News Items tag as: Canada Day 2022

Don't be afraid to fly the flag this Canada Day
July 01, 2022 - 7:00 AM

This Canada Day holiday is sparking cries to reclaim the Canadian flag from the so-called “freedom movement" that occupied Ottawa last winter and continues to parade and demonstrate throughout the country.
Canada Day schedule jam-packed in Thompson-Okanagan
July 01, 2022 - 6:00 AM

After two years of pandemic restrictions hampering Canada Day celebrations, they’ve returned in in a big way across the Thompson-Okanagan region.
Canadian flag won't fly at Kelowna City Hall for Canada Day
June 30, 2022 - 6:30 PM

The City of Kelowna will not be flying a Canadian flag this weekend due to an issue with the flag pole at city hall.
'Freedom' supporters planning Canada Day events in the Southern Interior
June 30, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The word “freedom” has taken on a special meaning in Canada since the “freedom convoy” descended on Ottawa last winter and “freedom” rallies and convoys became common across the country.
In-person Kamloops Canada Day celebration returns to Riverside Park
April 01, 2022 - 5:14 PM

Canada Day festivities will return to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer following a two-year COVID pandemic hiatus.
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Canadian Tire moving to old Kelowna Costco site
An application went to the City of Kelowna yesterday, Jan. 25, to relocate Canadian Tire to the old Costco site. There is no letter attached to the application, just drawings and specifications. The existing Costco building is 135,000

Students to show their chops at reopened TRU meat market
Thompson Rivers University is slowly reopening its retail meat store after a three-year hiatus. It's run by students in the meat cutting program, where they cut and prepare locally-sourced meat all in-house, instructor Corey Davison sai

Cannabis company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings changing name to BZAM
TORONTO - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. is changing its name to BZAM Ltd. The cannabis company says it will also change its ticker symbol on the Canadian Securities Exchange to BZAM. The exact timing of the name change to B

Good things expected in Okanagan real estate market as interest rates begin to stabilize
The quarter point increase in the key interest rate by the Bank of Canada today was expected and is likely to make some mortgages slightly more expensive but it came with a clear indication that it’s likely to be the last hike in the forese

Don't be afraid to fly the flag this Canada Day