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News Items tag as: Invasive plants
Beware of black henbane, a poisonous destructive plant in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 20, 2024 - 4:30 PM
A foul-smelling toxic invasive plant is spreading in BC and not only is it poisonous to humans and animals, it crowds out natural forage for livestock and wildlife and shelters crop pests.
You can help choose the name of the new Okanagan milfoil harvester
June 16, 2024 - 4:00 PM
A new machine for combating an invasive aquatic plant is coming to the Okanagan and there's a contest to name it.
What burns, blinds and grows 15 feet? The wicked weed to watch for in the Thompson-Okanagan
June 21, 2020 - 7:00 PM
Reports of giant hogweed are made in the Thompson-Okanagan region all the time. However, it's often a look-alike native plant, called cow parsnip.
Wondering what to do? Stop these pesky plants from invading your yard
April 14, 2020 - 6:30 AM
People been stuck at home for a while now, and may be running out of things to do.
Tackling this invasive plant is a thorny problem in the Okanagan
September 12, 2019 - 6:00 AM
PENTICTON - It’s a nasty plant to have to deal with if it invades your property, and there’s probably more of it around in the Okanagan than first suspected.
Illegal and improper dumping blamed for spread of invasive plants in the Shuswap
October 05, 2016 - 2:30 PM
SALMON ARM - If you thought it was a good idea to dump the contents of your latest weeding session in with the rest of your yard waste, think again.
New money to fight invasive plants in Thompson-Okanagan
April 17, 2015 - 4:30 PM
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The province is spending more than $1.7 million to help local governments and other organizations with the battle against unwanted plants damaging local ecosystems.
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit
Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but
Kamloops lobby group says new housing rules lack rental protections
A Kamloops lobby group is calling on city hall to protect renters amid plans to densify urban neighbourhoods. New City of Kamloops plans "don't go far enough" to prioritize renters displaced by redevelopment, according to a Tr
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What to do for Truth and Reconciliation Day in Kamloops, Okanagan
You might be treating Truth and Reconciliation Day as just another statutory holiday, but there are events all aroun
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Campbell not a 'saviour' but a much-needed conduit for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia's new point-person to improve quality of
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Fake nurse pleads guilty to fraud, assault after botched Botox injections
A Kamloops woman who told people she was a nurse and delivered Botox injections at parties pleaded guilty today to c
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