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The last run of the Kamloops Meal Train
January 09, 2025 - 10:05 AM

A volunteer-run food service for homeless people in Kamloops is coming to an end after nearly five years.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
June 04, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Futuristic micro-home communities may be answer to housing crisis in Thompson-Okanagan
March 23, 2024 - 3:30 PM
iNhome

With new single-family houses selling for $1 million or more in the Thompson-Okanagan region, the dream of house ownership is out of reach for many.
Kamloops mayor goes to bat for proposed Tranquille development
February 16, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The mayor has urged the province to ease red tape on a massive development proposal in Kamloops, but a land decision in November left the project with a massive road block.
Own a new home on this Shuswap golf course for a mere $360,000
December 01, 2023 - 6:00 AM
iNhome

The dream of owning a home on a golf course is normally only achievable for a wealthy few.
IN PHOTOS: Where to find abandoned flumes in Kamloops and the Okanagan
November 14, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Brian Craig of Castlegar was camping east of Kamloops last month when he stumbled upon the remnants of an old wooden flume and trestle and hiked down a steep path to take photos.
Where to find that city/waterfront camping experience in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 30, 2023 - 4:30 PM
iNwheels

Waterfront camping is a great way to save money while visiting Kamloops or Okanagan cities.
Tired of Airbnbs and hotels? Okanagan glamping may be just right for you
June 25, 2023 - 8:00 AM

It’s easy to find a place to stay overnight in the Okanagan but for something different you can opt out of hotels, Airbnb’s and RVs and go for a glamp.
Want to rent a boat in Okanagan, Kamloops? There's an app for that
May 23, 2023 - 6:00 PM

While there are numerous boat rental businesses in Kamloops, the Shuswap and the Okanagan, they may not have just what a boater wants when they want it.
Want to buy a B.C. hot spring?
December 10, 2022 - 4:30 PM
iNhome

If anyone’s interested in owning a hot springs resort, there’s one for sale in the East Kootenays.
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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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

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