Thompson Okanagan News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Kamloops meal train looking for donations for annual Christmas dinner
December 17, 2024 - 5:00 PM

Volunteers are preparing for an annual Christmas dinner for homeless people in Kamloops.
Kamloops cancer centre lobbying continues due to split services
December 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Local leaders have been lobbying the province for years to build a dedicated Kamloops cancer clinic. The wait ended this year, but not without red flags.
Construction may start by fall 2025 to replace controversial former Kamloops hotel
December 13, 2024 - 5:00 PM

Shovels could hit the ground by next fall for a housing project replacing a former Kamloops hotel that also hosted the city's last strip club.
Kamloops city council OKs e-scooters
December 10, 2024 - 4:30 PM

E-scooters are on the way to Kamloops.
Kamloops praised for homelessness approach at national convention: councillor
December 07, 2024 - 4:00 PM

A Kamloops city councillor heard praise from leaders across the country for the city's efforts toward homelessness.
Rentable e-scooters may kick off in Kamloops this spring
December 07, 2024 - 10:00 AM

Kamloops city council is set to debate whether to become the 24th BC community to allow e-scooters.
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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 last week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

iN PHOTOS: Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival celebrates culinary talent
Warm up this winter with cups of steaming decadent hot chocolate at the Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival festival next month. This is the fourth year the warms the hearts, hands and mugs of Okanagan residents. Sisters

Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be f

Hundreds of housing units proposed for old Kelowna Farmer’s Market location
The old Kelowna Farmers' Market location could be getting a drastic new look and purpose. A developer has proposed two, six-storey buildings connected by a common level of underground parking with 294 residential units at the northeast

Kamloops meal train looking for donations for annual Christmas dinner