News Items tag as: Fintry news

iN PHOTOS: The founder of Fintry was no remittance man, he just looked like one at times
April 11, 2021 - 6:00 PM

The Okanagan’s history is littered with stories of remittance men, who were the younger sons of the British elite who were sent off to the Colonies with stipends to find their way in the new world while first-born sons inherited wealth.
Elderly woman dies after struck by RV at North Okanagan campsite
August 28, 2017 - 3:38 PM

KAMLOOPS - A elderly woman was killed in an accident the North Okanagan involving a motorhome driven by her partner early this morning.
Fintry Provincial Park near Vernon to get $1.5M in upgrades
October 21, 2016 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - An Okanagan heritage site, provincial park and protected habitat to California bighorn sheep is set to receive more than one million dollars in provincial funding.
Fintry dog that attacked owner euthanized
June 10, 2016 - 4:41 PM

WEST KELOWNA – The dog that bit and seriously injured its owner last week has been euthanized.
Dog attack puts Fintry resident in hospital
June 07, 2016 - 2:30 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A dog has been seized after attacking a person in the Fintry area last week.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

iN PHOTOS: The founder of Fintry was no remittance man, he just looked like one at times