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Opposition to pollution from Kelowna fruit packing plant growing
March 19, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Despite a history of warnings and fines dating back to 2019, the Sandher Fruit Packers plant just outside Kelowna city limits in the Ellison area continues to dump pollutants.
When BC truck drivers complained about unpaid overtime, company took them to court
March 08, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Three BC truck drivers found themselves in court after they complained they were shorted overtime by their former employers.
BC United promises millions for Highway 5 North safety
January 23, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Kamloops MLAs vying for reelection later this year are promising millions in funding to improve safety on the Yellowhead Highway.
(LOUD) PIPE DREAMS: Why Kelowna can't crack down on annoying vehicles
June 20, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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As summer arrives in the Okanagan, so does the scourge of noisy mufflers that police and bylaw officers can do very little to control.
Kamloops dealership on the hook for $5,000 for selling modified truck
June 16, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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A Kamloops dealership is on the hook for $5,000 after it sold a customer a $78,000 modified truck that was illegal to drive.
Ashcroft returning to its heyday as a major inland port
January 08, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Back in the days of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Ashcroft became a major shipping port after CP rail tracks were laid down nearby.
Trial of accused in $800,000 Kamloops drug bust expected three years after seizure
June 16, 2022 - 12:32 PM

A father and son will return to court in Kamloops three years after police seized $800,000 of drugs from a commercial truck near the city.
Facebook tipsters help police recover vintage pickup that went on joyride from Kamloops to Cache Creek
June 11, 2022 - 2:02 PM

A vintage Ford pickup truck was stolen from the Kamloops Golf & Country Club yesterday, but it wasn’t long before several members of the community helped the owners and police track it down.
Woman trying to prevent dumpster deaths feeling voiceless after accident in Penticton
June 05, 2022 - 8:00 AM

A Victoria woman who was trying to prevent anybody from suffering the same death as her nephew found out the same tragic accident happened to another man in Penticton.
Another dog seen riding on back of flatbed pickup in Kelowna
April 03, 2022 - 2:31 PM

Another person was spotted in the Central Okanagan driving around with a dog tied to the back of their flatbed truck.
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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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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