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Community trying to keep longtime Lake Country cafe open
April 11, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A beloved Lake Country cafe announced it was planning to close earlier this week due to rising costs and a lack of business, but some members of the community are coming together in hopes of keeping it open.
Online fundraiser launched for TRU athlete killed in car crash
December 07, 2023 - 6:00 PM

An online fundraiser has has been set up for Owyn McInnis’ family, the Thompson Rivers University athlete killed in a car crash last week.
No fault insurance forces Osoyoos couple to fundraising after motorcycle crash
September 30, 2023 - 7:00 PM

An Osoyoos couple has had to turn to crowdfunding to make up for ICBC funding shortfalls after a terrible motorcycle accident and they are blaming the government's new no-fault insurance scheme.
Money pours in for victims of Highway 1 fatal truck crash
August 31, 2022 - 9:27 AM
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More than $100,000 in donations have been made to two GoFundMe campaigns to raise money for the families of two of the three men killed in a major crash Aug. 28 on Highway 1 near the Yoho National Park gate east of Golden.
'Your house is on fire': Knock on door may have saved Kelowna man's life
November 04, 2021 - 11:35 AM

A Kelowna man awoke to banging on his door this week that might have saved his life as his home went up in flames.
Penticton cyclists planning '215 for 215' ride for residential school victims
June 05, 2021 - 3:00 PM

Penticton lawyer Paul Varga and his cycling partner Linda Goff are preparing to make an awareness ride in support of Canada’s residential school victims.
Online fundraiser started for family who lost everything in West Kelowna fire
March 05, 2021 - 7:00 PM

After a fire in West Kelowna left a family with nothing but the clothes on their backs, the community is rallying in support.
UPDATE: Elderly driver hit Lake Country pedestrian on Highway 97
February 22, 2021 - 1:32 PM

An elderly driver struck a 29-year-old Kelowna woman who was walking on Highway 97 last week, and the RCMP is looking to the community to find out exactly what happened.
Fundraiser started for warm place to stay for Kamloops's Micheal O'Shea
February 09, 2021 - 5:15 PM

A fundraiser is underway for a well-known Kamloops man who is looking for a warm place to stay this winter.
Outpouring of support for victims of Kamloops apartment building fire
January 20, 2021 - 5:10 PM

Social media has been buzzing in Kamloops with people looking to support those displaced by the recent apartment fire on the North Shore.
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