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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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

Prolific Kelowna shoplifter ordered to pay stores back
In an unusual move, a BC judge has attempted to make a prolific Kelowna shoplifter pay back the stores for all the stuff he stole. BC Provincial Court Judge Cathie Heinrichs acknowledged tha
April 13, 2025 7:00 PM
Court overturns Summerland's efforts to restrict family's FOIs
A BC judge has ruled that a family's efforts to get information from Summerland's town hall were unfairly blocked. When the District of Summerland put strict limits on Brad Besler
April 13, 2025 2:00 PM
Police seized bags, ropes, shovels and a blood-stained jacket in Bagabuyo murder investigation
A Kamloops lawyer's first-degree murder trial started slowly Monday as the Crown lawyers presented dozens of exhibits. Bags, ropes, shovels and a blood-stained jacket were among the doze
April 14, 2025 2:05 PM
Garden of the Trolls must-see hiking destination in Kamloops
Nestled in the Lac du Bois grasslands northeast of Kamloops is a pile of huge boulders with odd, wobbly shapes and pitted with deep dark holes. For hikers following along a trail throu
April 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Kelowna councillor admits mistakes as city faces lawsuit for underground parking fiasco
A year ago residents of a subsidized apartment building in downtown Kelowna were evacuated due to underground parkade construction and now a city councillor has admitted the city has made mistakes
April 14, 2025 6:00 PM

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