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5 ways to have the best Mother’s Day in Kelowna
May 10, 2019 - 9:19 AM

KELOWNA - We know that celebrating the women in your life is a big deal and there are a lot of options out there this Mother’s Day weekend.
Oldest woman alive in Canada has a Kamloops connection
April 23, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – It turns out the oldest woman living in Canada has ties to Kamloops. Ellen “Dolly” Gibb is turning 112 this Wednesday, April 26, and some of her relatives in Kamloops will make the trek to North Bay, Ont. for the celebration.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

5 ways to have the best Mother’s Day in Kelowna