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Winter garlic? It's still growing in bizarre Kamloops, Okanagan winter
January 06, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Garlic has started to grow in Kamloops and the Okanagan due to an unseasonably warm start to the winter, leaving many gardeners wondering if a cold snap will kill the bulbous flowering plants and ruin this year’s harvest.
Popular Kamloops advocate, star meme creator details mental health battle
December 17, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Nevin Webster loves his city of Kamloops and goes above and beyond to represent it. He sports Kamloops logos on his hats and hoodies and sews patches of the city’s unofficial mascot Kami the Fish onto his clothing and hand bags, buying swag from local businesses and literally wearing his city on his sleeve.
Saving Bonaparte: The men who stayed behind to battle the Elephant Hill wildfire
August 23, 2017 - 1:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Facing the destruction of their homes on the Bonaparte Reserve near Cache Creek, a group of family members and neighbours worked together to battle the Elephant Hill wildfire and saved several properties from decimation.
Pesticides aren't dangerous; homeowners are
June 20, 2015 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS – Pesticides are not inherently dangerous. That and the many other misconceptions about pesticides stem from ignorance according to a local landscaper who deals with the chemicals regularly.
Kamloops weeds get wacked by herd of goats
July 29, 2014 - 2:24 PM

KAMLOOPS - The goats are back for a second season to munch their way through noxious weeds found in city of Kamloops controlled areas where mechanical and chemical methods aren't possible.
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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

Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Winter garlic? It's still growing in bizarre Kamloops, Okanagan winter

Popular Kamloops advocate, star meme creator details mental health battle

Saving Bonaparte: The men who stayed behind to battle the Elephant Hill wildfire

Pesticides aren't dangerous; homeowners are

Kamloops weeds get wacked by herd of goats

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