News Items tag as: Drought Hill crash

Fatal crash on Highway 97 in Okanagan prompts renewed call for barriers
May 05, 2020 - 8:58 AM

A fatal crash on Drought Hill has prompted a renewed call for safety barriers between a narrow portion of Highway 97, running from Peachland to Summerland.
Slippery highway leads to close call on Drought Hill
February 03, 2017 - 3:13 PM

PEACHLAND – The driver of a pickup truck managed to escape serious injury today after his vehicle went off the highway and hung over the edge of steep embankment north of Peachland.
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All hands were on deck to catch this little boat on its river escape in Kamloops
An empty pedal boat could be seen floating down the North Thompson River this past weekend all the way from the Dunes area in Westsyde to the sandbar near McArthur Island Park. The little boat got loose from its tether on a riverfront

South Okanagan wine producer looking for love on new reality TV show
A 25-year-old Okanagan wine producer is looking for love and hoping to find it on reality TV. Farming for Love , a new series airing on CTV, will see Canadian farmers searching for their soulmates through challenges, one-on-one dates and t

Canopy Growth to exchange C$255.4M in notes for shares and a bit of cash
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Canopy Growth Corp. has signed two deals to exchange C$262.7 million of its debt for shares and a little bit of cash. Under the agreements with a limited number of noteholders, the cannabis company will acquire the 4.25

Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb 'party house' fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as a short-term rental and come to an out-of-court settlement for $15,000. According to the City of Vernon, the property on Sun Peaks Drive had receiv

Fatal crash on Highway 97 in Okanagan prompts renewed call for barriers