News Items tag as: Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society

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.
Injured trumpeter swan rescued near Penticton
May 24, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A Penticton resident came across something unusual on a road in the Apex Mountain Resort area last last week, an injured trumpeter swan.
Land donated for new wildlife rehab centre in Summerland
August 27, 2021 - 7:00 PM

A generous family in Summerland is sharing a portion of their farm to help save animals. They're allowing the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society to the build its rehabilitation centre on their property.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Injured porcupine rescued by Vernon dog walker