News Items tag as: Grizzly bears

How Kelowna got its name from 'grizzly bear', despite a distinct lack of grizzlies around
July 04, 2020 - 12:00 PM

The story is that Kelowna derived its name from the Syilx word for grizzly bear but there's another, more odoriferous, tale about how the name came to be and it may surprise you.
iN VIDEO: Rare white grizzly seen in Banff
May 04, 2020 - 10:43 AM

If you thought you saw a polar bear in B.C., you'd probably be pretty surprised. And rightly so.
A grizzly end: Collisions between trains and bears in B.C. a sad reality
November 07, 2019 - 7:00 AM

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iN VIDEO: Shuswap man visited daily by grizzly bears cutting through his yard
October 17, 2019 - 10:30 AM

With a river full of salmon on one side, and swaths of corn growing on the other, a Shuswap resident has seen his property become a popular thoroughfare for grizzly bears.
VIDEO: Why there's no such thing as a bear-proof trash can or composter
May 16, 2018 - 6:30 PM
Sicamous community 'relieved' after trio of grizzly bears relocated
July 24, 2017 - 4:53 PM

SICAMOUS - The Conservation Officer Service hopes a group of three female grizzly bears will thrive in their new home after being translocated from Sicamous.
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Bennett bridge far ahead of capacity, way behind in planning for second crossing
A second crossing of Okanagan Lake has been talked about almost from the day the new W.R. Bennett Bridge opened in 2008. But, despite the fact that the Central Okanagan was the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada during the la

Kekuli Cafe just days away from opening in Kamloops
The long-awaited bannock-based restaurant Kekuli Café in Kamloops is set to open next week. Owner Elijah Mack-Stirling has worked hard for several months overcoming permit issues, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, flooding i

Canopy Growth reports Q4 net revenue down 25 per cent from year ago
Canopy Growth Corp.'s shift toward premium cannabis helped the company report a smaller quarterly loss compared with a year ago, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 25 per cent drop in revenue. The Smiths Falls, Ont. cannabis company

Court affirms steep penalty for realtor, calling case 'improper and unsupported attack' on regulator
A B.C judge has slammed a Lower Mainland realtor saying she made an "improper and unsupported attack" on the real estate regulator after it fined her $8,000 and suspended her licence for two weeks, eight years ago. According to a

How Kelowna got its name from 'grizzly bear', despite a distinct lack of grizzlies around