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Tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless community welcomes first residents
March 09, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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So far, 40 people have moved from Kelowna’s homeless shelters into the individual tiny home units at Step Place on Crowley Avenue.
Your Okanagan shopping guide to supporting local this Christmas
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another, and many local businesses have been struggling to stay afloat.
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Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

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

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

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Lytton woman wins $191,000 lottery jackpot
A woman woke up from a nap in Lytton and found out she had won $191,000. Jennifer Brown had a nap only to wake up at 2:30 a.m., discombobulated by the darkness. She checked her lottery
April 02, 2025 11:49 AM
How a Kamloops Blazer netminder made it to the big leagues
Former NHL goaltender and Kamloops resident Steve Passmore is charismatic and lights up when he talks about hockey. Passmore fell in love with the game as a kid growing up in the tiny town o
April 02, 2025 6:00 AM
Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than d
March 31, 2025 7:00 PM
Landslide blocking Westside Road near West Kelowna
A landslide is blocking Westside Road east of West Kelowna. The road is blocked in both directions 13 kilometres east of the city between Main Street and Denison Road, according to DriveBC.
April 02, 2025 9:05 AM
Kelowna financial advisor made $70,000, but client lost $150,000
A Kelowna financial advisor who misled his clients and made $70,000 in commission while they lost $150,000 has been fined $25,000. According to a March 13 Insurance Council of BC decision, v
March 30, 2025 6:00 AM
Vernon doctor suspended for sexual relationship with employee
A Vernon doctor has been suspended for three months after he hired a patient to work for him and then had a sexual relationship with them. According to an April 1 College of Physicians and S
April 02, 2025 2:15 PM
No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000
April 01, 2025 7:00 PM
No one hurt in landslide on Westside Road near West Kelowna
A landslide came down a wildfire ravaged slope along Westside Road east of Kelowna Tuesday night and authorities don't know when the route will reopen. The slide struck around 9:45 p.m.
April 02, 2025 1:55 PM
New Zealander returns to Kamloops to lead Thompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University has hired its next president, signing on its former head of education and social work. Dr. Airini (who goes by one name) brings a breadth of international experien
April 02, 2025 2:41 PM
Kelowna firm that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'
A Kelowna business owner who failed to pay his employees and then tried to claim his company wasn't an "employer" has lost an appeal and been ordered to pay $5,100. According t
March 29, 2025 7:00 AM

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