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.
More ...

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

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