Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Thompson-Okanagan saw big influx of new residents as pandemic changed the world
June 15, 2021 - 2:30 PM

The pandemic was hard on a lot of people, sending many into unemployment and shifting family and community dynamics in strange new ways.
Lifetime movie being shot in Osoyoos, Oliver and Cawston
April 06, 2021 - 2:14 PM

Secrets of a Marine’s Wife, a Lifetime movie starring actors from Riverdale and Arrow, will be shooting in Osoyoos, Cawston and Oliver this month.
Seeds selling fast as COVID-19 era gardeners keep up planting trend
March 21, 2021 - 9:00 AM

The weather is warming up and backyard gardeners are beginning to move outdoors with this year’s fruit and vegetable crops top of mind.
COVID-19 restrictions slowing arrival of foreign farmworkers
February 08, 2021 - 6:00 AM

It promises to be another challenging year for British Columbia agriculturalists relying on foreign temporary workers.
Thinking of a backyard pool this summer? It may be too late in the Thompson Okanagan
January 17, 2021 - 9:00 AM

Last year’s outbreak of COVID-19 bolstered an already busy swimming pool market in Kamloops and the Okanagan, with many residents opting to build a backyard pool rather than go on vacation during the pandemic.
Young farmers pursuing leases for expensive Okanagan farmland
January 09, 2021 - 3:31 PM

With the rising costs of land in the Okanagan, new farmers are breaking into the agriculture industry by leasing land instead of owning it.
Kamloops short film released free online by director, as a Christmas gift for all
December 25, 2020 - 3:30 PM

The director of a Kamloops short film has decided to release it online for people to watch for free in the spirit of Christmas giving.
Okanagan distillery bypassed as government spends millions elsewhere on hand sanitizer
December 09, 2020 - 12:04 PM

In the early days of the pandemic with supermarket shelves stripped bare of hand sanitizer over a dozen craft distilleries across the province stepped in and switched from making spirits to making sanitizer.
Kelowna man wins prestigious LGBTQ+ entrepreneur award
November 07, 2020 - 10:32 AM

Dustyn Baulkham, founder and executive producer of Kelowna-based Rebellious Unicorns Production Company Inc.has won an award for showing innovative thinking and leadership to both the LGBTQ+ and broader communities.
Tainted drugs found in Vernon nearly guarantees fatality in overdose: Why would anyone do that?
September 13, 2020 - 6:15 AM

Interior Health Authority recently issued a drug alert warning opioid users in Vernon that a contaminated supply of fentanyl was currently being sold which did not respond to naloxone.
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Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live. Ally Hanscom won the HGTV Canada’s Home to Win: for the Holidays competition back in December 2019.

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

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