News Items tag as: Global Okanagan

Layoffs set to trim Global Okanagan news
July 18, 2024 - 2:49 PM

After some speculation, it appears the axe has fallen at the Global Okanagan news bureau in Kelowna.
Rick Webber reminisces as he prepares to retire from Global Okanagan
May 07, 2019 - 4:15 PM

KELOWNA - The world of broadcast journalism has changed dramatically in the 42 years since Rick Webber started his career at a Powell River radio station, but in one way, some things are the same – he can still be pretty much alone in the building when he does a newscast.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN VIDEO: Kamloops baker gives crash course on making the perfect macaron
The kitchen at Mary Ann’s Macarons in Kamloops is clean and comfortable, a place where thousands of festive macarons are made all year round. The baker behind the business is Ashley Funk, although she is known by many customers and fe

Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be f

Hundreds of housing units proposed for old Kelowna Farmer’s Market location
The old Kelowna Farmers' Market location could be getting a drastic new look and purpose. A developer has proposed two, six-storey buildings connected by a common level of underground parking with 294 residential units at the northeast

Layoffs set to trim Global Okanagan news