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Uncommunicative Vernon contractor loses after suing another customer
August 26, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A Vernon contractor hired to fix an air conditioner has failed in its attempt to sue the client after a tribunal ruled that its lack of communication was a breach of the contract.
Meet the Irvine Mechanical team – your plumbing and HVAC experts in Kelowna
March 04, 2024 - 8:00 AM
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Irvine Mechanical Ltd., headquartered in the scenic city of Kelowna, BC, specializes in plumbing and HVAC services for new construction and renovation projects for residential homes and smaller commercial enterprises.
After a Vancouver death, union wants faster action on crane safety
March 01, 2024 - 6:00 PM
West Kelowna wants to continue building despite legacy cost overruns
December 06, 2023 - 7:30 AM

West Kelowna has a sad history of cost escalations when it comes to big building projects.
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.
BC couple awarded $4,500 after bizarre noise coming from neighbour's condo
May 18, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A BC man is on the hook for $4,500 after his downstairs neighbours took him to the small claims court over a bizarre tapping noise coming from his apartment.
Authorities investigating unsafe, shuttered Kamloops apartment
October 28, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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The Residential Tenancy Branch's compliance and enforcement team is investigating the landlord of a shuttered Kamloops building.
Derelict apartment shuttered by Kamloops fire department leaving residents scrambling
October 21, 2022 - 2:30 PM
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Dion Livingstone used to help manage a men's housing facility in downtown Kamloops. Now the building's condemned and the tenants, legal and otherwise, may have to fend for themselves.
TNRD approves vaccine policy for elected officials
February 04, 2022 - 6:30 PM

Board members at the Thompson Nicola Regional District will now be required to be vaccinated in order to attend meetings.
Restoration workers in Kamloops brace for emergency calls approaching with warmer weather
January 05, 2022 - 7:00 PM

With the summer forest fires, Interior flooding and a recent cold snap, restoration workers are still busy with more pipes likely to burst as the weather in the Thompson-Okanagan warms over the weekend.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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