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IN PHOTOS: Where to find abandoned flumes in Kamloops and the Okanagan
November 14, 2023 - 7:00 AM
Brian Craig of Castlegar was camping east of Kamloops last month when he stumbled upon the remnants of an old wooden flume and trestle and hiked down a steep path to take photos.
Wildlife federation furious with Ministry of Forest's regulation breaches in protected Okanagan area
October 23, 2023 - 11:56 AM
The Ministry of Forests has responded to BC Wildlife Federation's complaints of a dangerous construction zone and multiple Forest and Range Practices Act violations in Protected Areas in the South Okanagan after a three year long inquiry.
Trans-Canada reopens in Shuswap after wildfire closure
August 25, 2023 - 11:10 AM
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Highway 1 between Chase and Sorrento is open to the public again.
Citizen scientists needed in South Okanagan to help endangered animals
August 17, 2023 - 9:54 AM
The Osoyoos Desert Centre has put out a call to all “citizen scientists” to help endangered and at-risk animals in Canada’s pocket desert.
Puppies abandoned on rural Kamloops road latest in troubling trend
July 27, 2023 - 10:43 AM
Four skinny, abandoned puppies found in a Kamloops rural area on the weekend are now in the care of the BC SPCA, but if observations and predictions prove correct, they can expect a lot more.
BC’s first trans-provincial highway stalled before it reached the Okanagan
June 11, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Before there was the Cariboo Wagon Road to Barkerville, the BC government started building a road to the Okanagan after gold was discovered in Rock Creek in 1859.
iN PHOTOS: This Coldstream house is for sale for nearly $20 million
May 26, 2023 - 7:31 AM
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A listing in Lake Country could be the most expensive piece of real estate sold in the Okanagan — if the owner gets the listing price.
'Dream' of Sicamous to Kelowna Rail Trail quickly becoming a reality
May 07, 2023 - 7:00 AM
Back in 2020, when the projected cost of building the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail jumped to almost $23 million from $13 million, it seems like an almost impossible dream.
Vernon drug dealer gets jail for dealing drugs while on bail for drug dealing
February 14, 2023 - 4:17 PM
A Vernon man who was caught dealing drugs while on bail for dealing drugs was sentenced today to six years in jail.
Badger study in North Thompson aiming to determine how many endangered critters are left
November 12, 2022 - 6:03 PM
By some estimates, there are only 350 breeding American badgers in B.C. but a research group is hoping to determine more accurate numbers with the endangered population.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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UPDATE: Kamloops mayor suspends city's top employee
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is giving the city's top employee the boot, claiming it's time for a "new direction." Acting chief administrative officer Byron McCorkell
March 27, 2024 1:50 PM
No better time for Big White residents to raise their voices with big changes in the works
Kelly Blair first moved into The Rock at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna 40 years ago and now owns, and at times rents out, the classic structure with real climbing rocks indoors. His view
March 27, 2024 7:00 AM
'Trying to cope': Merritt father desperate to find missing daughter
A father in Merritt is desperately searching for his daughter since she went missing almost two months ago. Patrick Moran’s daughter Tara Moran, 27, was last seen in Merritt on Jan. 31
March 25, 2024 7:00 AM
Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline at the pumps. But, after holding fairly steady in March, prices went up by more
March 28, 2024 7:20 AM
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible t
March 27, 2024 7:49 AM
RCMP close Highway 97 in Kelowna for unfolding incident
Highway 97 between Sexsmith and Edwards roads has been closed by the RCMP this afternoon. An “unfolding incident” requiring a heavy police presence was unfolding in the 100 block
March 27, 2024 3:33 PM
Crews to search underwater in Kal Lake for missing North Okanagan man
The search for a missing Coldstream man is going underwater more than three months after he went missing. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP will begin using sonar equipment on Kalamalka Lake this w
March 27, 2024 8:52 AM
iN PHOTOS: Cats lounge on tiny custom couches made in Kamloops
Miniature crocheted couches for cats appear to be a hit and the cats look undeniably adorable lying on them. The unique pet accessories are handmade by Kamloops resident Laurie Waddell who
March 27, 2024 6:00 AM
Vernon businessperson fights City Hall in court, and wins
Yuri Bos has been trying for more than a year to get a business licence so he can lease two parcels of his commercial land in the 4600 block on 34 Street in Vernon. For some undisclosed reas
March 26, 2024 6:00 PM
Kamloops mayor points to botched presentation for attempt to oust acting CAO
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's state of the city speech would have been much different if not for last-minute interference by the city's top employee and deputy mayor. Hamer-Jackson subm
March 28, 2024 12:00 PM
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