News Items tag as: Climate change

Project to re-establish grizzlies in the Okanagan will take time
June 15, 2024 - 6:00 PM

After years of effort, organizations on both sides of the border are working to bring grizzly bears back to an ecosystem that includes the Okanagan.
With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?
April 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Drought risk, tighter water restrictions and increased wildfire risk are just a few reasons why some residents in the southern Interior are rethinking what their lawns and yards should look like.
Kelowna student one of two Canadians attending UN climate leadership summit in Dubai
November 29, 2023 - 12:30 PM

A Kelowna student will be one of two Canadian high school delegates at the United Nations’ COP28 Student Leadership Summit.
Osoyoos Indian Band signs agreement on mining project
September 23, 2023 - 2:00 PM

The Osoyoos Indian Band has come to an agreement with a private company for a magnesium mine on its lands that allows the Band oversight on the project.
Leave the deer alone: We aren't the only ones recovering from wildfires
September 17, 2023 - 4:30 PM

Skeetchestn First Nation is asking the public to leave the deer and their homes alone, particularly after wildfires.
Transit activists put their own benches at bus stops around Kelowna
September 12, 2023 - 2:33 PM

Neela Rader is taking matters into their own hands and installing benches at bus stops around Kelowna.
Kelowna petition to fight for improved transit
September 12, 2023 - 9:43 AM
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The Okanagan Transit Alliance is seeking the public’s help to improve transit in the region, and all you need to do is sign their petition.
Vacuum of news on Facebook during a disaster being filled by conspiracy theorists
August 25, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The cause of the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna is still under investigation.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Okanagan has steadily heated up over the last few decades
August 08, 2023 - 7:00 AM

If you think it’s getting hotter every summer in the Okanagan, you’re right.
B.C. plan to expand recycling includes mattresses, single-use fuel canisters and even fire extinguishers
September 13, 2021 - 6:29 AM

Producers and consumers will be required to recycle more products in the province, as part of a new five-year recycling plan being unrolled as part of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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