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'Bike valets' might be the missing piece for Kamloops, Okanagan cyclists
September 07, 2022 - 7:00 AM

Fear of bike theft is clearly a deterrent for many people who want to cycle to events.
Are local bureaucrats overpaid? A comparison
September 06, 2022 - 7:00 AM

The average B.C. resident earned $51,900 in 2020 but people working for government agencies in Kamloops and the Okanagan earned as much as six times more, especially those at the top of the pay scale.
New vegan brewery opening across the bridge from Kelowna
September 05, 2022 - 4:30 PM
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The foundation of the Westside’s latest brewery is about to be poured.
You can get fresh Okanagan fruit in Kelowna's Orchard Park Mall
September 05, 2022 - 1:30 PM
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Fresh peaches, peppers, blueberries and other items picked from South Okanagan farmers can now be purchased at Kelowna’s Orchard Park Shopping Centre.
iN VIDEO: Roller skate nights attract hundreds of people in Kelowna
September 03, 2022 - 8:06 AM

For the last eight weeks, a roller skating disco night set up in Kelowna has been growing in popularity.
Almost half of illegal cannabis fines in B.C. are in the Thompson-Okanagan
September 02, 2022 - 12:30 PM
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While the numbers are not large in terms of offences, the dollar values are substantial for people busted for illegal cannabis sales in B.C.
Cities seeks ministry intervention in Central Okanagan transit labour dispute
September 01, 2022 - 9:26 AM
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Job action could start as early as today, Sept. 1, after Central Okanagan transit workers voted in favour of striking and delivered 72-hour strike notice.
Kelowna fruit growers gearing up to protest against move to Oliver
August 31, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Kelowna area fruit growers are planning to rally tomorrow, Sept. 1, against B.C. Tree Fruits' plans to close its Lake Country packing house.
Lake Country nurse took $16K from elderly patient's spouse
August 31, 2022 - 3:34 PM

A Lake Country nurse who appears to have lied about having cancer and took $16,000 from an elderly patient's spouse has been banned from nursing for three years.
IH chief medical health officer was on paid leave after sexual assault charges
August 31, 2022 - 12:00 PM

Interior Health didn't fire its former chief medical health officer when he was charged with child sexual assault charges from Alberta, he was put on paid leave and later returned to the job.
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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 third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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