News Items tag as: Harvest Moon

iN PHOTOS: Brilliant harvest moon captured by Okanagan, Kamloops photographers
September 11, 2022 - 10:31 AM

The cameras came out at night as photographers in the Okanagan and Kamloops captured incredible shots of this year's harvest moon.
Lucky Friday the 13th will feature rare harvest Moon
September 13, 2019 - 7:15 AM

PENTICTON - This coming Friday has the potential to be a special evening on a couple of fronts, because it’s not only Friday the 13th, but it's also this year's Harvest Full Moon.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Drug possession is a crime in Oregon once again as law rolling back decriminalization takes effect
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime. The Democratic-controlled Legislat

Need for tradespeople just as high as demand for housing in Thompson-Okanagan
The demand for skilled tradespeople in the Thompson-Okanagan region is growing but not due to a lack of interest from young people. The need for housing construction in the region is skyrocketing and according to the trades program administ

iN PHOTOS: Brilliant harvest moon captured by Okanagan, Kamloops photographers