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iN VIDEO: Trailer revealed for doc showing how Logan Lake survived 2021 fire
January 24, 2024 - 6:00 AM
The filming for a video documentary about the devastating Tremont Creek Fire and the trailblazing Firesmart program that protected the community of Logan Lake is complete.
When it comes to water security, small rural communities in BC largely left high and dry
September 10, 2023 - 1:00 PM
B.C.’s small rural communities striving for water security as droughts become the norm still sink or swim without much assistance from the province, policy experts say.
Expect increased activity on Shuswap wildfire as weather warms
September 01, 2023 - 11:38 AM
The Thursday rain calmed wildfire activity in the Shuswap, but a warming weekend may up the intensity.
Call 911 to report suspicious activity in Okanagan, Shuswap wildfire evacuated areas
August 21, 2023 - 4:30 PM
While the BC Wildfire Service has reported firefighting equipment being stolen in the North Shuswap, looting has not been an issue in the Central Okanagan.
Apex Mountain village being evacuated due to wildfire
August 01, 2022 - 8:30 AM
Properties at the Apex Mountain village near Penticton are being evacuated due to a wildfire burning nearby.
‘Everything is gone,’ Lytton First Nation woman recounts losing her home to wildfire
July 31, 2022 - 5:51 PM
A Lytton First Nation family is recovering after losing their home to wildfire earlier this month.
Apex Mountain preparing to use snow-making machines against wildfire
July 31, 2022 - 9:44 AM
A ski hill near Penticton is preparing to utilize machines that normally create snow in the winter against a wildfire.
Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
June 07, 2022 - 7:30 AM
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What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters calling for changes.
19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire
January 09, 2022 - 4:31 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed after fire tore through a Bronx apartment building Sunday in what's become New York City's deadliest blaze in more than three decades.
Logan Lake has written the Fire Smart playbook for other cities, towns to follow
August 25, 2021 - 7:00 AM
When the Tremont Creek wildfire escaped containment lines near Tunkwa Lake on Aug. 11, Logan Lake was among the communities put on evacuation alert.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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New Kamloops homeless drop-in centre, soup kitchen needed within weeks, not months
The City of Kamloops and local non-profit groups expect to replace the services of a drop-in support centre and soup kitchen before winter. That means more than 100 regular clients of The Lo
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Kamloops man accused of snatching two girls, taking them to Vancouver Island
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'Heartbreaking': Kamloops residents reflect on demolition of decades-old hotel, nightclub
A building with a long and entertaining past has been demolished to make way for new housing developments on Kamloops North Shore, leaving some residents feeling nostalgic. The Northbridge H
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One of two people arrested in what police said was a "report involving weapons" has been released on bail. Kamloops RCMP was called to a Tk'emlups home on Kootenay Way last wee
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Kamloops serial rapist gets sentence doubled
Troy Schank was already in custody for rape when he pleaded guilty in a Kamloops courtroom to two more sexual assaults. The 37-year-old's time in prison doubled to five years April 22 fo
April 22, 2024 5:07 PM
UBCO not releasing engineering reports for downtown excavation that caused evacuation
UBC won't make public the engineering reports for the construction site in downtown Kelowna that caused the evacuation of a subsidized housing complex. “At this time, I’m not
April 23, 2024 7:00 AM
‘Trying not to die’: Canadian tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back
Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks dev
April 23, 2024 9:00 PM
Lawyers in Facebook class action get millions, users get dozens
Meta, the company behind Facebook, announced in February it would settle a class action lawsuit for $51 million but it took until this week to figure out how much would go to lawyers and how much
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Salmon Arm pharmacist pays fine for diverting drugs from hospital
A former Salmon Arm pharmacist has to pay a hefty fine for diverting drugs from the local hospital. Earlier this month, Laurent Roy, 59, pleaded guilty to 11 counts under the Pharmacy Operat
April 24, 2024 6:00 PM
BC Conservatives hold upper hand against BC United: poll
A survey shows the BC NDP winning the 2024 provincial election while the BC Conservatives sit in a comfortable second place as BC United and the BC Greens trail behind. Research Co. conducte
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