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There's trouble growing in British Columbia's monoculture forests
January 22, 2024 - 7:30 AM
British Columbia’s use of glyphosate has drastically declined in recent years. Yet, the landscape of monoculture forests left after decades of chemical spraying could still spell a widespread ecological disaster for the province.
BC will add prescribed burns to fire management toolkit
November 01, 2023 - 10:31 AM
The province has announced several new amendments to the Forest and Range Practices Act, the Forest Act and the Wildfire Act that will make prescribed fire a verified firefighting tool.
Most of BC in favour of a trophy hunting ban for large predators
October 04, 2023 - 4:30 PM
A majority of British Columbians believe that hunting grizzly bears for sport is wrong, according to a recent poll.
iN VIDEO: RCMP capture masked bandit in 'bizarre' BC home invasion
August 24, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Police in the Victoria area suburb of Langford got a very unusual call for help earlier this week.
Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna dwarfed by current season
August 16, 2023 - 1:38 PM
KELOWNA, B.C. - It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would burn down.
Watch as a Kelowna osprey couple watch a pair of eggs
May 18, 2023 - 10:40 AM
A pair of ospreys have made their home on top of a nesting pole in Kelowna and two eggs have been laid so far. The public can watch as the chicks hatch and grow through a livestream.
Caretakers say it’s a crucial time to protect Okanagan Lake, ‘heart’ of syilx homelands
December 10, 2022 - 2:30 PM
Located in the “heart” of syilx homelands, Okanagan Lake is a lifeline for the people, plants and animals who depend on its nourishment.
Shuswap Lake's recent algal blooms causing concern over water quality
October 23, 2022 - 1:57 PM
The Shuswap Watershed Council is raising the alarm to the province about “deteriorating water quality” in Shuswap Lake.
First Nations band buys Tunkwa Lake Resort
October 15, 2022 - 8:43 AM
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The Lower Nicola Indian Band has purchased a resort near Logan Lake.
Canada’s largest marine dredging company brought thousands of invasive mussels into B.C.
July 17, 2022 - 6:02 PM
A barge from Lake Ontario containing thousands of invasive zebra mussels that was intercepted in late June on its way to work in the Lower Mainland belongs to a B.C. company that was well aware of its obligations to clean it.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Famous Martin Mars water bomber finds forever home
The iconic Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber is going to be preserved at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. T
March 28, 2024 4:30 PM
On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care
SURREY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming more of his upcoming budget at young voters with a series of ann
March 28, 2024 3:26 PM
Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the rapid growth expected to continue in t
March 28, 2024 2:30 PM
The Latest | Israel must open more land crossings for Gaza aid, UN court says
In a legally binding order, the top United Nations court says Israel must open more land crossings into Gaza for food,
March 28, 2024 2:23 PM
Bigger houses, driveways in Kelowna may trigger increased stormwater costs
The City of Kelowna is looking at changing the way it charges homeowners for the rain and melted snow that runs off
March 28, 2024 1:00 PM
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