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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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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones
No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from
Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M
Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada will hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 pe
April 03, 2025 12:04 PM
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Merritt
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Merritt this morning. Emergency crews responded to a report
April 03, 2025 11:55 AM
Poilievre to visit Penticton and other upcoming election events and happenings
With the federal election campaign is well underway in Kamloops and the Okanagan, here are some upcoming political e
April 03, 2025 11:32 AM
Leaders pitch savings bonds, GST-free Canadian cars to bolster tariff-struck economy
OTTAWA - The New Democrats and Conservatives pitched fresh ideas on the federal election trail Thursday to make Canada
April 03, 2025 11:22 AM
'Freedom Convoy' organizers Lich, Barber found guilty of mischief
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber have been found guilty of mischief for their roles in
April 03, 2025 10:46 AM
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