News Items tag as: Georgina Whitehouse

Some Okanagan restaurants having tough time repaying CEBA loans
March 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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With CEBA repayments due, Okanagan businesses could be worse off than other areas of British Columbia.
HIDDEN EXPENSES: Salmon Arm family struggles after daughter's life-threatening diagnosis
March 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

For Jerica Armitage, a mother and hospital staffing clerk from Salmon Arm, the hidden expenses of British Columbia’s medical system added an unexpected pressure to her daughter’s diagnosis.
Just three prescribed burns will prepare Okanagan for wildfire season
March 29, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Only three controlled burns will take place in the Okanagan this spring in an effort to reduce fire fuel and prepare for the wildfire season ahead.
Kamloops RCMP release photos related to arson investigation
March 26, 2024 - 4:48 PM

Kamloops RCMP have released new images related to an arson investigation in Brocklehurst.
Suspect arrested for threatening security guard with a knife in downtown Kelowna
March 26, 2024 - 4:21 PM

RCMP arrested 49-year-old man for trying to attack a security guard with a knife in downtown Kelowna.
How property owners can help prevent the spread of invasive rats in BC
March 26, 2024 - 10:30 AM

The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society is advocating for Thompson-Okanagan area residents to stop the spread of these invasive rodents.
Injured porcupine rescued by Vernon dog walker
March 26, 2024 - 7:30 AM

Porcupines spend the majority of their time high in the trees, away from predators.
BC's hidden health care expenses: 'I either come up with this money to save my life or I die'
March 25, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Unlike the United States, Canada boasts free and accessible healthcare for all of its citizens but money still stands in the way between life and death.
Driverless buses on Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna being studied
March 24, 2024 - 3:30 PM
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The prospect of futuristic autonomous transport has been in the cards for the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna since 2022.
Expect patchy spring wildflowers in areas burned by wildfire in Okanagan
March 24, 2024 - 8:00 AM

Spring in the valley is often accompanied by a yellow sea of Okanagan sunflowers. But after the devastating wildfires last summer, can residents expect to see the return of some of the regions most recognizable wildflowers?
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Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
Anyone wanting a fresh, free range turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year might want to get their orders in with local farmers while supplies last. Karen Smith of North Valley Farm in Salmon Arm is fielding orders for her birds, wit

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

BC tenant's sleuthing gets her $17,000 after Airbnb eviction
A BC family who evicted their tenant and then rented out their condo on Airbnb have lost an appeal after being ordered to pay $17,000 in compensation. According to an Aug. 25 BC Supreme Court decision, Cristopher and Leonida Resurreccion bo

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