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Kelowna developer wins fight with city over future road to second Okanagan Lake bridge
December 08, 2024 - 7:00 PM

An Okanagan developer has won a legal battle against the City of Kelowna paving the way to build housing on land that was designated to one day become a road leading to a second bridge over Okanagan Lake.
Rentable e-scooters may kick off in Kamloops this spring
December 07, 2024 - 10:00 AM

Kamloops city council is set to debate whether to become the 24th BC community to allow e-scooters.
Historic Okanagan Fur Brigade Trail only had brief connection to furs
March 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Anyone driving Highway 97 from Penticton to Kelowna, up Westside Road or beside Monte Lake is rolling along a pathway that’s thousands of years old.
BC strata that ignored water issue for decade ordered to pay condo owner $12K
July 15, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A BC strata that failed to deal with a decade-long water leak has been ordered to pay a condo owner $12,000 in compensation and fix the issue once and for all.
Solar sidewalks could power up to 60 rebuilt Lytton homes
August 26, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The Village of Lytton could pave the way for Canada’s net-zero energy initiatives with technologies like solar panel sidewalks, according to the mayor.
B.C. cherry growers celebrate as access granted to lucrative South Korean market
August 12, 2022 - 1:53 PM
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Canadian cherries have been granted market access to South Korea by Canada's market access secretariat, according to the B.C. Cherry Association.
Expanded e-bike, e-scooter program in Kelowna could include 'LimeAble' adaptive vehicles
April 20, 2022 - 2:44 PM

Lime had joined Spin as the second of only two companies renting e-scooters and e-bikes in Kelowna, with a soft launch by Lime starting today, April 20.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna cyclist nearly broke B.C. race record during heat dome
April 03, 2022 - 9:00 AM

When last June’s heat dome pushed Thompson and Okanagan temperatures past 45 Celsius, everyone who could stayed indoors in front of their air conditioners.
iN PHOTOS: Magic mushroom facility in Princeton taking shape
September 20, 2021 - 6:00 AM
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Construction is nearing completion on two 10,000 square foot facilities in Princeton that will be used to grow and research magic mushrooms.
Kelowna, Vernon have e-scooters — why not Kamloops?
May 22, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Now that Vernon and Kelowna are both onboard to see e-scooters rolling on streets and sidewalks, a Kamloops advocacy group hopes to see the same changes come to Kamloops.
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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 January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

2024 worst year for Central Okanagan real estate sales in 12 years
Last year was the worst year for real estate sales in the Central Okanagan for more than a dozen years. While sales in December picked up considerably year-over-year, overall the region saw the lowest number of sales since 2012. Real

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