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Fast-tracked wind power approvals raise ire of Thompson-Nicola MLAs
December 13, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A pair of wind power projects between Kamloops and Merritt got the green light from BC Hydro recently, but regional leaders call the decision a lack of oversight.
Massive solar project pitched near Okanagan Connector
May 08, 2023 - 7:00 AM

An Ontario company is planning to build a 335 hectare solar farm near the Okanagan Connector, which could power roughly 20,000 homes.
Solar sidewalks could power up to 60 rebuilt Lytton homes
August 26, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The Village of Lytton could pave the way for Canada’s net-zero energy initiatives with technologies like solar panel sidewalks, according to the mayor.
B.C. company looks to mountains north of Lillooet for future wind farms
April 21, 2022 - 6:30 AM

A B.C. company is looking at two remote mountains in the Interior for future wind farm projects.
Former Brenda Mines site could become compost and natural gas facility
May 25, 2021 - 8:00 AM

If all goes according to plan, the former Brenda Mines site could be used as a natural gas and compost facility.
Calgary-based company acquires Okanagan wind turbine project
February 06, 2021 - 6:30 AM

The ownership of Okanagan Wind, which has wind turbines at Pennask Summit and Sihish Creek, is changing hands.
Pennask Summit wind turbine energy supplying power across B.C.
January 25, 2021 - 8:30 AM

The energy created by the Okanagan's massive wind turbines can provide enough electricity to power 9,000 homes a year.
Kamloops, Okanagan cities benefit from provincial mining activity
October 11, 2018 - 10:06 AM

Kamloops leads all British Columbia municipalities when it comes to supplying the province’s mines, according to data collected on behalf of the B.C. Mining Association.
Proposed wind farm near Okanagan Connector gets regional district nod
October 20, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - A 10 metre height limit just doesn’t cut it when it comes to installing a wind farm.
Installation of Canada's first 'solar sidewalk' in Canada underway at Thompson Rivers University
July 26, 2017 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Thanks to funding through a sustainability grant, the sidewalk in front of the Sustainability Office at TRU is being transformed into an energy generating solar power system.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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