News Items tag as: KLAUG2017

Victim's family vows to meet 'personal' challenges from murderer five years later
September 01, 2017 - 1:01 PM

PENTICTON - The last you heard the name Keith Wiens was likely in 2013 when he was convicted of the second degree murder of his partner, Lynn Kalmring, in Penticton two years earlier.
RCMP say cause of Lake Country wildfire suspicious
August 31, 2017 - 4:32 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire that started in a gully near a Lake Country subdivision last night.
Dogs alleviate feelings of stress and homesickness: UBC Okanagan study
August 31, 2017 - 4:30 PM

OKANAGAN - Attending university brings a mountain of challenges to students and stress is one of them, however, a study shows a furry companion can help your mental health.
Philpott Road wildfire near Kelowna now 30 per cent contained
August 31, 2017 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA – A week after it started, the Philpott Road wildfire is now 30 per cent contained.
Kelowna hunters fined, write letters of apology for out of season moose kill
August 31, 2017 - 11:19 AM

KELOWNA – Two men from Kelowna have written letters of apology to the public for illegally killing a female moose out of season two years ago. The pair were also fined thousands of dollars
Sunny and hot in the Okanagan this weekend
August 31, 2017 - 10:40 AM

OKANAGAN - Depending on how much forest fire smoke makes it into the Okanagan, the weather will be perfect to get outside and enjoy the last long weekend of summer.
Man fined for campfire near Lake Country claimed he didn't know about ban
August 30, 2017 - 3:23 PM

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Conservation Service officers handed out a $1150 ticket this week to a man staying at the Island Lake Recreational Campsite near Lake Country.
Local pain clinic renamed to honour Kelowna doctor
August 30, 2017 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA – A local clinic is being renamed to honour a popular and much-loved surgeon who died earlier this year.
Seven recent deaths in Kelowna linked to overdose
August 30, 2017 - 10:58 AM

KELOWNA – Several overdoses in the Okanagan have prompted health officials to warn the public to be careful what drugs they take.
Texters and speeders keep Kelowna RCMP busy during enforcement blitz
August 30, 2017 - 10:39 AM

KELOWNA - More than a dozen vehicles were towed from Kelowna roads yesterday for violating traffic laws.
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THOMPSON: The squirrels in Donald Trump's mind
OPINION Donald Trump sees squirrels…lots of them. Trump can be anywhere talking about most anything…usually himself…when a squirrel happens. Out of nowhere, he injects a comment that simply doesn&

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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