News Items tag as: Christmas 2024

iN PHOTOS: Brown Christmas not unusual in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 27, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The valley bottoms in Kamloops and the Okanagan are brown this year with residents experiencing a green Christmas for the second year in a row.
Merry Christmas from iNFOnews
December 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

We want to thank every iNFOnews.ca reader for supporting us this year. Without you, we wouldn’t be a part of the media landscape in Kamloops, and the Okanagan.
BC Conservatives unveil ‘Don’t cancel Christmas’ petition after Kelowna controversy
December 24, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Following the Kelowna “Keep Christ in Christmas” sign controversy, the BC Conservative Party put out a petition with the heading “Don’t cancel Christmas”.
'Mild and a bit dull': Odds of white Christmas in Okanagan, Kamloops low
December 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Dreams of a white Christmas in Kamloops and the Okanagan will likely go unfulfilled this year.
iN VIDEO: Jolly sidewalk Santa spreads joy and raises funds in Kamloops
December 23, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A sidewalk Santa is busy cheering up drivers on a busy roadside in Kamloops this holiday season, receiving lots of waves and honks, and it’s all in the spirit of Christmas giving.
iN PHOTOS: Classic Christmas cookies add flavour to holidays in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 23, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Christmas cookies are baking in ovens across Kamloops and the Okanagan, and this includes traditional classics enjoyed for hundreds of years.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops Santa, Mrs. Claus make magical Christmas experience
December 21, 2024 - 12:00 PM

An intricate and whimsical Christmas world awaits visitors at Kamloops’ Sahali Mall, where it is more than a stop for that treasured Christmas photo with Santa, it’s a portal to a miniature North Pole.
Iconic mall Santa photos come at a hefty cost in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 21, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Some adults have fond memories of being kids going to local malls at Christmas time among festive lights and decorations, and crowds of shoppers.
'Heart and soul': Kamloops' Santa Ken has no plans to hang up the red suit
December 20, 2024 - 6:30 PM

Ken Moore, 75, has played the role of Santa Claus since he was 19 years old for friends and family, and well over a decade as a professional Santa in malls in Kamloops.
Giving kids lottery scratchers as gifts can create risky gambling behaviour
December 18, 2024 - 7:00 PM

With online gambling accessible and rising in popularity the BC Lottery Corporation is warning people that giving kids lottery scratchers could make them more likely to grow into risky gamblers.
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THOMPSON: The latest grooming systems for men have gone too far
OPINION Like most folks, I have more stuff squirrelled away in my bathroom drawers and cabinet than I use. A recent inspection found a cologne someone gave me that I don’t like, a prescription drug that expired

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

News Items tag as: Christmas 2024

iN PHOTOS: Brown Christmas not unusual in Kamloops, Okanagan

Merry Christmas from iNFOnews

BC Conservatives unveil ‘Don’t cancel Christmas’ petition after Kelowna controversy

'Mild and a bit dull': Odds of white Christmas in Okanagan, Kamloops low

iN VIDEO: Jolly sidewalk Santa spreads joy and raises funds in Kamloops

iN PHOTOS: Classic Christmas cookies add flavour to holidays in Kamloops, Okanagan

iN VIDEO: Kamloops Santa, Mrs. Claus make magical Christmas experience

Iconic mall Santa photos come at a hefty cost in Kamloops, Okanagan

'Heart and soul': Kamloops' Santa Ken has no plans to hang up the red suit

Giving kids lottery scratchers as gifts can create risky gambling behaviour

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