Thompson Okanagan News - Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

UPDATE: Highway 33 reopens following fire in Joe Rich
April 15, 2021 - 5:16 PM

Highway 33 near Kelowna has reopened following a grass fire this afternoon.
UPDATE: Bennett Bridge multi-vehicle crash in Kelowna caused by garbage truck
April 15, 2021 - 4:42 PM

A commercial garbage truck rear ended a Jeep this morning setting off a chain reaction collision that caused traffic delays for hours on the W.R. Bennett Bridge in Kelowna.
RCMP searching for suspect vehicle after hit and run in Kelowna
April 15, 2021 - 4:23 PM

Police in Kelowna are looking for a BMW SUV after a hit and run involving an 11-year-old boy in Glenmore.
Pay parking now in effect in downtown Penticton
April 14, 2021 - 3:27 PM

It’s official – pay parking is now in effect on downtown Penticton streets.
Stand down on Kelowna stranger danger alert
April 13, 2021 - 10:42 AM

Kelowna Mounties have found the man who approached two children last month and have determined there was no criminal intent involved.
Vernon environmental group giving away 1,500 trees
April 09, 2021 - 4:15 PM

If you're looking to spruce up your yard, and at the same time do your bit to fight climate change, a Vernon environmental organization can help with 1,500 trees to give away for free Saturday, April 10.
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There's hope for warm weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan after chilly north wind dies down
A large high pressure system dominating the weather in British Columbia this week resulted in new daily high temperature records yesterday, but Kamloops and the Okanagan were conspicuously absent from that list. Communities in coastal, cent

Wine of the Week: Daydreamer Rosé
Rachel and Marcus Ansems own and operate Daydreamer Wines in beautiful Naramata. Here they operate their vineyard without systemic fungicides, herbicides and pesticides and small batch winemaking, with a sustainable approach. Marcus hails f

UPDATE: Highway 33 reopens following fire in Joe Rich