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Kamloops steam train fanatic works to pass 'magical' experience to future generations
January 12, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Jordan Popadynetz was just five years old when the Kamloops steam locomotive #2141 made its inaugural trip on the Spirit of Kamloops Tour in 2002, and it’s a day he'll never forget.
Historic Kamloops steam train may soon huff and puff to Vernon
January 04, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Big plans are underway for the iconic Spirit of Kamloops steam locomotive #2141 that has been sitting idle since 2020 after decades of entertaining locals and visitors with numerous rail tours.
What it takes to get heat pumps into BC apartment buildings
September 27, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Heat pumps are a relatively easy way to shift home heating for single-family homes away from planet-heating fossil fuels. But it's not so straightforward to make the switch for large buildings, particularly residential properties like apartments and condos.
Bandits on horseback needed to rob Summerland's Kettle Valley steam train
December 10, 2022 - 7:00 PM

A gang of bandits has been robbing passengers on the iconic Kettle Valley Steam Train in Summerland since 1996 and they're in need of some new recruits for next season.
There was a time when it could take weeks to get from Vernon to Penticton
September 20, 2022 - 7:00 PM

On a good day it will only take a couple of hours to drive the 113-km-length (by road) of Okanagan Lake from Vernon to Penticton.
Beloved teacher leaves $100K legacy for 100-year-old Armstrong school
March 19, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A former Armstrong Elementary School teacher wants her legacy to be retained in the old brick walls of where she taught for more than 40 years.
New and improved Canada Games Aquatic Centre reopens in Kamloops
January 21, 2021 - 3:12 PM

The City of Kamloops has officially announced the infrastructure improvements to the Tournament Capital Centre's aquatic facility are complete and the doors are open.
Tournament Capital Centre to reopen to swimmers in new year
December 30, 2020 - 1:47 PM

Renovations are nearly complete at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre at the Tournament Capital Centre and swimmers will be welcomed back in the new year.
Kamloops's Canada Games Pool to close for 6 month, $13.5M reno
January 28, 2020 - 5:12 PM

Kamloops city council has voted unanimously in support of a $13.5 million revitalization of the Canada Games Pool in the Tournament Capital Centre.
Industrial natural gas users put backup plans in action ahead of winter shortage
October 28, 2018 - 2:30 PM

VANCOUVER - A natural gas shortage projected to stretch through the winter months could mean higher vegetable prices this spring, as gas users from mills to local governments hustle to conserve and find alternative fuel sources.
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OPINION I read a recent article that tried to make a case for getting rid of some rules of dining etiquette. Those rules, said the writer, “are made to be broken.” The writer’s logic seems flawed, at

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

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Kamloops firm ordered to pay $22,000 in unpaid overtime, vacation, severance
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Kelowna property manager fined $5,000 for letting tenants sublet
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Kamloops city hall watchdog eyes run for council
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One of two Kamloops-area Liberal candidates chosen for upcoming federal election
The Liberals picked a candidate for the Kamloops area as the federal election comes closer. Neskonlith Indian Band member Ken Robertson will represent the incumbent party for the Kamloops-Sh
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BC sexual assault victim awarded $266,000 after suing attacker
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Kamloops artist sharing 'cultural significant' tales as Vancouver library's Indigenous storyteller
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B.C. launches efficiency review of health authorities, starting with PHSA
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