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Tired of fighting clover in your lawn? Leave it and love it
August 17, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Lush clover lawns have grown in popularity in the Okanagan as a drought tolerant alternative to heat damaged golden grass.
iN PHOTOS: Kelowna garden tour showed off stunning flower beds and eco-friendly approaches
June 17, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Gardeners in Kelowna opened their flower beds to the public at an event over the weekend, and some exemplified eco-friendly approaches to landscaping.
Homeless protestors at Kamloops city hall demand more services
May 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A group of homeless people have stationed in front of Kamloops city hall. It's not an uncommon sight. People who are homeless will regularly gather at the picnic tables during the day, especially when the weather is warm.
With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?
April 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Drought risk, tighter water restrictions and increased wildfire risk are just a few reasons why some residents in the southern Interior are rethinking what their lawns and yards should look like.
Kelowna farmer wants to grow dandelions and other plants
January 24, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Dandelions may be the bane of those who don't want to see them in the lawns and gardens but a Southeast Kelowna orchardist and farmer wants to grow them for their roots and leaves.
More marmots popping up in residential areas in the Okanagan
July 26, 2023 - 7:30 AM

There are more marmots than usual showing up around residential homes in the Interior this year, digging tunnels under structures and eating gardens.
The gorgeous Thompson-Okanagan birds that survive the winters here
December 03, 2022 - 1:49 PM

Many birds of the Thompson-Okanagan fly south for the winter but there are some that brave the winter storms.
Planning, prepping, pruning: How to get a jumpstart on gardening season in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 24, 2022 - 7:30 AM
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Spring is around the corner and some gardening enthusiasts are already finding ways to prepare for the season, despite the current cold temperatures.
How to tuck in your lawn and garden for the winter in Kamloops, Okanagan
October 16, 2021 - 6:30 AM
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The frost is almost on the pumpkins in the Okanagan and Kamloops and that means many residents are putting their gardens, lawns and fruit trees to bed for the winter.
BCSPCA offers up ways to help wildlife during a wildfire
July 18, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Like humans, the BC SPCA says animals struggle to cope when wildfires rage and their normal way of life is upended.
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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 third week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

'No rationale': BC pub fined $7,000 for customer drinking beer in its bowling alley
A BC pub has been fined $7,000 after a customer took a beer from the bar to its bowling alley. According to a Jan. 16 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch decision, the Victoria bar argued the rule was difficult to manage because custom

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Tired of fighting clover in your lawn? Leave it and love it

iN PHOTOS: Kelowna garden tour showed off stunning flower beds and eco-friendly approaches

Homeless protestors at Kamloops city hall demand more services

With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?

Kelowna farmer wants to grow dandelions and other plants

More marmots popping up in residential areas in the Okanagan

The gorgeous Thompson-Okanagan birds that survive the winters here

Planning, prepping, pruning: How to get a jumpstart on gardening season in Kamloops, Okanagan

How to tuck in your lawn and garden for the winter in Kamloops, Okanagan

BCSPCA offers up ways to help wildlife during a wildfire

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