Thompson Okanagan News - Kelowna and Area

Watchdog group calls for Kamloops 'town hall' amid nuisance, encampment fires
May 27, 2025 - 10:33 AM

A Kamloops city hall watchdog group is calling for a public forum amid social issues, sparked by a set of fires over the weekend.
RV strikes roof at Kamloops hospital entrance
May 26, 2025 - 3:56 PM

Royal Inland Hospital took some damage when an RV struck the building Monday afternoon.
Area businesses struggle in wake of North Kamloops shelter opening
May 24, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Some North Kamloops businesses are facing the brunt of the city's social issues months after a new shelter opened on a major corridor.
Kamloops cops make one arrest and seize more than a dozen guns
May 21, 2025 - 9:02 AM

Kamloops RCMP made one arrest and seized guns, vehicles and drugs in a raid in Aberdeen Tuesday.
Injured mountain biker rescued near Kamloops
May 20, 2025 - 9:37 AM

Paramedics and search crews scrambled to pick up an injured mountain biker near Kamloops this past weekend.
Fire at Kamloops landfill billows dangerous smoke
May 14, 2025 - 10:43 AM

Possibly toxic black smoke was seen billowing from the Kamloops garbage dump this morning.
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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 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

Watchdog group calls for Kamloops 'town hall' amid nuisance, encampment fires