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BC Housing project in Kamloops two years behind schedule and over budget
February 15, 2025 - 7:00 AM

When BC Housing announced it "preserved" housing with a nearly $13 million purchase in Kamloops, new tenants were supposed to move in that same year.
iN PHOTOS: Temporary stabilization complete at rockslide on Highway 97 near Summerland
November 27, 2024 - 12:00 PM
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Work to temporarily stabilize the slope above Highway 97 along Okanagan Lake near Summerland is complete more than a year after a rockslide crashed onto the route
City of Kelowna won court battle for public access to the waterfront, then blocks it off
September 11, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The Hotel Eldorado and City of Kelowna spent two years waging a court battle over whether a gate leading to the hotel’s outdoor patio should be open or closed.
iN PHOTOS: Owner of ‘unsafe’ house in Kelowna will fight the city in the hopes of saving his home
July 30, 2021 - 7:00 AM

After being ordered by the City of Kelowna to demolish his home, Janusz Grelecki is starting to clean up his property in an effort to get the city to back down.
This Kamloops mechanic has seen a rise in drilled gas tanks, then it happened to him
December 12, 2019 - 12:00 PM

Normally, he’s the guy who fixes this costly problem but now, mechanic Lorenzo Williams is a victim of the weird crime that appears be on the rise.
$600,000 bill for spring flood damage on Okanagan Lake in Penticton
October 17, 2017 - 10:37 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has assessed the spring flood damage along the Okanagan Lake shoreline and is anxious to get started with repair work.
Lakefront residents still tallying up costs of Okanagan Lake flooding
July 14, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - Lakefront residents from around Okanagan Lake are still tallying up costs incurred from spring flooding that brought lake levels well above most docks and for some it’s tens of thousands of dollars.
Penticton begins cleanup, damage assessment as lake levels recede
July 05, 2017 - 3:36 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton is moving into cleanup mode following this spring’s high water levels on Okanagan Lake.
Budget amendment needed for KVR trail retaining wall replacement
June 22, 2017 - 7:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton city council has approved spending $300,000 to make repairs to a retaining wall on the Kettle Valley Rail trail that is beginning to lean.
Penticton council agrees to Government Street land swap for hospital access
December 21, 2016 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - A land swap between Penticton and Interior Health is intended to make access to an expanded Penticton Regional Hospital safer.
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iN DISCUSSION: Readers take aim at ICBC
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 23. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

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

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