News Items tag as: KLAPR2019

Cannabis lighting up growth in Kelowna’s industrial sector
May 02, 2019 - 4:00 PM
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KELOWNA - There’s a smoking hot industrial land market being fired up in Kelowna these days due, in large part, to the cannabis industry.
West Kelowna firefighters kept busy with house fire and grass fires
May 01, 2019 - 10:18 AM

WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna fire crews were busy putting out a house fire this morning when they were called to deal with two suspicious grass fires.
Money talks: Entrepreneur crash-course hits Kelowna this June
May 01, 2019 - 7:30 AM

KELOWNA - Budding entrepreneurs who want to learn how to attract investors should mark June 15 and 16 on their calendars. That's the weekend the Valhalla Basecamp is coming to Kelowna.
Sobriety checks implemented at Tolko following boom boat driver's death
May 01, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA - It's been more than two years since the boom boat Ivor Lundin was captaining off the shores of Okanagan Lake sank, prompting Tolko Industries to adopt new protocols addressing employee sobriety and invest in better safety equipment.
Criticism turns to support from Chamber of Commerce over Kelowna’s efforts to fight crime
April 30, 2019 - 7:00 PM

KELOWNA - After lashing out at the City of Kelowna’s response to crime issues earlier this month, Chamber of Commerce president Nikki Csek was full of praise for their efforts today, April 30.
Charges for co-accused in West Kelowna fentanyl case dropped
April 30, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Rebekka Rae White says she's been fighting for her Charter rights for over three years; last week, she won her battle in court.
This Kelowna plant sale is all about saving water
April 30, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna plant sale on Saturday will focus on plants that love the hot, dry Okanagan summers.
The assessed value of Kelowna shopping centres have taken a hit
April 30, 2019 - 5:02 PM

KELOWNA - The value of major shopping centres in Kelowna dropped last year, at the same time as the cost of leasing retail space in the city is rising dramatically.
Badly beaten elderly West Kelowna woman found by passersby in backcountry
April 30, 2019 - 3:43 PM

WEST KELOWNA - RCMP say an elderly West Kelowna woman was badly beaten and left on a forest service road in the backcountry last night and investigators are looking for a possible witness.
Former Kamloops Blazer charged with assault after bizarre baby-grabbing incident
April 30, 2019 - 11:07 AM

KELOWNA - A hockey player who allegedly grabbed a baby and jumped into Okanagan Lake in Kelowna over the weekend has been charged with assault.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

News Items tag as: KLAPR2019

Cannabis lighting up growth in Kelowna’s industrial sector

West Kelowna firefighters kept busy with house fire and grass fires

Money talks: Entrepreneur crash-course hits Kelowna this June

Sobriety checks implemented at Tolko following boom boat driver's death

Criticism turns to support from Chamber of Commerce over Kelowna’s efforts to fight crime

Charges for co-accused in West Kelowna fentanyl case dropped

This Kelowna plant sale is all about saving water

The assessed value of Kelowna shopping centres have taken a hit

Badly beaten elderly West Kelowna woman found by passersby in backcountry

Former Kamloops Blazer charged with assault after bizarre baby-grabbing incident

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