News Items tag as: Jesse Tomas

'Palate cleanser': Leadership change unlikely to fix dysfunction at Interior health
July 05, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Whether the temporary new CEO for Interior Health does more than change the optics of the controversial situation at Kelowna General Hospital is up for debate.
Partnership aims to help badgers cross the road in Southern Interior
July 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The American badger is in a bad state in the Southern Interior and an initiative to help them cross the road could make a difference.
North Okanagan landowner protects 80 acres with conservation covenant
July 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Bears, deer, moose and more will forever enjoy a swath of land near Lumby because the landowner decided to turn 80 acres into a conservation area.
Kelowna RCMP close roads after hit-and-run and assault
July 04, 2025 - 2:28 PM
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Kelowna RCMP made an arrest after a hit-and-run and assault, and is asking people to avoid the area.
iN NUMBERS: Generous acts in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 04, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Reading the news is often a bummer, but not this time.
iN VIDEO: Woman saves choking baby in Kelowna
July 03, 2025 - 3:50 PM

Every parent’s worst nightmare came to pass in a park last week in Kelowna when a baby started choking, but a woman was standing by and she knew what to do.
Hot, dry June for Okanagan, Kamloops
July 02, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Folks in the Okanagan felt June’s dry heat, but Kamloops was much soggier.
Illegal Canada Day fireworks spark grass fire in Vernon
July 02, 2025 - 11:18 AM

Canada Day celebrations took a dangerous turn when illegal fireworks sparked a grass fire in Vernon.
iN NUMBERS: Species invading the Okanagan and Kamloops
July 02, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Usually when we talk about doing right by Mother Nature we talk about preservation, but in the case of these problematic pests in the Thompson and Okanagan regions it’s best to butcher them.
Penticton City Council is having a second byelection this year
July 01, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Penticton City Council has gone through some changes already this year, and another byelection is in the works.
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Is Tide a pesticide? BC contractor who put detergent on rooftop sparks legal fight
A BC contractor that used Tide laundry detergent to remove moss from a condo building's roof has sparked a legal battle between the province and an arms length environment appeal board. The question is: Is Tide laundry detergent a pesti

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