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Unexploded ordnance slows efforts to extinguish brush fire near Vernon
August 21, 2025 - 3:24 PM

Unexploded ordnance has been discovered in and around the Boltres Creek wildfire just south of Vernon.
Mild winter means big savings on the road for Kelowna, Kamloops
March 07, 2025 - 7:00 AM
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Millions of dollars are spent plowing hundreds of kilometres of roads in Kelowna and Kamloops in the winter, so a mild winter can mean big savings.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
October 01, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of October 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Man shoots bear, bear attacks man in Summerland
June 14, 2024 - 12:15 PM

A man was hunting in the forest near Summerland when he shot a bear and the bear fought back.
Former TNRD director fighting for endangered steelhead trout recovery near Merritt
February 25, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Steven Rice is trying to rebuild a once vibrant Steelhead trout fishery on the Nicola River.
iN PHOTOS: Thousands of North Shuswap residents return to communities scarred by fire
September 07, 2023 - 6:00 PM

More than 10,000 North Shuswap residents were allowed to return to their properties yesterday after a wildfire swept across the area last month, razing at least 176 homes.
Expect increased activity on Shuswap wildfire as weather warms
September 01, 2023 - 11:38 AM

The Thursday rain calmed wildfire activity in the Shuswap, but a warming weekend may up the intensity.
Almost 2,400 still evacuated and 240 homes seriously damaged by West Kelowna wildfire
August 28, 2023 - 11:19 AM

More than 10,000 people were evacuated in the face of the McDougall Creek Wildfire that tore through homes in and around West Kelowna last week.
TIMELINE: How COVID changed our lives over the past three years
January 28, 2023 - 6:00 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has now passed the three year mark.
Woman hit by Kamloops bylaw officer dealing with long-term pain
September 28, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A Kamloops woman is going to regular physiotherapy and awaiting an MRI six months after she was hit by a bylaw officer.
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iN DISCUSSION: 'It can happen to anyone'
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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