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Ten years after Moncton shootings, RCMP still struggling with supervisor training
June 02, 2024 - 2:30 PM

HALIFAX - Almost 10 years after a disturbed man with a rifle killed three Mounties in Moncton, N.B., the RCMP have yet to fully implement a key recommendation from a 2014 review aimed at preventing such deadly encounters.
How the Fintry Queen helped create Fintry Park in the Okanagan
June 18, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The story of Fintry Provincial Park is rife with stories of financial collapse.
Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides
March 23, 2023 - 10:24 AM

A series of ancient landslides have been "reawakened" in British Columbia's Cariboo region, costing hundreds of millions in federal disaster assistance funds and prompting warnings that logging is connected to the problem.
Getting Your Excavation Project Done Right
October 03, 2021 - 8:00 AM
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Municipalities, developers and custom home builders have been relying on TwinCon Enterprises’ excavation expertise in the south Okanagan for more than 10 years. They provide equipment, trades and project management services for large civil construction, subdivision, and excavation projects. Located in Penticton, B.C., they are an excellent choice for small residential projects or larger commercial development.
Most West Kelowna residents evacuated by Mount Law wildfire can return home
August 17, 2021 - 4:17 PM

Only one structure suffered significant damage from the Mountd Law wildfire burning near the Glenrosa subdivision in West Kelowna.
Kamloops and other Okanagan cities facing the looming iceberg costs of development
March 19, 2021 - 6:00 AM
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It’s been a well-known fact in planning circles for decades that sprawl development is not good for cities.
This could mark the end of new single-family subdivisions in Kelowna
February 28, 2021 - 9:00 AM
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Despite a huge increase in demand and prices for single-family homes in Kelowna over the last few months, city staff want council to say no to a major new subdivision.
Penticton council to decide next steps for controversial development on Spiller Road
February 12, 2021 - 4:45 PM

A controversial development proposal for Spiller Road in Penticton will come before city council next week.
Hundreds of homes planned for Dilworth Mountain in Kelowna
August 31, 2020 - 8:00 AM

More than 300 condos and apartments are planned for the hillside on the north end of Dilworth Mountain in Kelowna that, if approved, will extend McCurdy Road across Mill Creek and up the hillside.
Four candidates who say working with developers is the best way make housing more affordable
October 17, 2018 - 9:18 PM

VERNON - The high cost of housing is a hot topic this Vernon municipal election but luckily there are diverging opinions on how best to help the situation.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall J

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Why a TNRD director and former Tobiano owner is suing the golf community
The regional district director who oversees Tobiano is in suing the golf resort community over his failed efforts to build a home there. A trial spurred by Thompson Nicola Regional District director Michael Grenier started late last month a

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Okanagan Indian Band moves to buy O'Keefe Ranch
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RCMP mistake sees Vernon man with $200,000 of meth, cocaine walk free
A Vernon man,whose fingerprints were found on a bag containing $200,000 of meth and cocaine – which was hidden in a secret compartment in his Jeep – has walked out of court a free man
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18-year-old who fell through ice on Shuswap Lake found dead
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Summerland cops tipped off about online hardware store scam
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iN PHOTOS: Shuswap photographer gets bucket list encounter with bobcat
A wildlife photographer from Chase had a photoshoot with a bobcat in the forest in the Shuswap last week and was able to observe the wild creature as it sun bathed and rolled in the snow.
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Kamloops council concerned about lost tax revenue on BC Housing projects
As BC Housing buys up more properties in Kamloops, some councillors have grown concerned about the lost tax revenue. Just how they plan to tackle the issue isn't clear yet, but they'
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