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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas
Central Okanagan among top users of portable classrooms
November 15, 2023 - 7:30 AM
The Central Okanagan uses more portable classrooms per student than every other school district within the province but one and parents say it costs kids — and school board budgets — in unexpected ways.
BC Premier David Eby’s porta-potty agenda
October 24, 2023 - 4:30 PM
There are portable toilets that still haunt Peter White.
RCMP shot a suspect in West Kelowna who tried to hide in a portable toilet
October 19, 2023 - 2:19 PM
The Independent Investigations Office of BC has launched a probe after West Kelowna RCMP shot a man yesterday.
Cleanup of rail trail homeless camp in Kelowna has residents scrambling
October 04, 2023 - 1:55 PM
A cleanup and reorganization is underway at the homeless camp along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna and residents are protesting the City of Kelowna's methods.
Vancouver folk festival cancels, Squamish's future uncertain due to soaring costs
January 18, 2023 - 2:30 PM
Two West Coast music festivals say their future is in doubt as soaring costs and uncertain ticket sales make it impossible to plan and stage their events.
Merritt residents are scrambling to save their flood ravaged homes
December 08, 2021 - 7:30 AM
Flood waters are receding and repair and recovery work is beginning in the B.C. Interior after a series of torrential storms.
Here’s how $3.2 million will be spent on 'outdoor sheltering' in Kelowna
September 20, 2021 - 7:00 AM
The visible homeless issue in Kelowna is a far cry this fall from what it was two years ago when dozens of people camped out downtown on Leon Avenue near the Gospel Mission shelter.
Old-timey glamping could soon be available at Historic O'Keefe Ranch
April 24, 2021 - 4:55 PM
Historic O'Keefe Ranch may soon see glamping options available for campers if the Township of Spallumcheen gives the proposal a green light.
How these Summerland orchardists got through the pandemic without exposures
March 06, 2021 - 12:30 PM
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Summerland fruit farmers Jan and Keith Carlson survived a tumultuous year in the agricultural industry in 2020 in spite of the restrictions on labour imposed by COVID-19.
iN VIDEO: Wasted kicks: Porta-potty seen rolling on Route 66
September 11, 2020 - 6:00 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A portable toilet in Albuquerque fell victim to another kind of whiff this week after strong winds gave it a trip along Route 66.
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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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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
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
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
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
Kelowna RCMP clear highway, scene after six hours, offer no explanation
Kelowna RCMP has cleared a major crime and emergency scene on Adams Road in Rutland after six hours of closures, but aren't explaining what happened. Police closed off the area in the 10
March 28, 2024 6:48 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
Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the rapid growth expected to continue in the coming years, that’s not the case with FortisBC. The company has
March 28, 2024 2:30 PM
Kamloops lawyer disbarred after multiple suspensions
A Kamloops lawyer who repeatedly practiced while suspended has been disbarred after years of investigations and citations from the regulator. Nickolaus Harold MacDonald Weiser didn't att
March 27, 2024 6:00 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
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