News Items tag as: KLAPR2023

Pedestrian hit by vehicle at Kelowna car wash
May 05, 2023 - 9:09 AM
iNwheels

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at a Kelowna car wash this morning.
Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury
May 01, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A Lake Country man who was diagnosed with a rare condition that can cause paralysis and muscle weakness shortly after being vaccinated for COVID-19 is suing AstraZeneca along with the pharmacy that gave him the shot and the provincial and federal governments.
iN PHOTOS: $5-$12 million condos raising the bar for ultra-luxury in Kelowna
May 01, 2023 - 7:00 AM
iNhome

Kelowna realtor Richard Deacon it trying to sell three penthouses in the One Water Street towers that, if he succeeds, will be far and away the most expensive condos ever sold in Kelowna.
Former Kelowna high school student alleges sexual assault by female teacher
May 01, 2023 - 6:00 AM

A former Kelowna high school student is suing the Central Okanagan school district alleging a female teacher sexually assaulted him multiple times in the late nineties.
iN VIDEO: How 'Canada's biggest water system' took Vernon from cattle to fruit
April 30, 2023 - 8:00 AM

It was mostly foreign land barons who transformed the Coldstream/Vernon area from cattle and hay to fruit in the early part of the 20th Century.
Police catch suspects in van stolen from Kelowna daycare
April 28, 2023 - 2:40 PM
iNwheels

A man and a woman were arrested after they were spotted operating a van that was stolen from a Kelowna daycare two days earlier.
Kelowna funeral home wants to build two-storey crematorium
April 28, 2023 - 11:30 AM

Springfield Funeral Home has served Kelowna since 1981 and wants to expand.
Kelowna study looks behind closed doors of new supportive housing
April 28, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A new study shows that the vast majority of residents in supportive housing complexes are not getting the medical attention they need and some are turning to substance use for the first time.
Kelowna rapidly becoming national leader in local gov't tech
April 28, 2023 - 7:00 AM

ChatGPT hit the market only four months ago and the City of Kelowna is already using a version of it to reform how residents interact with government.
Climate change forcing Okanagan wine industry to remake itself
April 28, 2023 - 6:00 AM
iNwine

It has been almost 30 years since a major trade agreement forced the Okanagan wine industry to re-invent itself.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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