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  • Transform Your Basement into Your Dream Space

    December 16, 2024 - 8:00 AM

    Are you considering a basement renovation? With the right materials and expert guidance, your basement can become a cozy, functional, and stylish space. Your local tile and flooring store can be an excellent when you need ideas and inspiration to make this renovation vision a reality.

  • Benefits of Upgrading before Selling your Home in the Okanagan Valley

    September 02, 2024 - 8:00 AM

    Selling a home in the Okanagan Valley presents a unique opportunity to maximize returns, given the region's renowned beauty and growing real estate market. Upgrading your property before listing it can significantly enhance its appeal and value, providing several key benefits.

  • The Ultimate Countertop Debate: Natural Stone vs. Caesarstone

    May 06, 2024 - 8:00 AM

    When it comes time to choose the surfaces that will define your kitchen and bathrooms, the debate between natural stone and Caesarstone countertops is one that homeowners, interior designers, and renovation enthusiasts continue to engage in. Both options boast several compelling features and benefits, but they also carry their own set of drawbacks. Here, we'll dissect the pros and cons of each, aiming to make your decision easier.

  • US cooking spray burn victim awarded $7.1M in damages after can 'exploded into a fireball'

    November 01, 2023 - 9:00 PM

    CHICAGO (AP) — A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was badly injured in 2017 when a can of commercial brand cooking spray ignited in a kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame.

  • Updating Your Kitchen with New Countertops: Natural Quartz vs Caesarstone

    August 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM

    The kitchen is often considered the heart of any home. It's a place where we spend considerable time cooking, entertaining, and enjoying family togetherness. So, it's no surprise that Okanagan homeowners are looking for ways to upgrade their kitchens, and when it comes to kitchen upgrades, installing new quartz countertops is one of the most popular choices.

  • Drilling and Blasting – A Specialized Industry

    April 05, 2022 - 8:00 AM

    Building homes on sheer rock or terracing along the steep, rocky slopes of the Okanagan Valley is a demanding architectural feat. "Drilling and blasting" may be the first step. This is a specialized process requiring skill, knowledge, and experience. A successful blast requires a proper drill pattern for the desired result, the right explosives in appropriate quantities, the right sequence of timing, and the right place of initiation.

  • New European bistro set to open next month in Kamloops

    March 10, 2022 - 7:30 AM

    Some residents are eagerly awaiting the opening of a new bistro in Kamloops.

  • How to plan an eco-friendly remodel without overspending

    May 13, 2021 - 5:30 AM

    When Cliff and Karen Tyllick set out to install solar panels on their Austin, Texas, home in 2012, their goal was to reduce their carbon footprint. The fact that they also saved thousands of dollars upfront and lowered their bills was a nice bonus.

  • Shaking off a dark winter with a spring cleaning, refresh

    April 02, 2021 - 5:30 AM

    A spring cleanup and décor refresh have always been able to lift moods. But after this long pandemic winter, there’s special satisfaction in clutter removal, extra joy in being creative, particular pleasure in making a space even more your own.

  • Plant boom Working from home, pandemic stress has people turning green

    December 26, 2020 - 9:25 AM

    REGINA - As Kait Waugh closed the doors of her indoor plant shop when COVID-19 hit in the spring, she thought "uh-oh."
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone
  • 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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