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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 fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$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

Active Living Centre project manager suing after being dismissed by City of Vernon
A senior manager in charge of overseeing Vernon's new $135-million Active Living Centre is suing the city alleging he was pushed out of the job after he was told not to communicate with the ci
March 27, 2025 6:00 AM
The curious case of how Kamloops council's advisor got ousted
Just when Kamloops thought it had a provincial advisor to help Kamloops city council with its internal dysfunction, the ministry responsible ousted him within days of his appointment. Though
March 28, 2025 6:00 AM
Unlicensed Kelowna trader faces hearing after $20M lost in offshore investments
Hundreds of investors lost nearly $20 million in offshore trades, and regulators are investigating a Kelowna man for illegally running the failed investment scheme. The Alberta Securities Co
March 27, 2025 6:00 PM
Big changes coming to Kelowna’s tent city after ‘spring cleanup’
Kelowna officials from numerous departments tore down the rail trail encampment yesterday, and now the city is putting in a host of new rules. Cops, bylaw officers, fire department members,
March 27, 2025 12:34 PM
$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. Ac
March 26, 2025 6:00 PM

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