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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 third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

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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BC man sues police watchdog over report into Vernon murder
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Kelowna councillor admits mistakes as city faces lawsuit for underground parking fiasco
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First officer on the scene testifies at Kamloops murder trial
The first officer to set eyes on Mohd Abdullah's body quickly ruled out calling for medical help. Sgt. Kevin McIntyre's only concern once blocking a rental cargo van into a driveway
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Kelowna man who filmed dozens of people in public washrooms jailed
Over a period of three or four years, 34-year-old Kelowna resident Jeremy Aaron Dudus took more than 50 videos of people in washrooms around the city without them knowing. He also spied on h
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Bagabuyo trial: Man recalls lengthy, 'aimless' search to bury body
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South Okanagan developer loses appeal of $200K fine for leaky sewage
A South Okanagan developer has lost an appeal after being fined almost $200,000 for a faulty sewage system. According to an April 10 BC Environmental Appeal Board decision, developer John Aa
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Salmon Arm RCMP ask for help to find missing person from 23 years ago
Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public’s help to track down a man who went missing in the early 2000s. Raymond “Ray” Kohout is a nurse, husband and father of three who h
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Ministry hopes to clear rockslide on Highway 3A north of Keremeos this week
Highway 3A north of Keremeos will be closed for at least another few days as crews continue to deal with a rockslide Tuesday. The slide came down onto Highway 3A at Yellow Lake, April 15, cl
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Kamloops trustee asks fellow school board members to forgo pay in face of budget shortfall
A Kamloops school trustee is proposing elected officials in charge of the region's schools suspend their pay in the face of a budget shortfall and impending staff cuts. Trustee Jodhbir K
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'Beginnings of colonization': New book on Vernon's O'Keefe Ranch doesn't romanticize history
Okanagan historian Ken Mather spent 20 years living on the O'Keefe Ranch and now, more than 40 years after he first began working there he's penned a book about the historic site. &q
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