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: Is AI good or evil, or somewhere in between?
OPINION Apple started airing a television commercial called “Write Smarter” last Fall. It shows an office worker in a cubicle using Apple’s “intelligence” system on his iPhone 16 Pro.

$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

Developer pitches 4,000 'attainable' homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced homes for a 1,000-acre site off Commonage Road. Kerkhoff Develop-Build wants to build 250 homes to begin with ramping up to 4,000 new hom

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