oliver cherry packer looking to move operation to Kelowna

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