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Builders of Kelowna’s tallest building sued for allegedly faulty railings
November 01, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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The strata representing owners in the tallest of two towers in Kelowna’s One Water Street highrise complex have filed a lawsuit against the building developer and numerous contractors.
New Kamloops nightclub's first week open a bit of a scramble
September 15, 2022 - 7:00 PM
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A new nightclub opened in downtown Kamloops almost a week ago, drawing in crowds of party goers that lined up down the block the first night, Sept. 9.
iN VIDEO: Collapsed balcony at Vernon Airbnb lands Calgary man in hospital
August 19, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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A Calgary man is now lying in a Vernon hospital bed after the balcony railing at the SilverStar Airbnb where he was staying gave way.
The Stoop: Creating a welcoming spot for hanging out
April 23, 2021 - 5:30 AM

NEW YORK - Front stoops have long welcomed visitors to city homes, and have served as gathering spots for friends and neighbours engaging in what urban design activist Jane Jacobs called “the sidewalk ballet.”
42 hurt when railing collapses at Snoop Dogg concert
August 06, 2016 - 9:00 PM

CAMDEN, N.J. - Upcoming concerts will go on as scheduled at an amphitheatre where a railing collapsed during a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert, injuring 42 people, promoters said Saturday.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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Top News - Kelowna and Area

Builders of Kelowna’s tallest building sued for allegedly faulty railings

New Kamloops nightclub's first week open a bit of a scramble

iN VIDEO: Collapsed balcony at Vernon Airbnb lands Calgary man in hospital

The Stoop: Creating a welcoming spot for hanging out

42 hurt when railing collapses at Snoop Dogg concert

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