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Okanagan housing alternative proposes solution to wildfire, expense and energy
October 07, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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As the Okanagan faces drastic wildfire issues, a housing crisis, and a climate crisis, new innovations are high in demand.
FortisBC could be heating B.C. homes with gas from garbage by 2050
March 07, 2022 - 7:10 AM
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FortisBC is a North American leader in supplying renewable natural gas and, a new study shows, could have enough renewable natural gas to heat the homes of all of its customers by 2050.
112-year-old Kamloops house saved from demolition on the move
March 05, 2022 - 2:28 PM
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A 112-year-old Kamloops house has been saved from demolition and its new owner says the price point and its heritage made him decide to preserve a piece of Kamloops history.
Proactive proposal to plan for Kamloops's emergency shelter needs bogged down by council protocol
January 11, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Three Kamloops city councillors united today in an effort to present a motion asking city staff to work with B.C. Housing and other local agencies to plan ahead before extreme weather strikes either in the winter or summer.
Man warming trailer with propane stove found dead in Kelowna
December 23, 2021 - 11:34 AM

A man has died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after using a propane stove inside a trailer in Kelowna.
City slickers tackle first winter on zero-waste farm near Kamloops
December 19, 2021 - 7:05 PM
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A young couple from Vancouver pursuing a zero-waste lifestyle on a farm near Kamloops is experiencing their first southern Interior winter, and the colder weather than they are used to has brought new challenges.
Some facts about carbon monoxide and safety tips after Kamloops family narrowly escapes tragedy
January 21, 2016 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A 15-month-old girl in Kamloops is being credited with saving her life, the lives of her parents, and the family's several cats and dogs after carbon monoxide recently filled their home.
Space heater cause of Holt Street house fire
February 05, 2014 - 12:15 PM

KAMLOOPS - A fire that destroyed a home on Holt Street earlier this week in Kamloops may be blamed on an otherwise innocent attempt to beat the cold weather in the Tournament Capital.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Okanagan housing alternative proposes solution to wildfire, expense and energy

FortisBC could be heating B.C. homes with gas from garbage by 2050

112-year-old Kamloops house saved from demolition on the move

Proactive proposal to plan for Kamloops's emergency shelter needs bogged down by council protocol

Man warming trailer with propane stove found dead in Kelowna

City slickers tackle first winter on zero-waste farm near Kamloops

Some facts about carbon monoxide and safety tips after Kamloops family narrowly escapes tragedy

Space heater cause of Holt Street house fire

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