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Ten housing units planned for low-income elders: Tk’emlúps chief
May 05, 2021 - 5:06 PM

A 10-unit housing complex headed to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is aimed for completion by September of this year.
Kamloops Chamber urges city council to ease outdoor fitness fees
May 05, 2021 - 4:23 PM

Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is calling on city council to reduce or even suspend fees for fitness classes at local parks.
New business coming to downtown Penticton
May 05, 2021 - 3:25 PM

A couple of new Penticton entrepreneurs are excited to open the doors of their new furniture business in the downtown core in September.
Penticton council votes against hiring more bylaw officers
May 04, 2021 - 4:54 PM

Penticton city council has decided not to hire addition bylaw officers this year.
Latest supportive housing project in Penticton is different, say operators
May 04, 2021 - 2:56 PM

Two organizations are hoping Penticton residents and city council will be more welcoming to a new supportive housing project planned in the south end.
Two ice cream parlours open in Kamloops as summer approaches
May 04, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Two new ice cream joints have opened up in Kamloops this weekend, just in time for warmer weather.
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Ontario wants in: Local, Alberta, Vancouver real estate buyers have new competition
If you're seeing a lot of out-of-province licence plates on Okanagan or Kamloops streets, they might not be tourists — they could soon be your neighbours. A growing part of the real estate boom in recent months is coming from buye

The View Winery: Think pink (and green)
Jennifer Turton-Molgat at The View Winery and Wards Cidery has always been an innovator. Always a step ahead of the trends in the industry, Jennifer and her team were pioneers in canning wines and were also large contributors to the early craft c

Ten housing units planned for low-income elders: Tk’emlúps chief