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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
October 08, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of October 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
BC Green Party announces Kamloops Centre candidate
April 17, 2024 - 11:30 AM

The BC Green Party has announced the candidates selected to run in four ridings for the upcoming election including Kamloops.
With the death of Journey Home it’s unclear how Kelowna will tackle homelessness in the future
December 10, 2023 - 4:30 PM
iNhome

Kelowna's Journey Home initiative was created in 2018 with the goal of transforming Kelowna to a city with functionally zero homelessness by 2024.
Kelowna’s Prospera Place: Right size, right place just needs lots of TLC
October 04, 2023 - 7:30 AM

Even though it is 24 years old, Prospera Place – home of the WHL's Kelowna Rockets – has solid “bones” and many years, or even decades, of life left in it. But it's in a dire need of some serious upgrades.
Kamloops smorgasbord restaurant looking at co-op model to stay in business
April 18, 2023 - 6:00 AM
iNwine

The Smorgasbord Deli and Country Garden Greenhouse is closing at end of this summer after decades of serving Kamloops.
Kelowna city councillor consulted for business behind anti-vax billboards
December 02, 2022 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna city councillor was listed as a "consultant" for the business behind new anti-vax billboards near Kamloops.
B.C. nurse suspended for giving senior cannabis edible
September 07, 2022 - 7:30 AM
iN420

A B.C. nurse that gave a senior edible cannabis and asked a coworker to create false vaccination records for him has been suspended for a week.
Huge development that could double Peachland's population picking up steam
April 25, 2021 - 4:02 PM

A massive housing, commercial and educational development is gearing up to start building as many as 2,800 homes on the northern end of Peachland.
Work from home? New office towers in Kamloops, Kelowna defy the pandemic trend
December 14, 2020 - 6:00 AM
iNhome

Construction of the 23-storey Landmark 7 office tower in Kelowna hasn’t slowed because of COVID-19.
It’s not just COVID making life miserable for long term care residents
November 04, 2020 - 6:30 AM

There has been such a focus of late on the declining health of residents isolated in long term care homes because of COVID-19 that it’s easy to lose sight of the trauma for residents that have been living there for years.
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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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