News Items tag as: Canada Day 2017

Beaches and boat launches reopen just in time for the Canada Day long weekend
June 30, 2017 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Residents in the Central Okanagan have gotten used to seeing 'closed' signs at City beaches, parks and boat launches on Okanagan Lake, but a number of these will be reopened just in time for the Canada Day long weekend.
Lots to do in Kelowna this Canada Day long weekend
June 30, 2017 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - The highly anticipated Canada Day long weekend is here, and aside from the dozens of events going on in celebration, there are even more events that will keep you busy until Tuesday.
No fireworks in Kelowna this year but you still have options
June 23, 2017 - 8:30 PM

KELOWNA - With the postponement of the traditional fireworks display in Kelowna on Canada Day, you may be looking for an alternative way to get your fix.
Fireworks doubled for Canada Day celebration in Kamloops this year
June 23, 2017 - 2:38 PM

KAMLOOPS - This year’s Canada Day fireworks show in Kamloops promises to be bigger and better than ever.
No fireworks in Kelowna for Canada Day
June 22, 2017 - 3:16 PM

KELOWNA - The Canada Day 150 celebrations in Kelowna will not include the traditional fireworks display.
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JONESIE: When 'journalists' help themselves, they don't help anyone
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Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
Foodies in Kamloops and the Okanagan might want to mark their calendars for some unique upcoming festivals in the region celebrating pickles, garlic, tomatoes and hot peppers. The inaugural Farmstrong Cider Pickle Festival in Armstrong ki

Massachusetts sheriff arrested on charges of pressuring cannabis company over stock purchase
BOSTON (AP) — A sheriff in one of Massachusetts' largest counties was charged Friday with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm to sell him stock in the company. Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, who oversees about 1,000 em

Kelowna year ahead of province's push for more homes to be built
A year into the province’s push to get cities to build more homes, Kelowna is already a year ahead. The City of Kelowna’s housing target report said there were 3,467 new homes built in the city since June 2024. The target set ou

Beaches and boat launches reopen just in time for the Canada Day long weekend