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Not much UBCO student input at event on city's Culture Plan
January 30, 2019 - 2:00 PM

KELOWNA - Only a handful of UBC Okanagan students took the time to tell the City of Kelowna how best to enhance arts and culture at an open house yesterday.
Whimsical characters handmade by Kamloops artist come to life
June 01, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS – Watch miniature Donald Trump as he stands at a kitchen counter - his signature hair flailing about - holding a meat cleaver and hacking away at women’s rights, education, environment, vaccines. No, this isn’t some terrible nightmare or horror flick, this is one of artist Lily Dalley’s many handcrafted figures — or as she calls them automata — that move with help from a series of gears and cams.
Fall in love with all the Valentine's Day events in Kelowna
February 02, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – Whether you’ve got a date or arrange or are looking to meet someone new Kelowna has Valentines Day events for everyone.
Symphonic rock show will help the SPCA
September 18, 2014 - 2:32 PM

KELOWNA - Music lovers can sit back and take in the 'It's All Good' symphonic classic rock show knowing part of the money spent on their ticket will help support the local SPCA.
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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

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Not much UBCO student input at event on city's Culture Plan