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Okanagan contractors fined $19,000 for unsafe building sites
July 02, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Three Okanagan contractors will have to cough up $18,900 in fines after WorkSafeBC inspections discovered multiple safety violations at their building sites.
Kamloops teen on mission to remove rusty cars, metal parts from shoreline
July 08, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A young Kamloops woman is taking initiative to get a mess of rusted cars removed from a dyke along the river, a mess that has been increasing over the decades as the bank has eroded causing old metal parts to stick out of a public path and spill onto the beach.
Investors express interest in building full-size film studio in Kamloops
February 27, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The Thompson Nicola Regional District is looking at ways to entice film industry investors into building a permanent full-size studio.
Is this any way to run an election in Kelowna?
May 11, 2022 - 6:00 AM

The general managers of the two largest irrigation districts in the province are heading to court after one of them failed to win a seat on the other’s board.
iN PHOTOS: New ER opens at Penticton hospital; part of $312M reno
December 21, 2021 - 1:01 PM

The largest phase of the renovation at the Penticton Regional Hospital’s emergency room has been completed and the new facility is now open to the public.
Kamloops organization partners with B.C. Rent Bank to offer interest free loans
November 23, 2021 - 12:06 PM
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The Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society has partnered with the B.C. Rent Bank to extend rent bank coverage across the province.
Cost of West Kelowna's inflatable soccer dome keeps inflating
April 12, 2019 - 4:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A new inflatable sports dome, originally budgeted at $1 million, paid for mostly by donations, is now expected to cost $4.1 million, according to the City of West Kelowna.
Is a new performing arts centre for Penticton to be, or not to be?
March 26, 2019 - 6:30 AM

PENTICTON - A new performing arts theatre in Penticton’s downtown core has been on the city’s agenda since the 2007 purchase of some downtown property earmarked especially for that purpose, but 12 years later,

Penticton Indian Band recognized at business awards
October 22, 2016 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - The Penticton Indian Band's development arm has been recognized for its efforts at this year’s aboriginal business awards.
Living in a tin can: Shipping container homes come to Kelowna
April 07, 2016 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA - You’ve probably heard about the shipping container mania sweeping the globe, where everyone and their cousin has come up with a new use for the ubiquitous steel boxes.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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