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iN PHOTOS: Muddy backyard near Kamloops transforms into xeriscape masterpiece
June 21, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A hard working gardener near Kamloops spent the past four months transforming her backyard from a bare and muddy space to a beautiful xeriscape masterpiece.
With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?
April 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Drought risk, tighter water restrictions and increased wildfire risk are just a few reasons why some residents in the southern Interior are rethinking what their lawns and yards should look like.
Five things to do in Vernon this weekend
April 26, 2019 - 10:17 AM

VERNON - Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few ideas.
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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 third week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

Unlicensed BC cannabis store loses another appeal
A BC couple who ran an unlicensed cannabis store have lost a legal challenge almost five years after their store was raided. According to a Jan. 15 BC Supreme Court decision, Michelle Vrinder Sikora and Douglas Peter Sikora have launched nu

Kelowna moves to loosen up short-term rental rules
Kelowna city council has decided to loosen up its short-term rental rules after a year of complaints from residents. Council directed staff to draw up new bylaws that align with the provincial short-term rental laws at a meeting yesterday,

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Top News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

iN PHOTOS: Muddy backyard near Kamloops transforms into xeriscape masterpiece

With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?

Five things to do in Vernon this weekend

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