News Items tag as: Canada Post

Four generations of Secwepemc leader's family gather to celebrate his stamp
June 27, 2023 - 4:38 PM

A new stamp paying tribute to renowned Secwepemc First Nations political leader and author George Manuel was recently released by Canada Post, and a family gathering was held in celebration.
TOO COLD: Canada Post deliveries delayed in Kamloops and Kelowna
December 21, 2022 - 3:41 PM

People in Kamloops and Kelowna were told by Canada Post yesterday to expect delayed deliveries and those delays can be expected again today.
Canada Post sues three in Penticton after dog bite to face
April 02, 2022 - 1:00 PM

Property owners in Penticton and their tenant are being sued by the federal government after a Canada Post courier was bitten in the face by a dog.
Okanagan mailboxes target of vandalism, theft
December 06, 2021 - 4:47 PM

Okanagan mailboxes have been the target of thieves in recent weeks.
Canada Post warns to get those online Christmas present orders in sooner rather than later
October 08, 2020 - 10:21 AM

Canada Post is expecting a significant increase in parcel delivery for the Christmas holiday season due to the pandemic and is urging Canadians to shop online early.
Day two of no Canada Post deliveries in Okanagan due poor air quality
September 15, 2020 - 5:22 PM

Canada Post has suspended deliveries for the second day in a row to parts of the Okanagan thanks to the poor air quality, while in Kamloops deliver has been hit and miss.
Wildfire smoke forces Canada Post to suspend delivery to much of B.C.
September 14, 2020 - 3:16 PM

If you’re expecting a package to arrive, you may have to be patient.
Day two of mail delivery disruptions in Central and North Okanagan
February 07, 2020 - 2:30 PM

Canada Post won't be making any deliveries in Vernon today, while its employees will try to get mail and packages to people in Kelowna and Lake Country.
Return to sender; postage-paid pets discovered in Alberta post office
June 13, 2019 - 8:38 AM

VULCAN, Alta. - A woman in southern Alberta has been charged after she allegedly tried to mail a puppy and a kitten via Canada Post.
Canada Post rotating walkouts hit Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton
November 08, 2018 - 9:37 AM

KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers rotating strikes have spread to several B.C. Interior cities today, including the Thompson-Okanagan region.
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$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

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Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

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