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1 in 4 Canadians fear income won't cover basic needs: Salvation Army poll
December 18, 2023 - 4:30 PM
TORONTO - A new survey suggests one in four Canadians are extremely concerned about having enough income to cover their basic needs, with the highest degree of hardship being felt by single parents.
Salvation Army leader supports Kelowna-area fire fight with free meals
August 27, 2023 - 10:30 AM
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Jennifer Hansen was evacuated from her home in the West Kelowna, B.C., area last week, but that hasn't stopped the Westside Salvation Army captain from feeding firefighters and other evacuees.
Hot meals served to hundreds of West Kelowna wildfire evacuees every day
August 25, 2023 - 12:30 PM
With more than 2,500 properties in the Central Okanagan still under an evacuation order due to the McDougall Creek wildfire, there are a lot of evacuees to feed.
Firefighters risked their lives trying to rescue people and save homes from McDougall Creek Wildfire
August 18, 2023 - 11:38 AM
There is no count yet on how many homes have been destroyed by the McDougall Creek Wildfire in West Kelowna.
In Labrador, those caring for a town's homeless population face backlash, criticism
June 18, 2023 - 11:30 AM
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - On a recent spring day in a sandy church parking lot in Labrador, Vanessa Hamel stopped mid-sentence to lean out of a food truck window and wave to an approaching group of people.
Egg hunts and Easter fun hatching up across the Okanagan and Kamloops
April 16, 2022 - 12:35 PM
Festive events are being held around Kamloops and the Okanagan all Easter weekend, mostly for children, however there is something happening for the older egg hunters.
Salvation Army in Kamloops sets fundraising record
January 31, 2022 - 2:30 PM
The Salvation Army in Kamloops set a fundraising record in 2021 while lending a hand to those displaced by flooding in Merritt last fall.
Kamloops's Stone Soup volunteers making a difference on the street
January 11, 2022 - 8:00 PM
A small group of volunteers is making a big difference in the lives of Kamloops’s homeless population.
Kelowna Salvation Army sees increase in need, decrease in donations for Christmas
December 11, 2021 - 6:05 PM
The Kelowna Salvation Army is seeing 30% more clients in need of assistance this Christmas season, compared to last year.
Volunteers join forces to help clean up after unprecedented flooding in B.C.
December 11, 2021 - 4:35 PM
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Caroline and Paul Mostertman have become accustomed to seeing their belongings floating by outside their flood-ravaged farm in Abbotsford, B.C., but it's the kindness of strangers showing up daily to clean up the mess that still startles them.
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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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