News Items tag as: KLDEC1815

Garbage and recycling pick-up changes over the holidays
December 25, 2015 - 4:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Along with the holidays comes celebrations and gifts, which means more garbage and recycling.
Students pass exam speaking traditional Nsyilxcn language
December 18, 2015 - 2:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Two Westbank First Nation students have completed an oral exam aimed at preserving their traditional language.
Kelowna's gift to you is a weekend of fun events
December 18, 2015 - 9:30 AM

KELOWNA - With only a week left before Christmas, it's time to start shopping and get pictures taken with Santa. Luckily there are plenty of events happening around Kelowna this weekend to help get those items crossed off your to-do list.
Good chance of a white Christmas in the Okanagan
December 18, 2015 - 8:59 AM

OKANAGAN - Mother Nature looks prepared to give us a white Christmas this year, with a snow overnight and at least a chance of snow expected every day this weekend.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

Garbage and recycling pick-up changes over the holidays