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Winter arrives: Your reactions

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November 05, 2013 - 7:29 AM

It was just a matter of time. This year we only had about a week to gloat to eastern neighbours. Now how long before this all melts? Hours or days?

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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 first week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$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

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

BC landlord to pay $10,000 for discriminatory comment to trans tenant
A BC landlord has been ordered to pay $10,000 to her former tenant, and one-time close friend, after she said she would be uncomfortable if the tenant changed their gender. According to a Jan. 22, BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, landlord

$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.
January 30, 2025 11:00 AM
Pet food banks scramble to meet increasing need in Kamloops, Okanagan
Inflating costs of food are putting a strain on pet food banks in Kamloops and the Okanagan, where the number of pet owners in need have increased exponentially over the past year. Nikki Lus
February 05, 2025 6:00 AM
From Musk to mushrooms, Canadian buyers let money do the talking amid tariff turmoil
VANCOUVER - Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver. Dismayed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk an
February 04, 2025 9:00 PM
Forget about paying those parking tickets from private BC companies
There’s two sides to every parking ticket from private lots. On the one hand, there’s the law. On the other is the reality the private companies can't actually make you pay.
July 31, 2023 7:00 PM
Ministers call on Washington lawmakers to scrap tariff threat completely
WASHINGTON - Key cabinet ministers returned to Washington Tuesday to keep pressing Canada's economic case as a month-long pause on Donald Trump's tariff threat has done little to ease Canada's concer
February 05, 2025 6:24 AM

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